DETAILS OF THE PLAN.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 235, 3 October 1924, Page 9

DETAILS OF THE PLAN.

NEXT TWO YEARS' WORK.

NEW LYNN DUPLICATION. ALTJ__LA_> T D'S NEW YARD. The work, proposed in the eight vcars' programme, and the expenditure in the first nnd second years, are as follows: — Won;. Total cost. First Second year. year. Auckland Wrstfield Anckland, now .. y aru, „ 530,000 130,000 130,000 New Lynn duplication CIO.OOO — — Pa.-roa rearrange-„-t le . n 43.000 20.000 _0,000 Palmerston North ,- d „7 lation 300,000 100,000 100,000 Wellington, new _ > ard 1.073.000 SO.OOO 130,000 Tawa Flat (Wellington deviation 930,000 73,000 130 000 I-mnia-a deviation 1,000,000 — _ Pelichct Bay (Dunedin) deviation 40,000 _o,OnO 20 000 Woolston marshalling yard. I'hristc -(-li-l.rti.it,.-works. and Lyttelton ilouhle line tunnel 515.000 100,000 73.000 Hint Valley railway 100,000 30,000 -13.000 Taihape Station.. .to.) an. Ilikiuungi 8,300 S..*.i«> Now Plymouth works 10.000 10,000 — Uelensville rearrangement .. 10,000 10.000 — Elimination of level crossings 200.000 20.000 — Bri.l-e slrongthoniiig 50,000 15,000 15,000 Signals and electrical telephones. telegraphs, und Interlocking 710,000 142,000 142,000 Locomotive branch departments, workshops, and equipment 400,000 100,000 100,000 Penrose l'apakura doubling SO.OOO 25,000 5,000 Morriusville rearrangement .. "11.000 1.000 — Electric lighting. 75,000 10,000 5,000 Elmer Lane (Greyniouth) depot . 40,000 — 20,000 Other works on which no expenditure will be made in the first two years are:— Mercer-Frankton grading, £10,000; Huntly rearrangement, £40.000; Hawera, £20,000; Marton station, £15.000; Studholme rearrangement, £12,000; Timaru rearrangement, £75,000; Frankton additions, £10,000; Palmerston-Marton grade easement, £30,000; Ngaruawahia-Frank-ton doubling, £40,000; Greymouth rearrangement, £25,000; Wanganui rearrangement, £10,000; Frankton-Te Kuiti grade easement, £87,000; Taupiri rearrangement, £10.000; Taumarunui rearrangement, £25,000; Palmerston NorthWhakaronga deviation, £50,000; Hastings rearrangement, £50.000; Stratford rearrangement, £G4,000; Otorohanga rearrangement, £10,000; Rakaia rearrangement, £100,000; Ohinewai-Huntly duplication, £40,000; aud mi-ccllaneous, £60,000. ln regard to automatic signalling, the experience of the three position automatic signals on tho Wellington-Upper Hutt line and tlie three-light automatic signals on the Christchurch-Arthur Pass line, both in respect of efficiency and economy, has shown that the systc _. is satisfactory, reliable, and economical. Automatic signalling is now being installed between Auckland and Mercer, and it is proposed to extend it to Marton. The cost of tho scheme is £400,000, spread over rive years. The annual savings are estimated to amount to _32,000. with a saving of staff of 21 clerks, 4 signalmen, and 92 tablet porters. The estimated cost, based on 5 per cent on the capital, and including electric current, is estimated to amount to £25,000, leaving a net annual recurring saving of £7200 on the existing expenditure.