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London, England, 1847-04-23 00:00:00

RAILWAY COMMITTEES

ROUSE OP COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY).
he The Select GROUP I.
Committee appointed to consider the merits of
hourthe comprised in this group:re-assembled Lt the usual
chair, this morning in Room 30; Mr. W. 0. Stanley in the

THE BRIGHTON (MID swam) scrizmo•
Mr. Sheroad's engineering evidence in favour of this line
as resumed. The total cost he estimated at 1,500,00C1.,
Xclusive of stations. The main line to Tonbridge would
costt 382,835/, and the branch 18,5411. The construction of
SITa works would occupy about two years.
he witness was cross-examined at considerable length by
MERU/ETRE&
o'
_ The Committee adjourned at the usual hour till twelve
cicck to-morrow (this day).

GROUP V.
RaTrhe Committee met at twelve this morning ; present, Lord
kr rIY, Vane, Chairman ; Hon. M. Gore, Hon. M. Sutton,
' "ice; and Sir E. Filmer.
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---'4Nbsoa, STAINES, A7.ln SOUTH-WES-
.... W.R.N (RICH MOND TO WINDSOR).
wv.I!ZDSO2., STAINES, AND scruTH-vrEs-
Timm. (sTanerEs TO ASCOT, 6.c.)
'Company,
Locke, the engineer-in-chief of the South-Western
rin,Parin said the principle on which he laid out the pro-
-I,7,''' was how far he could accommodate the district compa-
,' 'Y with a great through line. He preferred a system ef
;loop lines for that object to one of branches. The routes
2vr fixed on differed in several a dvanteous respects from
:ate scheme of last session. It had been l g
aid out with a view
Lc' eennect all the tcwns of the districts with each other, as
It‘til as with London—to give facility of communication
through
Wokingham to Reading, and so to the north, by a
Ilar'r"w gauge line and- to conect Windsor easily by the
Ilain line of the 'South-Westernn with Southampton and
Portsmouth. It was proposed to provide depiit accommoda-
tion
Fordat Brentford for coals brought up 4130 river, whence
could be distributed through the district on the rail;
.._ ~,It was supposed that the same tide would take the barge
.7 zrentford, and perhaps the same expense as would take
'ue coals to Nine Elms. The estimated cost of the works for
tlaking the new road through Windsor Park, and the bridge
tarr.in_
-, t; the road to the station, as furnished by the Crown
"gmeer, w
Pilate on sta 20,000t.' exclusive of land The gross esti-
each of the two Bills was 500,0001. On the Rich-
114°nd and Windsor line the earthwork was 30,672/. ; bridges
11()3;220/. ; permanent way, 118,904/. ; sidings, &c., 37,196/. ;
04,,n(14„ai1d compensation;l3l,33o/.; contingencies, 78,678/. ;
... '"8 Staines and Wokingham, with branches, the earth-
•,ork
Is&iZas 113,789/ . bridges, 77,4851.; permanent way.
71 7,„,`"", t ; sidings, tx'., 23,296/. • land and compensation,
veir-". ; and contingencies, 64,2301. The gradients were
„,,,J easn the deepest cutting, or the highest embankment,
cr7.
.about 20 feet. The only important bridge was that
sanction
the river at Richmond, which had received the
licitrw'zlt'iotef the
Admiralty and the other authorities.
and
chase
of
tii surveyor to the Company, estimated the pur-
-131,3304 e
The witnesses landwthe
oAistictohtelißneiclaitm7o.nldoola.nd Windsor line at
on the were
0 private proprietors, &c.
part f
The en cross-examined at considerable length
Twelve, Mltittee adjourned till to-morrow (this day) at