Railway Construction

by William Hemingway Mills

Steel Bull-head Rails (85 lbs. per Yard). Estimated Cost of Materials for One Mile of Single Line.
	Weight per mile of single line.				Price.			Amount.
	tons.	cwt.	qrs.	lbs.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Steel bull-head rails, 85 lbs. per yard (26-ft. length )	134	0	0	0	5	0	0	670	0	0
Steel fish-plates (deep), 38 lbs. per pair	6	17	3	0	6	15	0	46	9	10
Fish-bolts and nuts	1	4	3	0	12	15	0	15	15	7
2030 creosoted sleepers, 9 ft. × 10 in. × 5 in.	—				0	3	10	389	1	8
4060 cast-iron chairs, each 45 lbs.	81	11	1	0	3	10	0	285	9	5
8120 iron cup-headed spikes	3	12	2	0	10	0	0	36	5	0
4060 tree-nails, at per 1000	—				3	10	0	14	4	2
4060 oak keys, at per 1000	—				5	0	0	0	6	0
£								1477	11	8

Steel Bull-head Rails (85 lbs. per Yard). Estimated Cost of Materials for One Mile of Single Line.
	Weight per mile of single line.
	tons.	cwt.	qrs.	lbs.
Steel bull-head rails, 85 lbs. per yard (26-ft. length )	134	0	0	0
Steel fish-plates (deep), 38 lbs. per pair	6	17	3	0
Fish-bolts and nuts	1	4	3	0
2030 creosoted sleepers, 9 ft. × 10 in. × 5 in.	—
4060 cast-iron chairs, each 45 lbs.	81	11	1	0
8120 iron cup-headed spikes	3	12	2	0
4060 tree-nails, at per 1000	—
4060 oak keys, at per 1000	—

	Price.			Amount.
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Steel bull-head rails, 85 lbs. per yard (26-ft. length )	5	0	0	670	0	0
Steel fish-plates (deep), 38 lbs. per pair	6	15	0	46	9	10
Fish-bolts and nuts	12	15	0	15	15	7
2030 creosoted sleepers, 9 ft. × 10 in. × 5 in.	0	3	10	389	1	8
4060 cast-iron chairs, each 45 lbs.	3	10	0	285	9	5
8120 iron cup-headed spikes	10	0	0	36	5	0
4060 tree-nails, at per 1000	3	10	0	14	4	2
4060 oak keys, at per 1000	5	0	0	0	6	0
£				1477	11	8

Steel Bull-head Rails (80 lbs. per Yard). Estimated Cost of Materials for One Mile of Single Line.
	Weight per mile of single line.				Price.			Amount.
	tons.	cwt.	qrs.	lbs.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Steel bull-head rails, 80 lbs. per yard (26-ft. lengths)	125	14	0	0	5	0	0	628	10	0
Steel fish-plates (deep), 37 lbs. per pair	6	14	1	0	6	15	0	45	6	2
Fish-bolts and nuts	1	4	3	0	12	15	0	15	15	7
2030 creosoted sleepers, 9 ft. × 10 in. × 5 in.	—				0	3	10	389	1	8
4060 cast-iron chairs, each 40 lbs.	72	10	0	0	3	10	0	253	15	0
8120 iron cup-headed spikes	3	12	2	0	10	0	0	36	5	0
4060 tree-nails, at per 1000	—				3	10	0	14	4	2
4060 oak keys, at per 1000	—				5	0	0	20	6	0
£								1403	3	7

Steel Bull-head Rails (80 lbs. per Yard). Estimated Cost of Materials for One Mile of Single Line.
	Weight per mile of single line.
	tons.	cwt.	qrs.	lbs.
Steel bull-head rails, 80 lbs. per yard (26-ft. lengths)	125	14	0	0
Steel fish-plates (deep), 37 lbs. per pair	6	14	1	0
Fish-bolts and nuts	1	4	3	0
2030 creosoted sleepers, 9 ft. × 10 in. × 5 in.	—
4060 cast-iron chairs, each 40 lbs.	72	10	0	0
8120 iron cup-headed spikes	3	12	2	0
4060 tree-nails, at per 1000	—
4060 oak keys, at per 1000	—

	Price.			Amount.
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Steel bull-head rails, 80 lbs. per yard (26-ft. lengths)	5	0	0	628	10	0
Steel fish-plates (deep), 37 lbs. per pair	6	15	0	45	6	2
Fish-bolts and nuts	12	15	0	15	15	7
2030 creosoted sleepers, 9 ft. × 10 in. × 5 in.	0	3	10	389	1	8
4060 cast-iron chairs, each 40 lbs.	3	10	0	253	15	0
8120 iron cup-headed spikes	10	0	0	36	5	0
4060 tree-nails, at per 1000	3	10	0	14	4	2
4060 oak keys, at per 1000	5	0	0	20	6	0
£					1403	3	7

Steel Bull-head Rails (75 lbs. per Yard). Estimated Cost of Materials for One Mile of Single Line.
	Weight per mile of single line.				Price.			Amount.
	tons.	cwt.	qrs.	lbs.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Steel bull-head rails, 75 lbs. per yard (26-ft. lengths)	117	0	0	0	5	0	0	585	0	0
Steel fish-plates (deep), 35 lbs. per pair	6	7	0	0	6	15	0	42	17	3
Fish-bolts and nuts	1	4	3	0	12	15	0	15	15	7
2030 creosoted sleepers, 9 ft. × 10 in. × 5 in.	—				0	3	10	389	1	8
4060 cast-iron chairs, each 37 lbs.	67	1	1	0	3	10	0	234	14	5
12,180 iron cup-headed spikes	5	8	3	0	10	0	0	54	7	6
4060 oak keys, at per 1000	—				5	0	0	20	6	0
£								1342	2	5

Steel Bull-head Rails (75 lbs. per Yard). Estimated Cost of Materials for One Mile of Single Line.
	Weight per mile of single line.
	tons.	cwt.	qrs.	lbs.
Steel bull-head rails, 75 lbs. per yard (26-ft. lengths)	117	0	0	0
Steel fish-plates (deep), 35 lbs. per pair	6	7	0	0
Fish-bolts and nuts	1	4	3	0
2030 creosoted sleepers, 9 ft. × 10 in. × 5 in.	—
4060 cast-iron chairs, each 37 lbs.	67	1	1	0
12,180 iron cup-headed spikes	5	8	3	0
4060 oak keys, at per 1000	—

	Price.			Amount.
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Steel bull-head rails, 75 lbs. per yard (26-ft. lengths)	5	0	0	585	0	0
Steel fish-plates (deep), 35 lbs. per pair	6	15	0	42	17	3
Fish-bolts and nuts	12	15	0	15	15	7
2030 creosoted sleepers, 9 ft. × 10 in. × 5 in.	0	3	10	389	1	8
4060 cast-iron chairs, each 37 lbs.	3	10	0	234	14	5
12,180 iron cup-headed spikes	10	0	0	54	7	6
4060 oak keys, at per 1000	5	0	0	20	6	0
£				1342	2	5