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THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECTS JOURNAL. 



[January, 



Slmrt-hum Ifarhour. — Tlio iK'U' pier at Iho ontrancc of tlic Irirboui' has been 

 carried a con^idtM-ahle (lislanro inio liie sea, and tlionjii it Mill d'Uiljlle'^.'i 

 impriivc llie Iiarl)c)iir. it elueks tlic IruvrllintI on the Ijcacli Ijcluei'ii Brighton, 

 and in case o^ liigli tides mtiy ueeasioii consideraljle iucoiivei;ieiieo. — Biii^htdn 

 Herald. 



Trignmoulh Briilge. Devon. — It may l,e ficsli in the fecolleclien of our 

 readers that a very coiisidi'raMe port on of this bridge suddenly fell iuJune 

 1B3H. caused by tlio destruction of the timber piles from the ravages of the 

 worm. 'J'lie restoration Avas only cnmmencod in the early part of the autumn, 

 by direction oi Her Majesty's C'ummissioncrs for Kxcliequer Rill Loans, from 

 ll'ie plans of Messrs. Walker ahd Iinrpes. If we mny jndi^e fioin the progress 

 airciKly made, and the number of workmen emi'loycd. there is every pros|)cet 

 of the bridge being agtiin made iiassaiile to the public in the course of a 

 couple of months. We regret having omittrd noticing this work before, as 

 ue attach .greater hiterest to works of this description (after failure) llian in 

 the (irst construction. We hope a;jain to refer to this subject witli ;i more 

 ilelailed account of the plans adopted. 



PROGRESS OF RAILViTAVS. 



Ciiiiiul Juiwticiii Itailirai/. — A coud deal of inconvenience and trouble h ere 

 occasioned a few days ago to the passengers on the railway, and the servants 

 of the company, hv " a slip" or tall of a great portion of bank, about seven 

 miles on this side Birmingham. At that point there is a very deep cutting, 

 the bank on one side of w liieh. liaving been loosened by the late incessant 

 rains, was sliaken down by the passing of the six o'clocl^ train, on .Saturday 

 morning last. The engine was partially covered by the mass of earth, but 

 providentially no iiijury amis sustained by any of the passengers. Another 

 on.;ine A\as oljtained to foj'ward the train. ui)ieli was. of c urse. delayed con- 

 siderably beyond its usual lime, as were al.'O the other trains which followed : 

 the jiassengers and luggage having to he transferred from one train to .another 

 bi'fore they could proceed, both lines of rails being entirely covered A\ith a 

 vast ((uanlily of earth. We understand that the line was not cleared so as to 

 allow of the passage of trains until Monday. 



Great. Western RaUway.- — The A\'orks of this railv\av, between Diidast and 

 Farringdon, are so fer advanced, that we understand the directors confidently 

 e.xpect to open the line nearly thirty miles beyond Reading, about the same 

 time as to that town itself ; in which case, upwards of sixty miles of the 

 London division w ill be open for public use in the spring, and the line between 

 Bristol and Bath at the same time. 



Nnrtli Mhlhniil RailiiHUi. — The contracts for the Eckinglon, Chesterfield, 

 and .Soulli \\'ing(ield stations have been lot to the following parties : — Eck- 

 ington, to Messrs. Smith and Brown, of .ShelTleld ; Chesterfield, to JTessrs. 

 Leatlier and Waring; .South Wingfield. to Mr. Radford, of Alfreton. Total 

 amount, j£7,000. The Helper contract is not yet let. — Derlni J!ej>iirler. 



Hull find Sclbjj Raihvaij. — On this line all the works continue to be prose- 

 cuted as ttipidly as the very unfavourable weather allows. About two-thirds 

 of the whole of the iron wiirk of the supcrstnieliire of the bridge over the 

 nver Ouse. at Selby. are now on the spot, and the nu'n arc busily engaged in 

 li.singit; the whole of the ironwork of the bridge over the river Uerwent, 

 iiciir Wresscl Castle, has arrived there, and two of the ribs are fixed across 

 llie river, the greatest portion of the entire length of therail'.\ay is ballasted, 

 and the contractors are busily engaged in laying the permanent v.ay. We 

 luidersland that it is highly probable llii.-. railway will be eomplete.l by Mid- 

 siunoier next, and that in the course of the year, there will be a complete 

 railway communication between Hull and London. — Mtillaiid Cimiit/cs Herald^ 



(ilasgow and Aijrshire Railway. — It is truly gratifying to find that the 

 highest anticipations formed of the success of tliis railway, prcmiise to be 

 fully rctdir.ed. as a fraflie on the limited p(U'tion of the line tilretidy ojiened 

