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Included in the above are six electric engines erected for Public Works Department, three engines repaired for the Public Works Department, and two engines repaired for a private line. At the close of the year there wore on order in the railway workshops twenty-two engines, consisting of ten simple superheated tender engines, Pacific type, Class Ab, and twelve heavy tank engines, 4-6-4 type—one Class Wajj and eleven Class Ws. There were also on order from Messrs. A. and G. Price (Limited), Thames, eleven Pacific-typo engines, Class An. Altogether there were em eirder on the 31st March, 1924, thirty-three engines. Tho tractive power of locomotives was increased by 405,836 lb., equal to 4-19 per cent. Boilers. —The work on renerwals and repairs has been kept well up to date. The folleiwiug statement shows details of boiler-work done :—

Included in the above are four boilers repaired for the Public Works Department, one for a private line, and one for Cape Foulwind line. Fifty-three new boilers were in hand, at the close of the year, consisting of twelve Class A, eleven Class Ab, three Class B, five Class J, one Class N, one Class U, two Class Ua, one Class Wa, one Class Wab, four Class Wb, one Class We, and eleven Class Ws. Carriages. —The stock on the Ist April, 1923, was 1,498, and on the 31st March, 1924, the number was 1,527. Thirty-seven ne;w cars were built, twenty-eight of which were additional stock, the balance to replace stock condemned, sold, and converted to wagons. Six cars were condemned and written off stock, and two obsolete Cars were converted into sleeping vans. The following table shows details of car-work done during the year : —

Included in the above are ten cars repaired for Cape Foulwind line, and one for a private lineOne hundred and six cars were under construction at the close of the year in the railway workshops. Brake-vans. —The number of brake-vans on the Ist April, 1923, was 461, and the number on the 31st March, 1924, was 461. One bogie brake-van was built to replace a four-wheel van condemned anel written off. The following table shows the work done on brake-vans during the year : —

Included in the above are six brake-vans repaired for the Cape Foulwind line. Five bogie; brake-vans were under construction at the close of the year. Wagons. —The wagon stock on tho Ist April, 1923, was 25,645, and the number on the, 31st March, 1924, was 25,734. Eighty-nine wagons, comprising thirty-one; bogie and fifty-eight four-wheel, were built in the railway workshops. Two four-wheel wagons were converted from obsolete cars. Two four-wheel wagons'were condemned and written off. The carrying-capacity of wagon stock was increased by 1,667 tons.

I p. •B o Number passed through Shops. Built new. Hoavy Re-' pairs. Light Repairs. New Tubes (Sets). jPieced and Secondhand Tubes (Sets). Superheater Tubes ! (Sets). I Pieced and Second-hand Superheater Tubes (Sets). b_ i at New Number Smoke- New „. , c , ,,. lirobox of box liire- mi ,. -i m i Tube- Boilers lube- box. , , . . j plate. P late - P atohod - Boilers 407 33 124 250 99 16 29 11 9 21 34 113 I

Number and Type of Ci image. Particulars. Total. Bogie. Six-wheel. Four-wheel. Number passed through shops .. Built new Erected new Rebuilt Thoroughly overhauled Heavy repairs Light repairs Converted Painted Paint touched up 2,520 37 4 2 365 857 1,255 90 1 15 72 2 4 3 15 1 14 2,625 37 4 2 366 873 1,341 2 613 956 609 953

Description. Numbor passed through Shops. Built new. Erected New. I Thoroughly overhauled. Heavy Repairs. tj °. Painted. Jtepairs. I'aint touched up. Brake-vans 1,272 1 1 85 310 875 161. 317