LOCOMOTIVE QUESTION

North Otago Times, Volume C, Issue 13206, 30 January 1915, Page 3

LOCOMOTIVE QUESTION

THE REAL POSITION,/ j

WELLINGTON, January 28.

The late Liberal', Administration, lob the' railway rollinjj stock fall-'sq lo|; thai it became nbMutcly.. necessary'ir.o' get locomotives quickly, ami. owing to the war they could not be got in time from England, As showing that the present Government is strongly in favour of New Zealand manufacture under ordinary circumstances,.the.fob lowing official', figure's are suppled'of,' locomotives'in'auiitacfured 'in'New'ZeJn" laud:—Messrs Price Bros, completed since July, 1012, 2(1 class AD 74-fou passenger locomotives; the Addington workshops, 10 class X compounds, 04 tons; the' Hillside workships, 24 class\VG heavy tank engines for passenger and goods worlt;4totm, , r >4 locomotives completed and put. on the road since July, 1012. At the present time the following, locomotives are on ordersPrice Bros,, 20 class B goods engines; Addington workshops, 10 class AD, 72 tons, passenger engines compound; Hillside workshops, 10 WO.- heavy j doubleenders for passenger and goods work;—total, 40 on order and in hand,