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British engineers, Chinese and British capital. Main line: Peking to Moukden (Ching-Feng), 522 miles. The last section, Sinminfu to Moukden, was purchased from the Japanese in 1907. Branches: (1) Peking to Tungchow, 12 miles. (2) Fengtai to Lukowkiao, 4 miles, connecting with the Peking-Hankow Railway. (3) Kowpangtze to Yingkow (Newchwang), 57 miles. A branch from Tangho to Chinwangtao, 6 miles, be- longs to and is controlled by the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company (British).

5. Peking-Kalgan Railway (Ching-Chang), 124 miles. Chinese capital and Chinese engineers. Opened to Kalgan in September, 1909.

6. Peking-Hankow Railway (Ching-Han, also known as Pe-Han or Lu Han), 755 miles. Built by Franco-Belgian capital. Reverted to Chinese control, January 1, 1909. French and Belgian engineers still employed. Branches: (1) Liangsiang to Tuli, 12 miles, to local coal mines. (2) Liuliho to Chowkweichwang, 10 miles, to local coal mines. (3) Kaopeitien to Siling, 36 miles, light metre gauge railway to the Imperial tombs. (4) Kaoyihsien to Lincheng, 11 miles, to local coal mines.

7. Tientsin-Pukow Railway (Ching-P'u), 675 miles. Anglo-German capital (northern section 400 miles, German; southern section, 275 miles, British). Completed in 1911.

8. Shantung Railway. Under German control. Main line: Tsingtau to Tsinan, 256 miles, a single line with earthwork to accommodate double line. Branch: Changtien to Poshan, 28 miles.

9. Tsaochwang-Taierhchwang Railway, 35 miles, from coal mines near Yihsien in South Shantung to the Grand Canal. Under construction.

10. Shansi Railway (Cheng-Tai). From Shihkiaochwang (next station south of Chengtingfu) on the Peking Hankow line to Taiyuanfu; 151 miles, metre gauge. Con- cession secured by Russo-Chinese Bank in 1898; constructed by Belgian syndicate; opened 1907; proposed to be redeemed by China in 1912.

11. Kaifeng-Honanfu Railway (Pien-Lo), 140 miles. Under Belgian control; redeemable by China.

12. Taokow-Tsinghwachen Railway (Tao-Ching), 96 miles. Crosses the Peking- Hankow Railway at Sinsiang. Built by British capital and worked by the Peking Syndicate. Redeemed by China, 1905. British engineer still employed. To be continued to Tsehchow.

13. Szechuan-Hankow Railway (Ch'uan-Han), Chengtu to Hankow, over 800 miles. Work began at Ichang in December, 190, on the section from Ichang to Wansien. The whole of the Chinese capital collected by subscriptions and taxes during the last 10 years will be absorbed by the expenditure already incurred in preliminary opera- tions and by the expenditure necessary to construct the section now begun; but there is still strong provincial opposition to a foreign loan.

14. Canton-Hankow Railway (Yueh-Han); 750 miles. Undertaken by three provin- cial companies for the sections in Kwangtung, Hunan and Hupei, respectively, with Chinese capital, Construction by Chinese and foreign engineers (some British) is well advanced throughout the Kwangtung section, but through traffic only reaches from Canton to a point 65 miles north. Work on embankments is progressing favourably on the Hunan section from Chuchow to Changsha. A commencement on the Hupei section was made at the end of 1912 by British engineers. Branches: (1) Canton to Samshui (San Shui) 32 miles, double to Fåtshan (10 miles). (2) Chuchow to Pingsiang (Ping-Li), 65 miles, to serve the Anyuen coal mines; built in 1902 by American engineers. To be extended 12 miles further,

15 Kiangsi Railway (Nan-Hsiu), Kiukiang to Nanchang; 82 miles. Chinese capital; Japanese engineers. Work on embankment began in 1908, but little progress was made until the beginning of 1910, when a fresh accession of activity has been displayed. 16. Anhwei Railway (Wu-Kuang), Wuhu to Kwangtehehow. Intended length, 150 miles, to continue to the border of Auhui to connect with the Chekiang Railway viâ Huchowfu. Work began in 1998, but little progress has been made.

17. Shanghai-Nanking Railway (Hu-Ning); 193 miles. Double line to Soorhow, 54 miles. Built by British capital and British engineers; opened to Nanking in 1908. Branches: (1) Shanghai to Woosung (Sung-Hu), 10 miles; opened in 1898; taken over by the Shanghai-Nanking Railway Administration in 1905. (2) Nanking City Railway, 7 miles, built from Government provincial funds by a British engineer; opened August, 1998. A branch of the Shanghai-Nanking Railway is to be built from Wusih to Kiangyin, 25 miles.

18. Shanghai-Hangchow-Ningpo Railway (Hu-Hang-Yung); 218 miles. Under construction by two companies with Chinese capital, the Kiangsu and Chekiang Railway Companies, respectively. Opened from Shanghai to Hangchow (118 miles) in August, 1908.

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