STONEWARE PIPES. 57. To be spigot and socket first quality stoneware straight and true and from a manufacturer approved by the engineers. Joints to be made in cement mortar 2 to 1. BRIDGES AND CULVERTS 58. The attached list gives particulars of all bridges and culverts on the railway with particulars of the construction to be adopted and the present condition of the work. The engineers may alter the number or extent of work represented by the items of this list to any extent they think right before work on such section of the railway commences. (END OF PAGE 33) STATIONS. 59. The following halts, passing places and stations are required :- 1. About 3 miles - Halt with spur 40 ft. clear long for goods truck. Shelter about 12 ft. x 6 ft. 2. Beddgelert - Passing loop 300 ft. length. Siding 180 ft. length Spurs to goods and loco shed. Waiting room about 40 ft. x 12 ft. with one end partitioned off to form office. Goods shed about 30 ft. x 20 ft. Loco. shed about 40 ft. x 15 ft. Water tank and pipe connections. 3. Nant-mor - Halt with spur 40 ft. long for goods truck Shelter about 12 ft. x 6 ft. 4. About 8 miles - Passing loop 300 ft. length and 40ft spur (Junction with Croesor Tramway) 5. About 10 miles - 40 ft. spur and waiting room about 15 ft. x (Croesor Bridge) 10 ft. 6. At Portmadoc - Passing loop 300 ft. length and waiting room about 30 ft. x 12 ft. with one end to form office. Water tank and pipe connections. Waiting rooms and sheds may be second-hand army huts or similar buildings but must be in sound condition and are to be carefully re-erected. (END OF PAGE 34) All timber, unless otherwise approved by the resident engineer, is to be saturated with creosote or similar preservative and all timber xxxxx and framing are to be built on concrete platforms or walls so that they are raised 6 in. at least above ground level and to an extent sufficient to prevent water or dampness affecting the timber. The floors of waiting rooms are to be of concrete with surface rendered. The halts and stations are to have approach roads about 10 ft wide connecting to existing highways, except Beddgelert where the road is to be 16 ft. wide. Alongside the track at stations and halts a strip of ground is to be levelled and covered. with 6 inches stone ballast or gravel rolled down. At Beddgelert this strip is to be 300 feet x 15 feet and elsewhere 150 feet x 10 feet. (END OF PAGE 35 AND END OF SPECIFICATION) (START OF PAGE 34 – note that pagination does not continue from Contract and Specificat...
STONEWARE PIPES. All pipes with spigot and socket ends shall conform to I.S. 651 and shall be of grade -A-as specified. These shall be sound, free from visible defects such as fire cracks or hair cracks. The glaze of the pipes shall be free from crazing. The pipes shall give a sharp clear note when struck with a light hammer. There shall be no broken blisters or chipping on the spigot or socket. The approximate thickness of 60cm long pipes shall be as given in the table below: Internal Diameter MM Thickness of the Barrel Socket MM and Weight of Each Pipe Per M Kg 230 19 44 250 20 52 300 25 79 The length of pipes shall be about 60cm exclusive of the internal depth of the socket. The pipes shall be handled with sufficient care to avoid damage to them.
