ROLLING STOCK

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 257, 30 April 1912, Page 8

ROLLING STOCK

THE IiUILDIX:; PROGRAMME. By Ti-li-;.--i'ii.i)h—-i 'vvv.i Association. Auckland, Last Night. In the course of an interview the Minister for Railways gave information regarding the building programme of the Railway Department to meet the largely increased demands on the railway service in various parts of the Dominion. It is intended to place an order for ten class "A.D." locomotives with Messrs. Price, Ltd., at the Thames, in addiiton to ten constituting an order which this firm is executing at the present time. The Minister stated that the locomotive building programme provided for the construction of CO engines, 45 'of which were to be allocated to the North Island, and, in addition, five class "X" locomotives are in various stages of construction. The major portion of the locomotive programme would go to the North Island, owin? to the rapid increase in business that had taken place during the last few years, and the probability that the increase would be maintained for some considerable time. In regard to rolling stock, Mr. Myers stated that the North Island programme included the construction of 41 cars, 14 bogie waggons, and 780 four-wheeled waggons, whilst for the ' South Island there were allocated 19 cars, one brake van, 13 bogie waggons, .and 244 four-wheeled waggons.