THE RAILWAY DEVIATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81849, 20 September 1906, Page 2

THE RAILWAY DEVIATION.

Excellent progress is being- made with the initial work of constructing the New Plymouth railway deviation. Work is proceeding at various points ;dong the 'ine. At the town end a large gang of men is engaged in the cuttings between Eliot street and the railway yard, in making new Go-vet stiet'i, and .eveliing the lamd between tnat and the Sash and Doo r Co.'s yards, besides making the new levels in Bui lor street. Just eastward of Mr. Breach's late residence very swampy ground has to be negotiated, and the temporary line is laid on timber _ and galvanised iron for the convenience of the workers. A bridge lias been constructed above the big cutting in the timber vatds. A four roomed cotiage that blocked the way at Eliot Street was shifted i n to Molesworth street on Ttiesdav, and theie are others yet to be shifted. The head of the cutting is now within a iew \ ards of Eiiot street. Journeying eastward, the next scene of operations IS at llobson street. ||e re a house has been demolished, and two others ha\e iiacl to make way. The cuttingslaifng from the Menui side, has cut' thrush Ilobion sij'enf, whorfi a tpm[wary bridge is (<rectec| to carry ordinary traflie. The Jlobson 'street and Eliot street gangs will not meet for some time yet. The soil from the llobson street cutting '1 USucl !!>. m ake the way across the ' li.y pond" in the "Pines" estate. At Auteie street, just above the East End bathing shed, the wav is icaclv 'or the temporary line. A'good .'deal of filling is required on either side of the I lonui stream, and the bridge will doubtless lake some time to construct. A temporary trestle bridge will lie ere,' led on the llenui stream to expedite the earthwork.

A service triick is laid from Air J 13. Council's right under Devon street and thence beyond PanUcr's Inn.' past Mr piketf s ,res|!de'w.-« in l-itzioy. 41 l)cv'i)|) .itrej.it llic raip ijig- of the roadway is- pn ceeding salisfactorily, and material is now arriving for tin- erection of the bridge for the carriage of street tiaffic over the line. At tiiis point is a depot, for storing tools, jf'fccpm, ccnicnt, aI to fcrth. On' the stretch between this and tile service line now being laid eastward of I'aynt'er's Lane several men all.' engaged in trijiiming the f<uniaiii'.-n, preparing for b:il!ast. I lie big gang of workers whe have just pm ti,rough a long cutting, with a depth uf 1; Viet at op" paint, came ni'.o the (own end this, week, with tilt; U'Ul \Vi|j _iy 1 in 1,1 to the filzvoy end 011 ci'nipleiiiin of street bridge. Tin; junction wi 1 bo effected ;ii a p!-int near Mr Pikett's residence. The main lino has been Milted in front of Mr residence to assist in making the now way. A bridge is being erected over Mahoe street, and when this is completed Paynter's lane; will be tcmp'ir--irily and traffic diverted to Mahoe street. At tin 1 lane, the culling will be 15ft in depth, gradually running away to nothing at the junction. The adwnt of the engine ;, n ! its iia'n ol trucks h;is Iven respfinsibV lor the aco 'crated rat: 1 of lnsiead <»f fi ling ,1 I ruck only jrnm the head of ihe cutling, ill; 1 mils are-aid a'otig h'a ; f ; < f tie width to be lowend. The ether half is then tackled with pick and sheve], an l the s]>oil thrown up into the trucks by a larger gang than could wnrk un:ler Other conditions. When few enough to make the shove! ■ ing unplf'a^an l . the cutting is made t'i carry the ra'ls and tV bench lowered in the same way, the rails beingshifted frr-m side to side unti! the requisite d<pth is secured,