 s being created, far more extensive than the most san.guine etinld have ex- 

 ipecled. Indeed, this undertaking atfords a more than ordinar)" illustration 

 of the fact, that facility of eonununication srcures traflic lor itself. Before 

 the line was opened to [rvine. tlie intercourse between these places was so 

 very liiniled, that ijublic aceoinmodalion did ncd demand more than a one 

 bor>e coach, thrice a Meek. Now, however, that railway coa(dies run to 

 and from Irvine thrice a day, and there is a coach stationed at Irvine to 

 (.iiry forward |)assengers to (dasgow, this route has become quite a thorough- 

 i.ire. ;\nd well do the shareliokicrs of the (ilasgow and Ayrshire R.^ilway 

 nieiil so Mattering a prospect of the success of a speculation fraught with 

 sikIi unspeakable advanttiges to the west of Scotland. The recent return of 

 the iiiunber of |>asscngeis that have travelled trom Ayr to Irvine, during the 

 three months ending the .Tib current. (3li.S32) must give them great confi- 

 dence, that when the entire line to Glasgow is opened, the trafiic upon it will 

 ;;reatly exceed the cslimtile laid bef re parliament. Indeed, we liclievc that 

 the ]iaili;imentary proof went no further than to warrant i]io aiininil traflic in 

 pa>engers of 32.000, 4,83'2 less th.an have already travelled in three months! 

 The line from Irvine to Kilwinning being now on the eve of completion, will 

 be opened in .lanuary next, when a large increase of trallic must necessarily 

 follnw, from the surrounding populous districts, including the towns of Dairy, 

 KiU'irnie, Beith, Stevenson, S.iltcoats, Anlros.san, &c. The entire line to 

 i.las-.;ow, .as is now jireliy well known, is expected to be opened in June, 

 IK 10.— ./;/!■ .Iilvertiser, 



Niirlh Midland Railway. — The Leeds station, or terminus, we understand, is 

 to be let by contract to-morio.v. The Belper station, we hear, is to be built 

 by Hugh M'Inlosh. b'.sq. The bridge for the turnp'ke ro.Td, near Diiflield, 

 alreaily known as Moscow -bridge, is nearly completerl. Milford tunnel is 

 eouipleted. the last brick remaining only to be bud. The enormous mass of 

 masonry at Belper is rapidly progressing, and the tem[:orary bridge over the 

 wide part of the Dervvent, called Bclper-pool, is taken up. iinil the permanent 

 one, nearly 600 teet long, iiromises to be eomi)lctc before New \ etir's Day. 

 The new bed for llicnvcr, ucar Amber-Biate, is proceeding with great aclivity ; 



and the immense briilge of live arches, at the same place, promises completion 

 soon, as we ob.erve centres fixing for the arches, the greater part of two years 

 having been spent, night and day, in getting in the foundations and piers. 

 On the embauKments in this neighbourhood, great portions of tiio permanent 

 way are laid. The difficult undertaking at Bull-bridge, m passing over the 

 turnpike road and under the bed of the canal at the saine time, has been 

 easily ncconijdished, and is all but finished. We observe here water and land 

 piled four stories, one on the other, in a singular manner, thus: — there is 

 first the river Amber, over which goes the turnpike road ; over this goes the 

 North Midland Railway ; and over the r:dlway flows the Cromford canal. 

 Such a eoiTiplication of bridges is seldom to be met with. At the station here 

 (Derby) the grcatfst activity prevails; and there is every indication of an 

 e irly opening of this line in the spring. A committee of directors, with K. 

 Stephenson, Esq., arrived here by a special train on Monday last, to inspect 

 the works. — Derby Reporter of Thursday. 



Crlnnrrster and Birmingham Railroad. — The works of this railway, in the 

 neighbourhood of Cheltenham, contiiuie to progress most satisfactorily. The 

 extensive range of buildings near the oilices ana lodge, already erecteJ, which 

 are designed tor the engine-houses, workshops, S:c., of the depot, are in a 

 \eyy forward state, and, unless retarded by the weather, will l)e ttU roofed 

 over in the course of a few days, A powerful locomotive engine is now con- 

 stantly empUiyed in removing ballast, &e., along the line between Cheltenham 

 and Tewkesbury, which portion is so far ready for use, that it is the intention 

 of the directors to make their first experimental trip along it some day next 

 week. The ultimate prospects of this company seem to be most promising. — 

 Bristol Mercury. 



Eastern Counties Railway Company. — The bridge built by this company over 

 the brook leading from Brentwood to M'arley is now finished, and persons 

 travelling that way will find the hill considerably lessened. — Clielmsfnrd 

 Chronicle. 



