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track. (4) Ordinary steel rails ou twelve timber ties per 9 meters of 

 track, with alternating joints. 



Between Wenrne and Helmond the same fonr comi)arative trial 

 leng'tbs are being laid on ten, eleven, and twelve Post steel ties per 9 

 meters of track. 



The information gathered by these methodical researches will be of 

 great valne, not only for the Netherlands State Eailroad bnt for rail- 

 roading generally 5 the best remedy for scanty net earnings being a re- 

 daction of the expenses of maintenance and renewal. 



Cost of maintenance on trial tracks irith icooden and metal ties, Xctlierlands State Builroad 



Company. 



Section of line. 



I' 



11 25 Liege-Tongres. 

 2 25 

 '3 25 



do 



Bilsen-Hassett 



Liege-Tongres 



Licis-Flanialle 



Tongres-Bilsen 



Bilson-rlassett 



Liege-Tougres 



...: do 



.do 



2- 



25 



A 









10 





1 





1 





If 





Ih 





1 





2(. 



•'^^ 



n 



1 + 



21 



1^ 



do 



Ua^^ett-Wycliiuael 

 Wychaiaid-Aclic-l. 

 n issort-Wvclimael 



do ..■. 



d.) 



Acliol-Eindhaveu . 



do 



do 



, do 



do 



From— To- 



3 4 5 



Kilom. Kilom. 



15.620 14.612 12.0 



16. GOG 15.020 12.0 



41.093 



7.946 



1.831 



25.031 



43. 625 



3.790 



12.707 



4.002 



3.640 



12. 528 



4.412 



4. 765' 



8. OGO 



22. 238 



32. 673 



8.408 



1. 562 



1.218 



47. 334 



47. 795 



46.868. 



52. 709' 



40. 170 

 7.432 

 1.393 



24.570 



43. 349 

 3.640 



12.528 



1.2 

 16.0 

 level. 

 8.0 

 4.0 

 16.0 

 13.0 



16.0; 

 13. Oi 



16. o' 



2. 836 5 

 12.315 



4. 302 > 



4. 748 S 



9.000 

 21.130 

 31. 940 



7.301 



1.218 



0.765 



47. 795 



48. 256, level.; 

 47. 334 0. 8^ 



52. 032 1. 



16.0 

 2.9 

 3.4 

 3.9 

 6.5 

 6.5 

 0.8 



57. 342. 50 56. 425. 9 

 57.425.95 57.509.10 



1.0 

 1.0 



500 



750 ^ 



straight. S 



stiai-zlit. 



1,000 



1,000 



straight. 



straiiiht. 



^"3.50 



500 



1.008 



1. 046 



0. 923' 

 0.514 

 0. 438 

 0.461 

 0. 276' 

 0. 150 

 0. 259 



1. .120 



1,133 



l.OfO 

 600 

 500 



r.oo 



350 I.OIG 

 SCO 0. 215 



530 0. 117 



1,000 



straight. 



straight. 



straight. 



500 



500 



2, 000 

 straight, 

 straight. 



2, 000 

 straight. 



2;000 0. 083. 40 



2,00JO. 0-3. 15 



1.000' 

 l.KtS; 

 0.733 

 1.107 

 0,344 

 0.453i 

 0.461' 

 0.461 

 0. 460 



0.677 



Types. 



Tie.-=. 



Oat. 



I. 



I. 



II. 



II. 



H. 



II. 



201 



11.' 



300 



11. 



1.328 



III. IV. 



250 



IV. 



200 



VI. 



1.081 



VI. 



1,20( 



I. 



8(0 



I- ; 



1,200 



II. 



40(1 



II. 



.oOO 



III.-IV. 



.^.00 



III. 



50. 



IV. 



5o:. 



V. 



73") 



VI. 



93 



VIII. 



9: 



IX. 



Fasten- 



lO 



Spikei 

 A. 

 A. 



v.. 



B. 

 E. 

 15. 

 B. 

 B. 



Marshy ground. 



