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May II 1&58 yiit^ainspm <£•>»» 8o?*n
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bridge is opened to traffic. ted right upto the top. the bridge a:\d in the"
passengers will just g->t Thirty eight lakhs oft. oi' marshalling and tranship-
down from the B G. train concrete has been used in inent yard has been com-
and walk across the plat- tho bridge foundations, pleted and the work is
form to board the M.G. . which arc, as far as is now in progress on the
train. known, the world's dee- south bank. "Till the inid-
The actual field work PPst for aQy railway bridge die of March 1958, out
on this bridge was taken across a river. of 21 crores eft. of earth-
in hand during October, More than 80 per cent work to be done for the
1955. The main tasks at of the steel for the girders whole project, nearly 19
the beginning were the had to be imported from ercrei oft. were comple-
t.raining of the river, in^ U.K., the supply of which ted> and 'n all likelihood
eluding dosing of the was delayed by nearly a tne entire earthwork will
north ohannel, the eons- year Fortunately, the be completed before the
truction of the guide bank major portion of this has setting in of this year's
and 50 per cent of well now been reoeived and monsoon. The south ap-
foundation. All these were the work of fabrication proaoh t» the bridge will
completed according to is going ahead with full be oarried over a flyover
the schedule by JuDe, speed. The erection of aoross the present double
1956 along with the pla- girders on the first span linB between Kinl and
oing of 750 lakh* eft. of was taken in hand in the , Mokameh. The girders for
earthwork in the* olosure first week of October 1957 thip flyover are expected
bund, the norlh approach and the erection of three • *° be received shortly,
bank and the guid* bund, spans was completed At The work on the
and the transportation site by the first week of construction of the mar-
and use of 250 lakhs eft. March 1958. shilling and transhipment
of stnne of various sizes Theereotion of gir- . yard including loco sheds
for the construction of ders is being done by is. well in hand and ma-
guido bund and the north oantilever methods and king satisfactory progress,
approach bank. for the first time the "An idea of the magnitude
The training works girders of such a long of the task oari be had
wer* subjected to heavy span have been erected from the fact that nearly
floods during the 1956 by this method for a 80 miles of track will
monsoons. A discharge of railway. bridge in India. have to be laid in thi*
18 6 lakhs cua.-cs was A 8Peolal aluminium alloy yard itself and over 1,700
passed on September 17 - crane' eaP»ble of lifting quarters built for the yard
that year. Both the guide 15 tons of ]oad at a and loco shed staff,
bund and the training radlu» oi 75 feet, works Nettrly 40
por cent
works have withstood very on ,the 'op beam of the of the yard has already
well the 19.56 and 1957 f^ders, and is used for been laid, and nearly 45
floods. ereotIon work- A per cent of the work in
• follow-np crane erects the connection with the tran-
Work In Progress roadway floor. Nearly shipment platforms has
As regard* the founda- 14,000 tons of steel will been completed. As soon
tioh work, all the 16 be required for the girders. a3 the transfer yard for
main piers and four shore The earthwork on the the N. E. Railway ghat
piers have been oomple- northern approaches of (Continued on page S)
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bridge is opened to traffic. ted right upto the top. the bridge a:\d in the"
passengers will just g->t Thirty eight lakhs oft. oi' marshalling and tranship-
down from the B G. train concrete has been used in inent yard has been com-
and walk across the plat- tho bridge foundations, pleted and the work is
form to board the M.G. . which arc, as far as is now in progress on the
train. known, the world's dee- south bank. "Till the inid-
The actual field work PPst for aQy railway bridge die of March 1958, out
on this bridge was taken across a river. of 21 crores eft. of earth-
in hand during October, More than 80 per cent work to be done for the
1955. The main tasks at of the steel for the girders whole project, nearly 19
the beginning were the had to be imported from ercrei oft. were comple-
t.raining of the river, in^ U.K., the supply of which ted> and 'n all likelihood
eluding dosing of the was delayed by nearly a tne entire earthwork will
north ohannel, the eons- year Fortunately, the be completed before the
truction of the guide bank major portion of this has setting in of this year's
and 50 per cent of well now been reoeived and monsoon. The south ap-
foundation. All these were the work of fabrication proaoh t» the bridge will
completed according to is going ahead with full be oarried over a flyover
the schedule by JuDe, speed. The erection of aoross the present double
1956 along with the pla- girders on the first span linB between Kinl and
oing of 750 lakh* eft. of was taken in hand in the , Mokameh. The girders for
earthwork in the* olosure first week of October 1957 thip flyover are expected
bund, the norlh approach and the erection of three • *° be received shortly,
bank and the guid* bund, spans was completed At The work on the
and the transportation site by the first week of construction of the mar-
and use of 250 lakhs eft. March 1958. shilling and transhipment
of stnne of various sizes Theereotion of gir- . yard including loco sheds
for the construction of ders is being done by is. well in hand and ma-
guido bund and the north oantilever methods and king satisfactory progress,
approach bank. for the first time the "An idea of the magnitude
The training works girders of such a long of the task oari be had
wer* subjected to heavy span have been erected from the fact that nearly
floods during the 1956 by this method for a 80 miles of track will
monsoons. A discharge of railway. bridge in India. have to be laid in thi*
18 6 lakhs cua.-cs was A 8Peolal aluminium alloy yard itself and over 1,700
passed on September 17 - crane' eaP»ble of lifting quarters built for the yard
that year. Both the guide 15 tons of ]oad at a and loco shed staff,
bund and the training radlu» oi 75 feet, works Nettrly 40
por cent
works have withstood very on ,the 'op beam of the of the yard has already
well the 19.56 and 1957 f^ders, and is used for been laid, and nearly 45
floods. ereotIon work- A per cent of the work in
• follow-np crane erects the connection with the tran-
Work In Progress roadway floor. Nearly shipment platforms has
As regard* the founda- 14,000 tons of steel will been completed. As soon
tioh work, all the 16 be required for the girders. a3 the transfer yard for
main piers and four shore The earthwork on the the N. E. Railway ghat
piers have been oomple- northern approaches of (Continued on page S)