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London, England, 1837-12-11 00:00:00

171-1 E LONDON and BRIGHTON RAIL-
WAY COMPANY,
Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 15th July, 1837.
„ ?iie Directors have the pleasure of submitting to the Subscribers
following highly satisfactory Reports of Mr. Rastriek and Mr.
Locke

TO THE DIRECTORS OF THE LONDON AND
BRIGHTON RAILWAY COMPANY.
i.9entlemen—ln consequence of your instructions, that I should
the first place take effective measures to have the whole of the
enlarged plans and sections taken, to determine upon the exact line
railway, and to report if any improvements could be made on the
ai line of railway between Croydon and Brighton, and also on the
branch hue from Brighton to Shoreham, I beg leave to report to
:41 that I have been incessantly. engaged with my assistants and
iyeyors for nearl two months in prosecuting the surveys, and in
examination ofy the country in every direction ; and, having
„.`'lnpleted the plans and sections on a working scale, it gives me
pleasure to report to you that the improvements of which the
i,"°ol railway is susceptible can be made within the time allowed
' tot powers of the Act of Parliament.
vibe only material deviations are at Merstham and Balcombe,
.i:ere it eras desireable to make the Tunnels and as the
cti!neent of the parties to whom the land belongs has been obtained
"74 improvements can be effected.
the consequence of the recommendation of Captain Alderson, of
,„, Royal Engineers, the Parliamentary Committees of the Lords
for
Commons authorised the substitution of a Tunnel at Merstham,
414,°1,en cutting, arid the lengthening of the Tunnels at Balcombe
Clayton ; whereby, and by other improvements which I have
tultie, I have been enabled to reduce the cuttings from 9,251,000
tt°ie yards of earth-work to 5,867,000 cubic yards, snaking a
Ong in cutting of 3,384,000 cubic yards; and by introducing
Ching in some places instead of continuous embankments, and
abiding myself of the advantages of the Parliamentary powers, I
,to reduced the embanking from 4,793,000 cubic yards of earth-
jot to 3,715,000 cubic yards ; making a reduction in the amount
mlembanking of 1,078,000 cubic yards. This work is, therefore,
7,9. f ordinary extent.
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these improvements, and allowing the most liberal prices
7 the. work, the amount of my estimate for the Main Line, ex-
el of contingencies, is reduced to 706;0001. and allowing ten
7 cent. for contingencies (amounting to 70,6000 the total
Ponta of my estimate is 776,600/., being 29,372/. less than the
elr,liatnentary estimate ; which saving being added to the 70,600/.
give me nearly 15 per cent. for contingencies.
toi!o. material alteration has been, or can be, made on the branch
~Nsoreham; the cost of this branch I find, on a revised estimate,
muounts to 69,800/.
'these estimates, of course, do not include the value of the land
4r buildings.
In ray labours I have had the advantage of the assistance of Mr.
te'lePh Locke, who has taken great pains to make himself thoroughly
,'lllainted with the whole of the Main Line, and the branch to
aprehein ; and has gone over the ground with me, and fully con-
trred everything that could bear upon the improvements of the
tit!,eo, the manner of execution, and the value of the work ; and
b„ ugh Ido not exactly agree with him upon the value of every
we fully agree upon the principle and manner of carrying the
hin into execution. He will of course report to you his own °pi-
ll, as well as present you with the amount of his estimate.
•,'„u conclusion I beg to state—
be-that this line of railway is the very best which can be obtained
'ween London and Brighton.
That there is no necessity for any fresh application to Parliament.
to„ l'hat the main line
can be executed for 805,972/., and the branch
,Shoeham for 69,800/.
three
the main line can be completed and opened to the public in
rZe years from the • commencement of the work, and the branch
to
Shoreham in about eighteen months.
t And with regard to the often-agitated question of the supposed ne-
faaity of cutting chalk with a slope of one to one, instead of the plan
that
to adopt, I have calculated the extra quantity of cutting
%,,t the slope of one to one would require, and I find that, for both
17, Merstham and Clayton cuttings, it would only amount to about
4°0,000 of cubic yards extra, the cost of which would not exceed
413°1., which sum is the additional expense that such an extra-
iltrY exedient would occasion, if resorted to ; but I shall prove,
stecuption of the work, that it is altogether unnecessary.
1 am, Gentlemen, your most obedient humble servant,
"d
°.°, Dec. 7, 1837. JOHN U. RASTRICK.
To THE DIRECTORS OF THE LONDON AND BRIGHTON
RAILWAY COMPANY.
4ry have had the honour to receive from your Secre-
the following resolution of your Board, dated the 31st of
',etober last, namely--
I,l' That Mr. Locke be requested to go over the Line with Mr.
~‘astrick, and investigate his Plans, Sections, and Estimates, and
Lellort his opinion upon the Line, and the improvements that have
;en made upon it, and the sufficiency of the estimates, and the
