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THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECTS JOURNAL. 



[January, 



39. South Wales. 



56,000 «har,:« ; capital 2,H()0,eC(l). 

 Commences at a junction with tbe Cliellenliam and Great Western rail- 

 way, at Gloucester, crossing the Severn, through the forest of Dean, by 

 Monmouth to Chepstow, Newport, and Caidiff; thence to CowbriUse, 

 Bridirend I'ort Cawl, Nealh, Swansea, and Caertnarthcn, terminating in 

 two braoJhL-8, one to Pembroke and the harbour of Milford Haven, the 

 other to 1-ishgiiard. Length of line, 183 miles, 4 chains. Number of 

 shares subscribed for, 42,000. Capital, 2,100,000/. Authorised loan 

 233 333i. Estimated expense, 2,o00,000(. Uecommended by the hoard 

 of Trade also by the committee of group P. Leased to the Great \\ est- 

 ern railway. Working expenses, 40 per cent. Kojal Assent, Aug. 4. 

 Brunei engineer. Secretary, N. Armstrong. Office, 4'JU, West Strand, 

 London. Uegister of scrip, Sept. 8. Meeting, 31 Oct The GlaM.orgau 

 Central Mineral, late Daffryn, Llysard, and Port Cawl, have resolved to 

 unite with this company. 



40. Monmouth and Hereford. 

 11,000 shares; capital SSO.OOO/. 

 Length of line, 30 miles, 2 feet, 8 chains. Number of shares subscribed 

 for siso. Capital. 412,500/. Authorised loan, 183,333/. Lst.mate of 

 expense, 550,000/. Recommended by the Board of Trade also committee 

 of group P. Working expenses, 40 per cent. Royal Assent, Aug. 4. 

 Brunei, engineer. 



41. Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton. 

 12,000 half shares of .')0/. each ; capital 300,000/. 

 To connect the towns of Blackburn, Darwen, and Turton with Bolton, 

 by which a railway commuuiraliou will be established with Maucbester. 

 Len 'ih of line, 14 miles. Estimated expense, 300,000/. Authorised 

 loan" 100 000/. Recommended by the Board of Trade, and committee of 

 grou'p d! Working expenses, 40 per cent. Royal Assent, June 30. 

 J. Watson, engineer. F. H. James, secretary. Ottce, King street, 

 Blackburn. Registered Aug. 20. 



42. Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington, and Colne Extension. 

 21 200 shares of 25/. each ; capital 530,000/. 

 Commences, in junction with the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale 

 line near Haslingden, connecting the populous towns of Blackburn Burn- 

 ley! Accrington, Clitheroe, Colne, and Whalley with the town of Man- 

 chester Length of line, 24 miles. 7 chains ; number of shares subscribed 

 for 19 013, and capital, 475,325/.; authorised loan, 176,066/; recom- 

 mended'by the Board ofTrade, and committee of group D; working ex- 

 nenses 40 per cent.; royal assent, June 30; — Collister, engineer; regis- 

 tered 19th July ; James Smithers, secretary, Market street, Bury. 

 43. Wliitehacen and Furness. 

 17,500 shares of 20/. each ; deposit \1.; capital 350,000/. 

 Commences, injunction with the Furness railway, in North Lancashire, 

 now in progress of formation, and eventually to extend, by way of Ulver- 

 stone to Lancaster. Length of line, 34 miles, 8 chains ; number of shares 

 subsc'ribed for, 14,237 ; and capital, 284,740/.; authorised loan 110 000/. ; 

 estimated expense, 350,000/.; recommended by the Board of Trade, also 

 by committee of group II; single line ; working expenses, 11,392/. per 

 annum ■ royal assent, July 21 ; J. Stephens, engineer; John Meyer, secre- 

 tary l' Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street, London; call of 3/. 20th 

 Oct • p'roposed extension of line to LUverstone and to Lancaster, 25 miles, 

 at an'cstiraale of 7.'>0,000/. for which the stock is issued. 

