Some interesting 'British railway statistics are as follow:—-The main line between Euston and Glasgow calls for rails weighing 120,000 tons, which are placed on 1,600.000 sleepers. The .1200,000 chairs holding the lines weigh 461 b each, and they are laid on thick felt.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 175, 25 June 1932, Page 8
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