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RETURN No. 21. Statement showing Weights of Rails in various Lines on 31st March, 1925.

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I I I I I I III T . 401b. 401b. 451b. 521b. 521b. 531b. 551b. 561b. 561b. 651b. 701b. 701b. MOlb. m . , ljine * i Iron. Steel. Steel. Iron. ' Steel. Steel Steel. Iron. Steel. Steel. Iron. Steel. Steel. iotai. ! I I | i I I j I M. ch. M. ch. M' ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. cb. I M. ch. M. ch. ! M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M.ch. Wbangarei-Kawakawa Section — Whangarei Line .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 41 36 4 0 17 12 51 j .. 3 39 57 72 Kaikohe Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 59 .. .. .. .. .. 24 59 Kioreroa-Portland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 21 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 21 Kaihu Section — Kaihu Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 15 6 75 .. .. .. .. .. 24 10 North Island Main Lines and Branches — Auckland-Wellington.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 5 .. .. 5 51 12 16 407 73 .. 425 65 Kaipara Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 44 26 37 .. 21 42 .. .. 41 77 90 40 Onehunga Branch .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 .. .. .. 1 15 .. .. 1 10 .. .. 0 24 2 59 Waiuku Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 70 .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 70 Huntly-Awaroa Railway .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 96 .. .. .. .. .. .. 96 Thames Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 69 .. .. 17 74 .. 35 12 62 75 Waihi Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 37 .. .. 0 67 12 24 Cambridge Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 6 75 2 36 .. 2 42 .. .. 0 8.. 12 1 Rotorua Branch .. .. .. .. • • .. • • .. • • 24 70 .. .. 0 3 .. 43 67 68 60 Raetihi Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . • •. 6 37 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. 8 38 Marton-New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 16 .. .. 27 38 ! .. 109 29 137 3 Waitara Branch .. .. .. .. 14 0 48 .. .. .. 3 77 .. .. 0 3 1 .. .. .. .. 4 62 Toko Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 15 45 31 34 .. 0 31 | .. .. .. .. 47 30 Mount Egmont Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• .. .. 621 .. .. .. 62 Wanganui Branch .. .. .. •. .. • • . • • • • • • • .. .. 1 79 .. .. 1 21 3 20 Foxton Branch .. .. .. • • • • .. 0 2 .. 10 70 .. .. 8 41 .. .. .. .. 19 33 Palmerston North-Eskdale .. .. .. .. •• "I *' ** 0 47 11 73 .. 28 12 .. .. 83 24 123 76 Port Ahuriri Branch .. .. . . .. •• .. •• •• 1 68 0 1 •• •• •• •• 0 1.. 170 Wellington-Woodville .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. | . 14 49 0 1 .. 12 17 .. .. 87 56 114 43 Greytown Branch .. .. .. .. •. • • j 3 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 7 Gisborne Section — Gisborne Line .. .. •• 0 20 .. "'I ** ** ** 31 8 .. 17 62 .. .. .. .. 49 10 Ngatapa Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. •• .. •• 11 40 .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 40 South Island Main Lines and Branches— Lyttelton-Bluff .. .. .. .. •• 0 8 .. 0 3 .. 0 3 .. .. 0 67 .. .. 389 49 1 31 392 1 Main North Line .. .. .. .. •. .. .. .. • • 28 28 12 79 .. .. .. .. 39 25 80 52 Oxford Branch .. .. .. .. • • 11 46 .. .. .. 18 35 0 2 .. 3 36 .. .. 0 6.. 33 45 Eyreton Branch .. .. .. . • • • • • - • • • • • 20 14 0 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 21 Cheviot Branch .. .. .. .. •• •• •. .. •• •• 12 52 .. 31 29 .. .. .. .. 44 1 Southbridge Branch .. .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • • 23 14 1 0 .. 1 20 .. .. 0 5.. 25 39 Little River Branch .. .. .. .. .. 0 9 .. .. .. 0 48 17 47 . . 4 24 .. .. .. .. 22 48 Midland Line .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 0 4 •• .. 13 46 .. .. 108 44 8 51 130 65 White Cliffs Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 11 29 ! .. 0 10 .. .. 0 7.. 11 46 Methven Branch .. .. .. .. •. .. • • * * 22 16 .. 0 1 .. .. .. .. 0 3.. 22 20 Springbnrn Branch .. .. .. .. 3 33 12 34 .. .. .. ' • • 4 48 .. 6 71 .. .. 0 10 27 36 Albury Branch .. .. .. .. 0 65 .. .. .. .. 22 40 4 78 .. 7 66 .. .. 0 4.. 36 13 Waimate Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 2 2 2 44 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 46 Waimate Gorge Branch .. .. .. .. .. •. 7 21 .. 10 .. .. .. .. ; .. 8 21 Duntroon Branch .. .. .. .. 1 16 .. .. 0 4 .. 28 51 3 61 .. 3 69 .. .. .. .. 37 41 Carried forward .. .. .. 5 68 24 75 .. 10 37 24 18 277 13 i 269 41 0 17 248 73 12 16 .. 1,353 11 10 2 2,236 51