LYTTELTON TUNNEL
ITS ELECTRIFICATION INSPECTION BY ENGINEERS, IVr ion CHRISTCHURCH, November 17. At 11 o'clock Inst night Mr G. \V. Wyles, Assistant Electrical -Engineer for the Railway Department assisted by Mr C. A Mai kersey and Mr W. Lee, of the Electrical and Sipnnl Branch, commenced a .survey 'of the roof of the Lyttelton tunnel with the object of obtaining information recarding itii condition for the attachment of overhead electrical equipment. The work, which was continued until 6 o’clock thi* morning, will probably take three nights. When the question ot electrification was first prenosed it was thought that it might not he possible to use nn overhead system hut that the power would have in he drawn from a thifiA rail, but it lies now been decided » adopt the overhead
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12607, 18 November 1926, Page 6
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130LYTTELTON TUNNEL New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12607, 18 November 1926, Page 6
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