New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-29

p,on nm the North River win II ut the gap IN inc
shenandoah Mountain thence through Highland County
70 Pocahontas County, West Va, through 10" gap ~
the Allegheny Mountain. and then direct 10 E'i".
Pleasant whore it will the Ohio Another propoSou
route Of the same gauge Is along the Atlantic 0''e'
from Norfolk, Va, to Charleston, sonth Na'o.iH'
Ppnnsylvauia surveys are already in progress for h
N Narrow rauge roads connecting some OF the various
coal regionA The main line. which will run rom toe
seds in Somerset County TO those BrOadtop VIII DC ~
miles IN length and will pass through some OF the 'a
popuious counties Of the State. Last year one u W
Jerseys most influential and respected men 49,
get A bill through the Legislature for a three-' 49,
road from New-YOrk Philadelphia. BUT was u'.o''u
by the Pennsylvania Central Company nc - SAiu 70 10
prepared n renew his application aIi'"o Vis ~
with a hope Of a better result
The London Telegraph gives an interesting account Oh
a series OF experiments with the narrow gauge railway
AT Adershot recently from which we take the touo"ng
The railway has been designed for the War Department
Co., tSs nose ~ being employed In military operations
~ tbn aad The structure Of the railway has been de-
signed by Mr. j. Fell and also the general plan OF the
Somotlve engine the working plans OF which have Deen
prenared In Leeds The line is one mile long, from
The eid Depot 60 the barracks stores IN tne SO
Camp About twOthirds of the line Is laid on curves
from three TO chains radius; ana there - a
gradient Of in 50 for length OF go upon yIGs s 81
from feet to Is feet in hight The gauge Is 10
and the rails are Land on two longtuulna IHoeI
supported at intervals OF 10 feet ana 10 leet Dy pVS @
lateral struts. The weight OF the engine 10 ~ .
the tender "a tuns, with coal and water IheIe ~
pairs OF driving wheels coupled OF 10 Inches IN ulamee
here are also four horizontal wheels running upon gue
rails fixed on the edges of the bearers Inc gauge
OF Is inches on this form OF railway eqVaeng 70 one
OF feet inches an ordinary. Inc oOues y!
the wagons are feet long, FEET Wlde', iees
deep and are capable Of carrying lOa1 OF
funs each. or 800 TO 900 cuDic leeb VI
buIkv articles. The wagons are suspended rom Two
pairs of wheels placed not under the BODY Dut az eae
end OF H. the body the being brought dOW1 20
ebOnt inches above the carrying rails ana very low
center of gravity thus obtained. Each wagon Is alsO
provided with four horizontal guide-wheels In Orer 70
test the carrying capabilities OF this railway series OI
trials were made few days ago by the Royal Ehelheer
Committee from Chatham. The experimental trains
were composed Of wagons loaded with tuns eacn
~ Tents sacks OF -four, and biscuits barrels OF sugar
and pork and e-pOunder and l6pOunder shells. one
wagon was loaded with $50 cubic Ieet OF nay
sD1e Of the wagons carried the Royal Engineer Com
mtte and other officers present on the OCCASION ana Two
wagons were loaded with soldiers, with thelF rnes anu
ca ulpments complete Passenger trains were run over
the line at a speed OF 20 miles hour, mixed trains at
speed OF rs miles hour and goods trains at an average
seed OF 10 miles an The maximum attained with
passengers only was miles hour and the carriages
ran a. sendiy as those railway OF ordinary gauge.
There was no percepuhe oscillation OF the structure and
the vibration greater than IS usual IN IRON
railway brdges The result OF the experiment Jusuhes
Che conclusion that lines made on TINS principle are
capable Of carrying ia sufficient quantities al Anus OI
military stores, including ned artillery ana siege guns Oh
seven tuns weight also that these railways can Do
constructed with much greater rapdy IMAM any O'Ner
form OF rsilway now in use.