CO129-329 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [7-12] — Page 581

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

578

Kowloon Canton Railway Survey Portion Perritory

Engineer's Report-

Routes

Description of

Railway 401 (continued)

Side hill work

Muning down some 3500 ft of in the Sha Tin Valley on a sin 100 gradient, paddy through for a distanc

Tai Wai Close to the village of

fields

of

Arr Teacher aus Juu

about $500ft.

the line crosses the Shire Than River (one of the largest streams in the "New Passitory) by Trans

of a bridge of I spans of soft: – and at life likes from Rowtvon Perminus the site

lof

is cached.

Sha Tin Station

This Station is close to the

frontier road, and is about the most crutral. position for serving the surrounding villages

By

which then are

A

great

From The Pin Station to Tai Po Station in the 18th Aile, the line follows, a closely Tiar Cour,

of

Polo Harbour.

possible, the west coast line and the south coast line of

With the exception of the tunnelled

the railway, this portion is the repensive to construct, chiefly

of

ay

Portion

or Account-

bank

the large amount of bridging waweary for dealing with tidal water, and of protection required to resist the action of

Phu sise

of

tion there is Brot Tone

than oft, and I originally fined any rail buse at left abom low water of ordinary spring hides.

thout having witnessed a August,

typhoon there last I deemed it advisable to raise them Jail have to 18ft above low water, which I think should be sufficient to dusure the

safety ap

the ballast.

"At Pai Po Station, a station groups

(5)

of

wins

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.