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STATEMENT NO. 27. Statement showing Weights of Rails in various Lines on 31st March, 1927.

Tin . 401b. 401b. 521b. 521b. 531b. 551b. 561b. 651b. 701b. 100 1b. Tnfa , Iron. Steel. Iron. Steel. j Steel Steel. Steel. Steel. Steel. Steel. _ , . _ - Kaihu Section — j M. ch. M. ch. M. eh. M. ch. M. eh M. ch. M. eh. M. ch. M. eh. M. ch. M. ch. Kaihu Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 15 6 75 .. .. .. .. 24 10 North Island Main Lines and Branches — Kaikohe Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ' .. 24 59 .. .. .. .. 24 59 Onerahi Branch .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. 0 20 2 57 .. .. 1 23 .. 4 20 Auckland-Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 05 .. 05 11 29 414 26 .. 425 65 North Auckland Line .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 40 101 50 31 70 .. 47 19 . . 181 19 Onehunga Branch .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 .. .. 0 57 .. 1 48 I 0 24 .. 2 59 Waiuku Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 70 .. .. .. .. 12 70 Huntly-Awaroa Railway .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..196 .. .. .. .. 96. Thames Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 33 .. 17 75 ... 44 47 .. 62 75 Waihi Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 37 .. 0 67 .. 12 24 Cambridge Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 75 j 2 36 2 42 .. 0 8 .. 12 1 Rotorua Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 51 .. 0 3 .. 53 6 .. 68 60 Raetihi Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 35 2 3 .. .. ■. ■ ■ 8 38 Marton-New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 0 16 .. 14 38 .. 122 29 .. 137 3 Waitara Branch .. .. .. .. 0 14 0 48 .. .. 3 77 .. 0 3 .. .. .. 4 62 Toko Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 15 45 ! 31 34 0 31 .. .. .. 47 30 Opunake Branch.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j 22 77 .. .. .. .. 22 77 Mount Egmont Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..! .. 62 .. .. .. 62 Wanganui Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 9 1 70 .. 1 21 .. 3 20 Foxton Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 2 .. 10 70 .. 8 41 .. .. .. 19 33 Palmerston North-Eskdale .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 20 11 73 20 43 .. 91 20 .. 123 76 Port Ahuriri Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 1 66 0 3 .. 0 1 .. 1 70 Wellington-Wood ville .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 47 0 1 12 12 .. 96 63 .. 114 43 Greytown Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 Gisborne Section — Gisborne Line .. .. .. .. 0 20 .. .. .. .. 31 8 17 62 .. .. .. 49 10 Ngatapa Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 40 .. .. .. .. 11 40 South Island Main Lines and Branches — Lyttelton-Blufi .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 8 0 3 .. 0 1 .. .. .. 390 21 1 48 392 1 Main North Line.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 25 12 79 .. .. 39 28 .. 80 52 Oxford Branch .. ... .. .. .. . . 11 46 .. .. 18 35 0 2 3 36 .. 0 6 .. 33 45 Eyreton Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 14 0 7 .. ... .. .... 20 21 Cheviot Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 52 31 27 .. 0 2 .. 44 1 South bri dge Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 11 1 0 1 20 .. 0 8 .. 25 39 Little River Branch .. .. .. .. .. 0 9 .. .. 0 48 17 47 4 23 .. 0 1 .. 22 48 Midland Line .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 4 .. .. .. 122 10 8 51 130 65 White Cliffs Branch .. .. .. „ .. .. .. .. 11 29 .. 0 10 .. 0 7 .. 11 46 Methven Branch .. .. .. ... .. ' .. 22 16 .. 0 1 .. .. 0 3 .. 22 20 Carried forward .. .. .. 0 34 12 41 3 12 22 16 188 39 315 69 187 58 11 29 1,425 40 10 19 2,177 37