The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-26
And by the following table is shown the length of
lines open for traftc az the same datea:-

sThirty nine miles OF this length is laid with secoad
line on a narrow guage
From the above details it appears that the length
of lines opened for traffic during the year 1865
including II miles of line belonging to private indi
ylduas amounted to 243 miles; of these 235 miles
were laid with only one line of rails.
OF the lines opened in 1866, the following are
those which appear to he the ost important, VIII
The Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway, a
broad gauge line, which affords to Hereford more
direct Communication with the metropolis than it
previously possessed.
The wimbledon and Croydon Railway, which at.
fords communication TO the sonth of London, be-
ween the London and Southwestern and the South
eastern Railways and provides another link in the
line OF railway communication which enclrcles the
metropolis
The extension Of the London, bury and South
end Railway to Southend.
The remaining lines were short branch lines or
exteDtions Of existing lines; of these may be men-
toned, the Arpey branch Of the Warrington and
Stockport Railway, by which an additional comma
nication between Manchester and the Birkenhead
Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway is afford
ed. The linis terminated with juno Jon between
the London and Northwestern, the Warrington and
Stockport, and the Birkenbead Lancashire and
Cheshire Junction Railway Companies at Lower
Walton; and in consequence OF an application from
the companies your lordships issued regulations
under the Railways Clauses Consolidation Act, for
the working of the junction signals.
In Scotland, railway was opended from Dalketh
to PEBBLES, and a branch of the Scottish Midland
JuDCtlon hlIWdy Was opened 10 DalTROWT1e.
railway was also opened from Inverness to Nairn
between which places and the Great North OF Scot
land Railway wide gap of railway communication
remains to be filed up.
In Ire and, the lines of railway opened were Of
more Importance. On the Oakley Railway the ar
raDgement for working the lie by atmospheric
agency was removed and the line adapted to the
use OF locomotive engines This was the only rail
way in the United Kingdom upon which the atmos-
pheric mode OF traction had been retained.
The Dublin and Wicklow Railway was extended
from Bray TO Wicklow. A branch Of the Midland
Great Western Railway Of Ireland was opened from
Mullingar TO Longford, and the Ballymena. Bally-
money, Coleraine, and P0rtrush Junction Railway
was opened between Ballymena and Portrush, by
which means an almost continuous line Of railway
communication is now afforded between London
derry, Dublin and Cork.
il has been already stated that the length Of single
line opened during the year amounted to 235 miles.
The single lines were only allowed to be opened
upon an understanding that not more than one en-
CINE in steam should be allowed at and the
thereof These regulations If faithfully carried into
effect preclude the possibility Of COLI sions on single
lines, but at the same time they prevent q large
traffic from being carried on by means Of single
line.
The following lines, which had been opened as
single lines, converted into double lines during
the year, wiz
Miles. Chains.
Dublin and Wicklow from shanganah juno.
uon 10 Bray.
oxford. Worcester, and wofvcrhampton
mixed gauge, from Evesham to CarDpden. .
sheffield, Rotterdam, Barnsley, Wakefield,
IIrAl afAI anil Nn.lz