The Express.
London, England, 1849-09-22 00:00:00

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Mb document In redwings In the Mirth Kent line,
states The COSITSCI estearaa, as porrionaly stated, are
636,8061. ; of this &mown the seme dna, and ratified by me,
does sot amount to 400,0001.; and tar marks are so nearly
completed, that there is link MINS le 'unify. I desire
especially to remark, that them tededbms have been ob-
tained without Jejuna' the wishing of lea line ; but, on
the contrary, the deviations Iwo keptemoi the gradients,
and have removed sew of the wont of tho mem ; aid
brick constructions have bean sahstflaisi whets the Umber
glaring had not boon sommamosoL"
ASIFORD AND HASTINGS LUM—On this line the pro-
gram made in the unfinished maim between St. Leonard.
and Rye kas been priecipally k the tweets, of which there
ace leer amounting in the aurorae length to nearly two
Nam Is the St. Leonardo amt 111111tisiS tunnels a
heading is complete threraphont, and 126 yards
ifiV widths turned. Is the Monet Pleasant tunnel
Ike le emplete, end 48 yards of arching earned ;
mai laths Om Teasel the while or dm dies an sank, sad
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brickwork is Infifigml:".—yards or about lull tits total
quantity, are tormffilaged. The a:indium derived bons the
heading and exesmilan ambits me not only to mann ray
previous report as Mame votelesslna the first est;mate,
but to state that some bother redustka may be expected,
bored my estimate of lonsary ; in fast, the works on the
poetise from Rye to St. Leonardo will be executed for less
time ose-half the wevimes askseated soatract amount.
Tnornauxia WILL. AND Harrrnros Lima.—This branch
bus sot been pressed forward so rapidly as the Ashford and
St. Leonard., but in all the heavy works, between Tun.
toidrieWsUs sad Withered's, and between Robertabridge
and Whadington, every exertion has been made. There
are four tunnels, vis. the Grove, Haut' Role, Wadhunt,
and hiciantfield, making an aggregate length of 2,128 yar is.
The waggon road heading has bees completed throughout
the whole, and 1,301 yards of arching turned. There an
also executed 967.000 cube yards of excavation, out of an
estimated total quantity of 2,278,000, and • proportionate
amount of other work.
PIRNANINT WAT.—I have recently carefully examined
the state of the permanent way, and am enabled to ropon
that it is in very goad condition. The decay and replace-
ment of sleepers has been very inconsiderable, being princi-
pally between Stoat's Nest and Reigate, end their condition'
at the present time is better than I had anticipated, Mil& I
believe to be owing to the constant attention to drainage,
which preserves the sleepers as well as reduces maintenance.
The maintenance 'mount', comprising the repairs of works,
statioas, fences, de., and which include alai tke renewal of
sleeper, do not exceed 1101. per mile per annum. The
smallness of which amount is to be Widened to the line
being originally laid very eutotartiaLy for the period,
although the rails and chairs are twelve percent. lighter than
them recently laid on the new lines. I beg, in ccnclusion,
to with reference to the estimates recently made for
the renewal and maintenance of permanent way, that the
opinion formed from my own expertise, em this subject, to
which I have devoted much attention, es that the ultimate
cost of renewal sod maintenance will De reduced much
below say estimate which has boas Mimeo made."