 44. Caledonian. 

 42,000 shares of 50/. «ach ; caoital 2,100,000/. 

 Commences at Carlisle, junction with Lancaster and Carlisle, passing 

 through Lanarkshire and Dumfriesshire, and tenuinatmg, in jiinctiou with 

 the Edinburgh and Glasgow railway. Length of line, 1S7 miles, 2 furlongs, 

 5 chains Number of shares subscribed, 34,460/.; capital, 1,723.000/. ; 

 authorised loan, 700,000/.; estimate, 2,100,000/ ; recommended by the 

 Board of Trade, and the committee of group DD ; working expenses, 

 47 per cent. ; rojal assent, July 31 ; J. Locke, and J. E. Errington, engi- 

 neers; secretary, D. Rankine ; office, 122, Princes-street, Edinburgh; 

 registered 1st October. 



45. Scottish Central. 

 34,000 shares of 25/. each ; capital 850,000/. 

 Length of line, 47 miles, 3 furlongs, 3 chains ; number of shares subscribed 

 for 20,311 ; and capital, 657.775/. ; authorised loan, 283,330/. ; estimated 

 expe'ns'e, 850,000/. ; recommended by the Board of Trade, and committee 

 of group DD; working expenses, 40 per cent.; royal asseu:, July 31 ; 

 Messrs. Locke and Errington, engineer; secretary, Robert D. Ker ; of- 

 fice, 34, St. J ohn-sireet, Perth; registered, 20th Aug.; Leased to Edin. 

 burgh and Glasgow at 6 per cent. 



40. Aberdeen. 

 IC.COO shares of 20/. each ; capital 830,000/. 

 Connects the city of Aberdeen with the towns of Stonehaven, Montrose, 

 Brechin, Arbroath, Forfar, Dundee, Perth, Siirling, Edinburgh and Glas- 

 gow. Length of line, 51 miles; uuiubcr of shares subscribed fur, 12,925/.; 



and capital, 040,250/. ; authorised loan, 270,000/. ; estimated expenses, 

 830,000/. ; recommended by the Board of Trade, and coniniiitec of group 

 EE ; working expenses, 33 per cent. ; royal assent, July 31 ; lubitt, eni;i- 

 neer; Geo. Keith, secretary, S3, Union-s'.reel, Aberdeen; call of 2/. 10». 

 Not. 1 ; amalgamated with the proposed Great North of Scotland. 



47. Clydesdale Junction. 



Ofim shares of 60/. each ; capiuil 330,0001. 



Commences at Glasgow termini of railways, and passes through the 

 Valley of the Clyde, aud near the towns of Hamilton, Buthwell, Mo.her- 

 well, and Wishawton. Length of line, l5 miles, 2 feet, chains; number 

 of shares subscribed for, 4,393; and capital, 219,650/.; auihorised loan, 

 110,000/. ; estimate of expense, 200,000/. ; recommended by the Board of 

 Trade, and by committee of group DD ; working expenses, 40 per cent. ; 

 royal assent, July 31 ; J. Locke, and J. E. Erriugton, engineers; secre- 

 tary, Alexander Grahame, 124, St. Viucent-st., Glasgow ; registered, Aug- 

 27 ; am-jlgamated wiih the Caledonian at par, and guaranteed 6 per cent. ; 

 with division of profits ; brought Pollock aud Govan railway for 

 120,000/. 



43. Edinburgh and Northern. 

 20,000 shares of 26/. each ; capital GSO.OOO. 



From Edinburgh, through Fife, to Dundee. Length of line, 41 miles, 

 7 feet ; number of shares subscribed for, 19,830 ; and capital, 495,750/. ; 

 authorized loans, 210,060/. ; estimated expense, 050,000/. ; recommeuded by 

 the Board of Trade, aud committee of group FF; single line; working 

 expenses, 30 per cent.; royal assent, July 31; T. Grainger, engineer ; 

 The Company propose various extension, and have issued new shares, 

 20,000, ol 15/. each, and allotted oue to two old, and one to every three 

 of New port ; extension shares of 15/. previously issued ; secretary, Mr. 

