A specially powerful crane was required t0 handle the Pacific type locomotive, erected by Messrs. Cogielskt, Lid, of Poland, for the Kannan Railway Company, Lid Wahu, Anhiel, which was landed the Nanking-Shanghai" Railway's Woosung Wharton January 22." 'The Jocomotive, the first' to. come to Ghina from" Poland, "arrived on Sanuary 31 in the s. City. of Hertford, Atter the general inspection of the locomotive and tender upon dis-Charge by the two Polish engineers who came out to" attend to the lests, as well as by the engineers of the. Kiangnan Railway' Coy Lid. was tested. between. Woosung. and Shanghai, easly attaining speed kilometres an hour without the Slightest rise of temperature in the Sxles or Journal boxes The locomotive which, together with the tender, weighs 74 tons, i5 Capable of driving a nonnat express {rnin ata maximum "speed of 00 kilometres an hour. On February) 4 he. locomotive proceeded. under iis own steam from" Shanghai Nanking under the supervision of Engineer S. ¥_ Kwai, of the Kiangwan Railway Ca, and. one of the Polish engineers," covering the dis-{nee of over, 300 kilometres In Most Satisfactory manner. At pre= Cent the locomotive Is in the engine Shea of the: Nanking-Shanghel Ralls way at Nanking, and will be placed service on the Kiangnan line. as oon as the construction of the link atween the Nonking-Shanghal- Ralls way and. the Kiangnan Railway, Tome 24. kilometres long. is com pleted. "This wil probably "be towards the end of the month.
The locomotive embodies all the Iateat "Improvements mown In modern fallway engineering, and is fine piece of work, both in design and quality of material.
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