The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-09 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

THE BROAD GAUGE.

On Thursday further experimental trips were made
on the Great Western, to t, st tic tractive capacity of the
broad gauge engines is ith the heaviest goods trains. The
trains were of extraordinary tonnage, and the speed and
power attained realm kable. The doe n trip train was 200
tons, exclusive of engine aml tender, and consisted of
about 28 trucks, weighted to a gross loud with coal.
It was drown by the Hercules, 22 tons might, with
six wheels all coupled, and seven foot driving wheel,
cylinder 16 inches, stroke 18 inches, fire-box
97 square feet, tube 60 feet. The Ixion, lately used
in the experimental passenger train trips, followed in
the rear, also weighted with coal to a gross load of 200
tons, so as to furniAt the Hercules, on izs return trip to
Paddington with a gross load of 400 tons. The Ixion,
from being overworked in her late trip, broke her piston
rod on the road soon after passing Slough, sad was re-
lieved by the engine Pollux. The down train started
with fair weather and light south-west wind from the
first mile-post at 10b. 27m. 555., and arrived at Didcot,
52 miles, at lh. sm. ls., making the time occupied in
the down trip 2h. 37m. 6s. ; but deducting the time for
seven stoppages, amounting altogether to 42m. 205., the
trip was accomplished in 54m. 465., being at the rate of
about 27 miles an hour.

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The following is a table of the working and mean
practical results:—
DOWN TRIP, WITH 200 TONS, EXCLUSIVE OF ENGINE

AND TENDER.
Time of passing each Mile Post.
h. m. s.
10 27 55
10 31 40
10 33 53
10 35 53
10 37 51
including stoppages
10 39 42
10 50 43
10 52 42
including stoppages
including stoppages
11 14 40
11 16 40
including stoppages
11 28 45
11 30 40
11 32 20
11 34 10
including stoppages
11 47 45
11 49 44
11 51 30
including stoppages ....
12 4 58
12 7 2
12 8 56
12 10 45
12 12 30
12 14 12
12 15 57
including stoppages
12 29 52
12 31 38
12 33 26
12 36 43

Number of
Mile Posts.

37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48 - 12 57 15
49
50
51
52 (Didcot)
The return train, with the same engine, and a leviathan
load of 400 tons, started at 4h. sm. 365. from Didcot, and
arrived at Paddington, exclusive of stoppages, at 6h. 13w.
565., having accomplished the distance in 2h. Bm. 205., or
at the rate of 24 1-3 miles per hour. The following are
the tabulated results from the table of speeds attained by
the narrow gauge, in the recent experiment on the York
and Darlington, with a 400 tons train, reported in our
impression of Monday. It appears that the journey of
43 miles was performed in 2h. 15w. 205., or at an average
speed of about 19 miles an hour, being a less speed of
5 1-3 miles an hour than the Great Western, and with 10
miles less ground to work over.
UP—WITH FOUR HUNDRED TONS, EXCLUSIVE OF EN-

GINE AND TENDER.
Time of passing each Mile Post.
h. a. m.
4 5 36
0 12 23
0 15 55
50
49
48
47
46
45
44
43

Number of
Mile Posts.
53
52
51

42
41
40 .
39
38
37
36

O 36 41
O 38 53
O 41 3
O 43 9
O 45 16
O 47 23
O 49 35

35 Missed post from 36f to 34.
34
33
32
31

0 54 24
0 57 0
0 59 27
5 1 47
0 4 0
0 6 6
BECAME TOO DARK TO SEE POSTS.
... Passing Slough Station 0 29 15
... Ditto West Drayton 0 44 46
... Ditto Southall
... Ditto Hanwell

30
29

... Ditto Ealing
... At West London Junction 6 10 36
... Arrived at the 1 Mile Post 0 13 56

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
SHEFFIELD, JAN. 8.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian Exten-
sion, 334—Grimsby and Sheffield, 12%—Ditto, Extension,
31. 17s.—Newcastle and Berwick, 21—Derby and Crewe, 6%
—Liverpool and Leeds Direct, 25/—Manchester, Sheffield,
and Midland Junction, 41. 19s.—Sheffield, Wortley, Silkstone,
and Wakefield, 2/. 2s.—West Riding Union, 73/4—Welsh
Midland, 23/4.