BIG EARTH-MOVING MACHINE AT WORK NEAR CHEVIOT.—The construction of the Christchurch-Picton State highway is being hastened by a recently-imported American machine, which is seen at work strai g hten i ng and widening a section of the highway about a mile north of Cheviot. More than 47 feet long, the machine weighs 60 tons and can travel at 30 miles an hour when fully loaded. It has diesel engines at either end which together produce 380 horse-power. The machine attracted much attention recently when it passed through Christchurch on its way from Lyttelton to Cheviot.
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27443, 1 September 1954, Page 13
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95BIG EARTH-MOVING MACHINE AT WORK NEAR CHEVIOT.—The construction of the Christchurch-Picton State highway is being hastened by a recently-imported American machine, which is seen at work straightening and widening a section of the highway about a mile north of Cheviot. More than 47 feet long, the machine weighs 60 tons and can travel at 30 miles an hour when fully loaded. It has diesel engines at either end which together produce 380 horse-power. The machine attracted much attention recently when it passed through Christchurch on its way from Lyttelton to Cheviot. Press, Volume XC, Issue 27443, 1 September 1954, Page 13
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