Author: Indus Valley State Railway

Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 9781230178394

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 edition. Excerpt: ... the middle. In October 1877 work was commenced, and pushed on vigorously; "but serious difficulties were encountered in closing the branch of the river just mentioned. Three or "four times unexpected freshes temporarily re-opened it, and carried away the new earthwork. Finally "a temporary pile bridge carrying the line of rails was constructed across it, and the gap rapidly filled "from the wagons of an earth train shunted on to the bridge. Though the unexpected rises in the "river had kept back the work as explained, they afforded an opportunity of pushing the bund stilj "further towards the bridge. Previous to the rises the prolongation of the bund had been projected "up to a point on the edge of the stream which was on the convex or cutting bank of a bend, this point "being temporarily secured against the cutting action by ample protection transported in boats. The "effect of the rise was to cause the river to cut straight across the chord of this bend, which latter it "at the same time silted up. "Without loss of time the point where the centre line of the bund inter"sected the new edge of the stream was made safe, and connected to the point formerly secured by a "strong line of cube protection transported in boats. "Thus the present bund head was secured in 1878 at a distance of 117 chains from its starting "point, and about 18 chains from the bridge, and the entire new part of the bund raised to the Eeduced "Level 37450 by the end of the official year 1877-78. Thus at the beginning of the present official "year the work to be done was--"(1). Raising the height of the new 31 chains of the bund from 37450 to 385-00. "(2). Depositing cube...