Who is to Blame.
A USELESS BRIDGE. The contractors for laying the permament way have been pushing on with the laying of ballast from the Ashurst end. Yesterday Ihey met with a sadden stop to their workThe ballast engine was crossing a 30ft span iron bridge near the centre of the Gorge, when tho iron w r ork gave way, and the girders were bent. Fortunately the engine was going very steadily and the weakness of the bridge was noticed in time to enab c the engine to be got back, though with great difficulty. Ifoneot those iron bridges gives way with a light ballast engine, is it likely thebridges generally are likely to have beenpro..p^rly designed to bear the weight of •jo,' heavy train. Tbe Government should institute a full and careful inquiry into the matter. As it is, it means a great deal moro delay in opening tho line as the bridge in question besides others on the line ' may have to be redesigned and rebuilt at great public expense and loS3 of time. — Examiner. i
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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 6 December 1890, Page 2
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178Who is to Blame. Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 6 December 1890, Page 2
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