CO129-565-6 Kowloon-Canton railway- sidings for rolling stock 26-10-1937 - 7-1-1938 — Page 13

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Chinese Railways Purchasing Commission and were stored on

the Railway Reclamation. We were requested by Mr.

Januszowski to buy these. The sidings have not been fully

completed to date, but on October 24th some of the coaches were shunted into them, and at present 14 oars, 2 Bogies

and 8 pairs of wheels are stabled there.

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On October 20th 1937, Mr. Perrin told me that he had received a cable from the Wagons-Lits Company asking

whether the siding costs could be reduced. After careful

consideration of all the pros and cons, and in view of the

fact that the sidings had proved to be more expensive than

anticipated owing to inability to obtain second-hand

material, the conclusion was reached that further

concessions could reasonably be made. Mr. Perrin's letter

to me dated October 20th 1937 and my reply dated October

21st 1937 gives details of these concessions.

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Plan No. D.0. 1700 P. (two copies of which are enclosed) shows coloured yellow the position of the Wagons- Lits sidings. Siding AB, coloured red, was put in by us at our own expense when storage "on the ground*

contemplated; second-hand materials were available for its construction but, if they had not been, the siding would have cost $4,780.00. In addition to this siding, the cost of the two 1-in-10 turnouts off it have been borne by us at

a cost of $2,300.00. The cost of the yellow portion, which is being borne by the Wagons-Lits Company, is $25,450.00

as per detailed estimate attached.

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The Wagons-Lits sidings provide accommodation for

27 cars, 1.e. 5 more than actually necessary, but this is

due to the fact that it was considered unrea so nable to leave

*in the air # a siding we had constructed on their behalf in

the first instance. As an offset against this extra length 2 Bogies and 8 pairs of wheels belonging to the Wagons-Lits

Company