OTIRA TUNNEL
ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES DELIVERED BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION. Christchurch, April 10. Five electric locomotives . and one repair car, for use in the Otira tunnel were safelv hauled to Arthur s Pass station. The trip was made slowly, owing to the great weight & the train. Tire electric locomotives weighed 300 tons, and the two steam locomotives 90 tons each, and speed was reduced to six miles over viaducts. 87 miles was accomplished with no hitch, except the heating of an axle box on the repair car. The electric locomotives will be run through the tunnel to the Otira end to-day, but it will be a little while before tests are made, as the wiring is not finished.
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Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 174, 11 April 1923, Page 7
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116OTIRA TUNNEL Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 174, 11 April 1923, Page 7
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