 Henry Lees, 4, St. Andrew-square, Edinburgh. 



49. Glasgow, Barrhead, and Ncilston Direct. 

 6,000 shares of 25/. each ; capital 150,000/. 

 Length of line, 8 miles, 7 feet, 8 chains ; to form a direct line of commu- 

 nication; number of shares subscribed tor, 5,142/.; capital, 128,550(. ; 

 auihorised loan, 50,000/. ; estimate of expense, 142,500/. ; recommeuded 

 by the Board of Trade, and committee of group GG ; w orking expenses, 

 45 per cent.; royal assent, June 30; Neil Robson, engiuecr ; meeting 

 Sept. 30; the Glasgow and Greenock railway work the line, the loll 

 arranged with Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossau company. 



50. Scottish Midland Junction. 



12,000 shares of 25/. eacli ; capital 300,000/. 

 Passes through the Valley of Strathmore, and will form a link of com- 

 munication between the Scottish Central railway at Perth and ihe Ar- 

 broath aud I'orfar and Aberdeen railways. Length of line, 33 miles, 2 

 furlongs, 2 chains; number of shares subscribed for, 10,740; and capital 

 208,10.1/.; authorised loan, 100,000/ ; estimated expense, 300,000/. ; re- 

 commeuded by the Board ofTrade, and committee of tjroup EE ; working 

 expenses, 40 percent.; royal assent, July 31; Messrs. Locke and Ecc- 

 ringlon, engineers. 



51. Dundee and Perth. 



18,000 shares of 25/. each , capital 200.000/. 



Joins the Dundee aud Arbroath line, and is 20 miles, 5 feet, 8 inches iu 

 length ; number of shares subscribed tor, 7,899; capital, 147,475/.; autho- 

 rised loan, 60,000/.; estimate of expense, 200,000/.; recomui.udud by the 

 Board of Trade, and committee of group EE ; working expenses, 33 per 

 cent.; royal assent, July 31 ; J. Miller, engineer. J'ue Company have 

 agreed to lease the liue in perpetuity the Dundee and Newtyle, guarantee 

 1 pt-r cent, upon a capital stock of 115,000/. and issue new stock for a aiw 

 company, the Dundee aodSlrathmore Junction, who are to have per 

 cent, dividend, the Newlyle subsequently to participale. 



S2. Kendal and Windermere. 



5,060 shares of 25(. each ; capital 125,000/. 



In junction with the Lancaster ond Carlisle line, at Kendal, temiinat- 

 ing at Windermere, and the Lakes. Length of line, 10 miles, 2 furlongs, 4 

 chains. ; number of shares subscribed tor, 152; and capital, 3,821/. ; au- 

 thorised loan, 40,000/,; estimated expense, 125,000/.; recommended by 

 the Board of Trade, and committee of group II; royal assent, June 30; 

 John Harris, engineer; T. Hudson, secretary ; meeting, Sept. 23; a com- 

 pany is proposed for a line from Cockermonth, by Keswick, Ambleside, 

 to \Vinilermere, called the Furness and M indermeie ; deviation of liue at 

 Kendal proposed at an increased cost of 25,000/. 



53. Lowestoft Railway and Harbour. 

 6,000 shares of 20/. each; capital 120,01)0/. 

 From Lowestoft, through Thorpe, Loddon, and Reedham, terminating 

 in junction with the Yarmouth and Norwich line. Length of line, li 

 miles; number of shares subscribed for, 5117; aud cipital, 103,920/; 

 auihorised loan, 40,000/.; estimated expense, 120,000/.; rcconmieiided 

 by the Board ofTrade, and by committee of group K ; single line ; work- 

 ing expenses, 2,760/. per annum ; royal assent, June 30 ; G. P. Bidder, 

 engineer; secretary, Richard i'ill, oUices, Guildhall-cuildiugs, Luuduu, 

 aud at Yarmouth and Norwich, 



