ELECTRIFICATION OF BRITISH RAILROADS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 September 1929, Page 8

ELECTRIFICATION OF BRITISH RAILROADS

REPORT TO BE MADE. British Official Wireless. Ri-eeived Monday, 7 p.m. LONDON, Sept. 8. The possibility of the electrification of the main line railway systems of Great Britain is foreshadowed by the following announcement made by the Minister of Transport: "The Government has had under consideration the advisability of obtaining a report upon the problem of electrification of main lines railway systems. A committee has accordingly been appointed, consisting of Lord Weir of Eastwood (chairman). Sir 'Ralph Wedgewood and Sir William McLintock, with the following terms of reference: In view of the progress which is being made towards the widespread avail-ability of high-tension electrical energy, to examine into the economic and other aspects of the electrification of the railway systems of Great Britain, with particular reference to main line working and to report." Lord Weir is a well-known engineer, Sir Ralph Wedgewood is general manager of the London and North-Eastern Railway and Sir William McLintock, who lias advised the Government on imuiv matters, was appointed by th-i Minister of Transport, to be auditor of the Central Electricity Board.