CO129-329 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [7-12] — Page 579

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Kowloon Capton Railway Suran. British Psitory

Engineer's Report

Descnption of Route (a) (continued) 76

have been traversed in worry much the direction

the ww prontier road which this route follow Clovely as far on the 7th uile stone.

Of

Jucts

for

At by

Aud

a1 in 40 gradient is adoptrel & Quain laiurd a distance of 15,150 ft. as an up grade, for 15870 as a downre grade.

On this gradient- there are to tunnels, aggregating 2750ft in Bugth or day 920 Bards. The last is approached by two 50 Curves (severe) containing 144 and 163 of Curvature dispretively.

A viaduct requiring

-0-

4 spans of 150 fl. with a maximum height of B30ft spans the Shimbun River

on this latter Two ather viaducto occur in the

Curve.

6th mile, one of two spans of 100th the ather 3 spans of 100 ft-

eraars

About 141⁄2 miles beyond the last tunnel or about 81⁄2 pom Kowloon, the sin 40 gradient

and side hill work is at an dud. From this on to Lo Tu Terry the route

RE would In made identical with that of

on the whole be a longer soute wonde than that of RG401 by three miles.

21 but would

Railway 4c1

This route commences on a

proposed reclamation in Hung Now Kay, to the East of Blackhead's Reclamation. The Rowlson Perminus of this Railway would be situated on the proposed

Iiclamation.

From this to the end of the god Quill the work is of

faisley Tucoderate character with

a

the

(3)

F

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