OUR RAILWAYS.
TEN 'AMERICAN ENGINES ORDERED. BRITISH FIRMS OUT OF THE RUNNING. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The Government has placed an order with the American firm of Burnham, Williams and Co., Philadelphia, manufacturers of Baldwin engines, for ten locomotives of the first class. Speaking to a Post reporter, the Minister of Railways said he was following the procedure adopted by Sir Joseph Ward in a similar situation in 1902. In the General Manager's report the acuteness of | the position has been pointed out. The 1 engine power is woefully deficient, anif) accounted for the greater part of the complaints about shortage of trucks. The Baldwin Company offer immeasurably better terms, both as to price and time of delivery, the latter being an important point. The best English offer was from the North British Company, which was to complete the ten engines in seven months ready for shipping, at a cost of £4780 per engine; whereas the Baldwin offer was! to complete in 60 days at £3229 per engine. I To enable future requirements to be met, new workshops, capable of Duild-j ing ten locomotives yearly, are* to be > erected at Newmarket. | i
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 196, 27 January 1915, Page 2
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195OUR RAILWAYS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 196, 27 January 1915, Page 2
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