ANTIGUA STREET RAILWAY CROSSING
Sir,—l have been wondering how much longer the Antigua street railway crossing is to remain in its present disturbing condition. This is a busy crossing with tram as well as ordinary traffic. The latter is forced to take to the middle of the road, as the loose shingle forces it to do, thereby making it dangerous. The rails are in places three or four inches above the shingle. Surely if the Tramway Board can make a good job of its part of the crossing, the Railway Department can do the same. Perhaps one of these days there will be an accident that will cost the department a few hundred pounds; then something will be done.—Yours, etc., CONSTANT USER. May 2, 1046. [The District Railways Engineer (Mr O. J. Doidge) says the arrangements have already been made for the sealing of this and other crossings.]
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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24868, 7 May 1946, Page 2
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