LONDON’S RAILWAYS.
ELECTRIFICATION OF ANOTHER SECTION. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, June 18. The scheme of electrification of suburban traffic on the Suthern Railway was carried a stage further to-day when the change over from steam to electricity trains took place on the cen•p,l ejection of the scheme. This involved 79 miles of track which have '"•en electrified at a cost of over C 1.000,000. Most of the trains, of which there are now 300 more daily than under the steam mtrime, run into London Bridge intion. which has to handle 1000 daily. It is accommodated with 22 .platforms, which is more than any other station in England. *
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 20 June 1928, Page 7
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107LONDON’S RAILWAYS. Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 20 June 1928, Page 7
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