The westward extension pian of the Lunghai Railway has been finally decided upon anda party willie sent out within a few days to make a survey. The extension tine will start {rom Poochi and terminate at Chengtu, the capital of Szechuen.
site for the locomotive workshop of the new line has been fed at Sanchiao station, west of Sian, comprising an area of 1,200 mow. Construction work on the factory will begin next spring, with Belgian three capital of $5,000,000. The factory will be the largest on the western section of the Lunghai Railway—Central News.
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