RAILWAY WORKS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2928, 27 August 1925, Page 3

RAILWAY WORKS.

DEVIATIONS. In the annual Railway Statement delivered in the House on Tuesday evening the following reference was made to the Palmerston North '.ailwa.y deviation: — Arrangements arc now being made to purchase the necessary land for the deviation of the line and new station-yard. The survey is in hand, and will be complete in about three months. When this is done, arrangements will he made to start the earth-works. Designs for a new passenger and .‘.hunting-yard at this important centre have been prepared, pariicidar a I ten'ion having been given to facilities for the marshalling and sorting of wagons. The existing yards arc every congested and inadequate for the growing business. Very good progress (says the Statement) is being made by the contractor with the construction of the concrete sea-wall across the Kniwarra Bight. The work will take eighteen months to complete lull is sufficiently far advanced to enable a start to be made with the reclamation work at; the south end. The Harbour Board dredge has made a commeiicemeni in pumping in spoil for the reclamation, and is working two shifts. When sufficient reclamation is available tin* rearrangeifienfs of the station-yard can lie proceeded with. TAW A FLAT DEVIATION.

The permanent survey for this deviation, which forms an essential part of Ihe improvement- in lei iniiia) facilities at Wellington was im! in hand in March last, and is now nearly completed. Ii will he necessary to provide four nut in-line tracks to a point south of Ngallonranga. were the west -coast lines will diverge. To enable this to bo done further reclamation will he required lor shitting the existing cast-coast lines seaward. Spoil from the tunnel will he used for this purpose. Tenders have been called for the necessary stonework along the harbour-front front Kahvami Station to it point south of Ngaliau ranga.