The Ministry of Railways: of. the National Government officially. one nounced, to-day that plans have been completed for the conatrnetion: of the Nanking-Pukow trains ferry. The total construction cent will be about $4,000,000.
The: foundation and concrete work, which will be done by tha, Engineering Department of the, Ministry of Railways, will be: come menced immediately in- order that advantage may be taken, of the, present. low. water, The entire construction work is scheduled. to ba completed before the winter of. 1991, and, at the latest. by the. spring of 1992, There will boa, 150-foot bridge at Nanking and Pukow. The ferry-boat wilt have length of 360 fect, a width of, 58: feet and a speed of 12 knots, The ferry boat will. be able. to carry: 21 40-ton freight ears, 12 passenger cars. and a locomotive, The time taken for crossing, including loading and unloading, wilt be between 40 and 50 minutes, Tt aay ahaa a as one Dos for 8 {ous the Yangtee River and to get senger on the Nanking.
on, the Tientsin-Pukow train: at Pukow, and several hours are need ed to convey freight across the. river.
Tt is estimated by the tref department of the Ministey: of Rail ways: that at least 8,000 tons of freight cross the river daily, With 'a transport fee of from $1 to $2 per. ton, the annual income. from the ferry will be approximately $1,500,000, The annual administra tion expenses are estimated to total about $3,00,000. This will. leave an annual net profit of more: than $1,000,000 so that the cost of the. feonstruction of the ferry can be repaid, within four years—Reuter,
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