PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. 55 
**S” Class 
x **P” Class Heavy | “*T” Class | ‘*‘M’’ Class | Heavy Surbur- 
ENGINES. Express Passenger. |Heavy Goods|Suburban Tank} ban Tank. 
ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. 
Cylinders, dia. 1 8 1 9 1 5 1 63 
fA stroke} 2 2 2 2 222 2 0 
Bogie wheels, 
diam.| 38 8 2 94 38 3front | 3 1 
Coupled wheels, 
diam.| 5 0 4 8 | 4 OLhind| 4 7 
Bogie wheel base| 7 O his 5 1 6 2 front 
Rigid , ,, | 13 10 15 0 6 6 5 6 hind 
eral ., ss 25 O 23 «2 8 8 10 9 
engine and | 51 2% Bogie tender 
tender ..-| 46 10 6-wheel tender 51 103 28 11 32 3 
Boiler presure 160 ib. 160 ib. 160 ib. 160 ib. 
Grate area ... 27 sq. ft. 29°75 sq. ft.) 18°75 sa. ft.| 24 sq. ft. 
Heating surface 1,916 ft. 2ISSe yi, PAN, 1456 sq. ft. 
6-wheel Bogie 
TENDERS. | tenders.| tenders. 
Wheels, diam. /8ft. 73in./3 ft. lin.) 3 ft. Lin. 
Wheel base ...| 12ft. 16 ft. 16 ft. Tanks. Tanks. 
Water capacity | 3030 gal.|3650 gal. 3650 gal. | 1200 gallons | 1580 gallons 
Fuel as 43tons| 6 tons 6 tons 22 tons. 23 tons 
Weight of en- . 
gine in work-|t. c. q./t. ¢ gq.) t. c q. 
order ...(56 10 3/56 10 3] 65 15 
Ditto, tender ...\31 16 1/41 10 O} 41 10 O 
Total weight in (approx.) 
working order'88 7 0|98 0 3107 5 O’ 563 tons 72% tons 
In the passenger rolling-stock, the principal innovation 
in recent years has been the introduction of the corridor 
carriages. ‘These are long vehicles carried on six-wheeled 
bogies, constructed with end platforms and doors entering 
into side corridors. The side corridors communicate with 
the separate compartments into which each vehicle is 
divided. Hach compartment in the first-class is upholstered 
in white figured fibre cloth, neatly decorated, and arranged 
to seat six passengers. The compartments of the second- 
class are upholstered in leather, and seat eight passengers 
in each. For both classes, separate lavatory accommoda- 
tion, smoking and ladies’ sections are provided. The 
external appearance of the cars is the same, but internally 
the compartments are fitted up suitably for first and second- 
class passengers. The cars are of a uniform length of 61 