'ale in which the Line can be completed."
I.ln pursuance of this I have accompanied Mr. Rastrick over the
ranges
with a view of forming an opinion of the merits of the several
anges contemplated by him. I have by this investigation acquired
l'•
halore intimate knowledge of the nature of the works required for
th's Railway, and can now offer my remarks with more confidence
an I have hitherto been enabled to do.
t.fly opinion of your Line is already well known to you, and it may
thakineessary for me to repeat it. That opinion has undergone no
ange, and believing that Parliament has exercised a wise cliscre-
'n in the setection of the Direct Line, I will content myself with
Itae
;i
t Ing that passengers can be conveyed upon it by locomotive engines
"eafe and rapid speed—that the gradients will not exceed lin
nor the curves one mile in, radius. The alterations made in
Line since it was last under my notice are, in my opinion, judi-
as and by the introduction of a tunnel at Merstham, and an ex-
Wnon of those at Balcombe and Clayton, much of the deep cuttings,
is strongly objected to in committee, has been avoided, and yet there
11110 deviation of such an extent as to render another application to
4,,,liarnent necessary.
te,s4ne question, however, of the practicability of your Line is now
Isiclered to be set at rest; there is now no doubt but that the
4,,irect Line can be made, and that when made it can be worked,
t-'ll4l(ethe ground being therefore so far prepared, I will proceed at
e. to the other branches of your inquiry.
litt'ne working plans and estimates of Mr. Rastrick have been laid
fire me, and although I might. agree generally with him as to
my prices of particular works, I have thought it better to make
estimate entirely on independent grounds. With these tai'mate-
before me, and with the advantage of my recent inspection of
tzte Line, I have estimated the cost of the works. including the ex-
eations and embankments, bridges, tunnels, rails, chairs, sleepers,
and every other item belonging to the formation of the Rail-
kaY, and also the sum of 16,0001. for stations, and 30,0001. for
"gement (but exclusive of the cost of land and buildings), at
Ij, suln of 850,0001., and the Shoreham Branch at 70,000/. ; and
tk td
no hesitation in expressing my belief that the works may be
tpted for these sums.
teh, Ought to observe that in forming my estite I have not been
ts °rued entirely by the propositions of Mrma. Rastrick. There
clay be cases where his plans arc superior to those which I might
skZuomend • and, again, I might prefer a peculiar nsethod of
Otion, not approved of by him ; but, under all these circum-
is 'lce*, the differences between us are so slight, and our estimates
t4nearly equal, as to give the assurance that we are not far from
ta he Line at Brighton still admits of a slight alteration. 1 have
%,I!.Utioned this to Mr. Rastrick, who will, I doubt not, pay to the
t'pe stion whatever attention it merits.
to Ile time in which the Line may be executed, need not exceed
Years and a half.
egit Is unnecessary for me to trouble you with the details of my
kttelations, either as to the cost or the time of execution. The
gate amount is what more directly affects you, than the steps
itttThicli the conclusions are Instruction ;I ay however, be per-
,l4 to exceed the limits of my s, by venturing an
lon that contractors are to be found to undertake the work for
mount and within the time I have stated.
pit" the Southampton Railway heavier works, through more
" sous materials, and at a less cost, are now being satisfactorily
t
Ined ; and with the experience of those works, 1 see no reason
JPeehend difficulty in encountering those on your Line. There
I.‘ll.4reely a district in England where the material is more favour-
ittand thus the contingencies, both as to cost and time, are ren-
fmless vague than are usual in such cases.
*tisiZ'sh not, however, to under-estimate the difficulties of your
Ittetilth ; they are such as to require vigilant attention. But so
61los been said and written on the subject of the Brighton
I.!LY, that the public has been led to believe the formation of
rase,,l!le almost impossible ; and I think it right to endeavour to
the subject fairly before you, in order that you may know
vt,4otir works do not exceed those that have been successfully
Plished on other Railways.
Lonl am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
don, Dec. 8, 1637. JOSEPH LOCKE.
• Whitehall-place, Dec. 9, 1837.
0441
P. b ernen,_l beg to acknowledge the receipt of the reports of
Ilitil"`astrick and Mr. Locke on the London and Brighton Railway,
lk,Plu have submitted to me. They are so highly satisfactory
kte6Tso fully bear out all my original views and opinions of the
qta Lf:le, and so completely answer the various objections which
Ltaii-vn raised against it, that it is unnecessary for me at present
lta,i! any further remarks.—l am, Gentlemen, your obedient,
pill" servant, JOHN RENNIE.
• Directors of the London and Brighton Railway Company.
By order of the Directors,
THOMAS WOOD, Secretary.
-At and Brighton Railway Office, 71 Lombard-
street, London, Dec. 8, 1837.

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