INVERCARGILL TRAMWAYS.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 35, 12 November 1920, Page 4

INVERCARGILL TRAMWAYS.

EXTRACT FROM ENGINEER'S REPORT. It is unfortunate under present day cir. cumstances that Invercargill adopted a rail section that was not standarct, as manufacturers evidently regard this as "special section" and cha.rge accordingly. In view of the high price I do not feel justified in rccommending the committee to accept the tender in full. I have consulted with Mr Glancefield as to the minimum with which he can carry on for a 'year or two, and as a result I beg to recommend that only 3600 yards of rails, 270 pairs of fishplates from Carrick Wedderspoon, and 900 fishbolts and nuts and 4 tons of dogspikes from Messrs Richardson and McCabe, at a total cost of approximately £5635 be obtained. There is about £11,000 of loan money authorised which will suffice also to lay the track. We have arrived at the above quantities hy reducing the double track and shifting tlie lcops from the outlying sections., and Mr Glancefield will rcport separately as to the effect on the time-table.