RAILWAY PROGRESS
DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES IN BRITAIN VALUE OF STATE ASSISTANCE British Official Wireless (Received November 7, 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY, November 6. The railway companies have issued a statement regarding the Government’s proposals for a loan to enable them to put in hand works estimated to cost £30,000,000. The works will place the companies in a position to carry increased traffic with efficiency and to include schemes for the extension of electric traction both on the main lines and in the suburban areas.
The Southern Railway, which has already electrified 450 miles of the route, will add another 250 miles covering the whole of its south coast service and greatly increasing its ability to handle the ever-growing traffic to Portsmouth Harbour for the Isle of Wight. The London-North Eastern track between Manchester and Sheffield will be electrified.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXL, Issue 20260, 8 November 1935, Page 9
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