Croydon Raihrai/. — The first six months from the opening of this line ter- 

 minated on Ihe4tli inst. ; during that period 311.310 passengers have travelled 

 on the railway, and the money received is ilT.GljS Il.s. Sd, — Sun. 



Blarhwall RaiUeay. — We understand that the Directors have determined 

 upon fitting up an electro-magnetic telegraph along their line, similar to that 

 which we recently noticed as having been ibr some time in successful opera- 

 tion on the Great Western Railway. In addition to the facilities wliich such 

 an arrangement will afford in the working of the railway, (an arrangement 

 peculiarly adapted to this line, as w c shall take a future opportunity of show- 

 ing.) the public will be benefitted in no small degree by its application to 

 other purposes. For instance, a vessel coming up the river can, before reach- 

 ing Woolwich, easily communicate by si.gnals with the railway terminus at 

 Blaekwall. and the information being inste.ntaneously conveyed to the Fen- 

 church-street station, in the immediate vicinity of the great seat of business, 

 parties who are expecting the arrival of friends will at once be prepared to 

 meet them in town, without the necessity of waiting fm- hours about docks 

 and whar's; or, if so inclined, can join them at Blaekwall, almost as .soon as 

 the vessel has reached that point. In the case of s eam-boats especially, tliis 

 will be of great advantage as there can be no doubt that the « hole of the 

 pas.^engers by these vessels will at once avail themselves of the railway to 

 avoid tlie always teilious. and sometimes dtnigerous, navigation of the I'uol. 

 We are glad lo find that the works of this short but most important line are 

 proceeding with much vigour, and that the prospects of the Company are in 

 the iiighest degree satisfiiclory. — Railway Times. 



London and Briglilmi Railway.— >ih;co. the opening of the tunnel on the 

 Shoreham branch of the railw'ay, the cutting on New I'mgland Farm has 

 made ra)>id progress; and judging from Ibe appearance of the works, we 

 should suppose that two or three weeks wcmld be sullicient to complete iC. 

 The remainder of the line, at the Shoreham end, w ill, we imagine, take even 

 le s lime, as only a very fevf yards of embankment remain to be made, and 

 the permanent rails are already laid on the level of the meadows immediately 

 contiguous t,i Shoreham. A great number of spectators assemljle at New 

 England daily, to witness the ingress and egress of the engine to and from 

 the tunnel. The viaduct over tlie New England Road, for the London line, 

 is nearly completed ; and tlie pro,giv.ss of the works there, is, we learn, equally 

 rapid and satisfaciory with thato't the works on the Shoreham Br.anch, nearer 

 home. — Br i fill ton Gazette. 



(Ireul Western /?f(//H'oi/.— The progress of lliis immense national undertaking 

 is beginning now to be a work of admiration. Bclwixt Loivlon and Bristol 

 there are many points of observance showing the wonderful daring results 

 of science which our forefathers never could have antieip;vted. The won- 

 ders of Egypt dwindle into nothing in the comparison. 'Inere are gigantic 

 labours without use. the mimuments of pride and folly ; here n.sc, ornament, 

 and durability seem to try lo surpass each olher.and their several excellences 

 are so adjusted as lo show the foundation of future national prosperity be- 

 yond all jiower of calculation— not only the prosperity of trade by the rapid 

 conyeyance of merchtindisc. but intellectual prosperity, national progress as 

 to mind, by bringing all parls of the empire into more frequent intercour.-fe 

 wilh large towns, and especially with the metropolis. The most costly por- 

 tion of the line will be the tunnel at Box. This will ever be in itself a mag- 

 nificent proof of the skill and enterprise of the age ; but these can never be 

 truly esiimalerl. wilhout a knowledge of the overwhelming dilfieulties en- 

 countered in its progress. Uf these no evidences w ill be presenlcd by the 

 work il.self, they will l.'C matters only of history. The compmy deserve high 

 ap;,r drition if not nation,il grali;ude for their liberal ende ivour to iniike 

 every point of observance tin additiontil Ixi.auty lo its locality. Even in Bath, 

 Ibe most beaulirul cily in Kngland, where every thing seenn to harmonise in 

 splendour, even here we find the line (d' works adjacent addiii'' to Ibe general 

 lungnifieence. The centerings of the arch over the Wells-road, at the bottom 

 of Hollow, ly, hivve been removed, and erected at the phice where the r.ailway 

 will cross Claverton-strect. The arch and the two golhiit lowers are pro - 

 noune.'d to be excellent specimens of workmanship ; ami the entire viaduct, 

 from the taste cviucctl in its dcsimi, will form, when completcvl, 'luite an or- 



