INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY, OFFICE OF THE MECHANICAL SUPERINTENDENT, SIR, I beg to submit for your information the following statements of the operations of the Mechanical Department for the year ended 30th June, 1893 :A.-Statement showing the number of locomotives and various classes of cars. B.-Statement showing the locomotive and car mileage, and the average num ber of passenger and freight cars hauled per mile run by engines. C.-Abstract of locomotive returns. D.-Statement of the cost of locomotive power for each month during the year. DRAWING OFFICE. Complete set of drawings made for new class of heavy 10-wheel express engines. Standard drawings revised and redrawn. LOCOMOTIVE REPAIRS. Rivière du Loup Shops. Fifteen engines received heavy repairs and 23 medium repairs, the following new parts being supplied: 2 tube sheets, 16 fire-box half-side sheets, 2 cylinders, 5 driving wheels, 28 driving tires, 2 side rods, 8 crank pins, 6 truck axles, 1 extension smoke-box. Twenty-two boilers were tested. Richmond Shops. Eight engines had heavy repairs and 20 medium repairs; the following new parts being supplied: 20 driving tires, 8 crank pins, 3 smokestacks, 3 pilots, 1 tender truck, 1 tender frame, 1 engine was equipped with the Westinghouse air-brake and 3 engines with "Sewall" heaters. Eleven boilers were tested. Moncton Shops. Sixty-nine engines received heavy repairs and 57 medium repairs; 92 boilers were tested; 39 fire-boxes were patched; 6,884 tubes were pieced. The following new parts were supplied: 2 inside fire-boxes, 14 tube sheets, 2 fire-box side sheets, 11 fire-box half sides, 2 domes, 19 smoke-stacks, 17 cylinders, 24 pistons, 38 driving wheels, 173 driving tires, 22 driving axles, 124 crank pins 3 main rode, 44 side rods, 3 cabs, 21 pilots, 3 engine trucks, 3 tender trucks, 2 tender frames. Six engines were equipped with the Westinghouse air-brake; 4 with extension smoke-boxes and 18 with "Sewall" heaters. Ninety-three tenders and 89 engines were painted and varnished, and 10 engines and tenders were renovated and varnished. car. CAR REPAIRS. Rebuilt. Two first-class, 1 postal, 80 freight cars, 3 snow ploughs and 1 flanger Heavy repairs. Ten sleepers, 4 parlours, 1 official car, 29 first-class, 38 second-class, 5 emigrant sleepers, 12 postal, 14 baggage cars, 4 vans, 480 freight cars, 5 snow ploughs, 2 flanger cars. Light repairs. Four sleepers, 131 first-class, 167 second-class, 129 postal, 126 baggage, 62 vans, 4,266 freight cars, 10 snow ploughs, 4 flanger cars. Painted and varnished. Two sleepers, 17 first-class, 17 second-class, 3 immigrant sleepers, 7 postal, 6 baggage cars. Painted.-Six snow ploughs, 3 flangers, 5 vans, 538 freight cars. Renovated and varnished.-Eight sleepers, 4 parlours, 1 official, 15 first-class, 16 second-class, 2 immigrant sleepers, 6 postal, 8 baggage cars. Eighty-six box cars were equipped with the Westinghouse air-brake, and steam heating was applied to 1 sleeper, 2 first class, 6 second-class and 1 baggage car. A large amount of work was done to freight and baggage trucks, chairs, safes, ticket cases, footboards and other articles. BRASS FOUNDRY. Output.-61,619 lbs. brass castings, 95,986 lbs. brass bearings. NEW PLANT AND MACHINERY. Locomotive Shops.-New driving-wheel lathe, new crank planer, new heavy slotting machine, new cylinder borer. In the erecting shop a hydraulic engine hoist was built. The drop table and gearing were repaired. "Ehrhardt" weighing scales were fixed up and put in operation for weighing locomotives and cars. Car Shops. New circular sawing machine, new rip and cross-cut saw, new four-side moulder. Dixie Exhaust Fan.-Arrangement of fans and piping erected in wood machine shops for collecting shavings and sawdust for fuel, and transmitting same to boiler house. WATER SERVICE. Calhouns.-New 50,000 gallon standard tank built. 500 feet 6-inch cast iron pipe and 1,000 feet 4-inch cast iron pipe laid. Old tank removed. Elmsdale.-New stone foundation for 50,000 gallon tank. West River.-New stone foundation put in for new tank. 500 feet 4-inch cast iron pipe put in. Londonderry.-New 16,000 gallon tank and trestle built. Tatamagouche.-1,100 feet 4-inch cast iron pipe laid. Reservoir built. Stone foundation put in for tank. Crowsons.-Old tank removed and material shipped to Moncton, Halifax.-Water crane rebuilt. Ile Verte.-New trestle and new floor for tank. Pointe du Chêne.-Boiler repaired. Tank raised 15 inches. Springhill.-Boiler retubed and tested. Ste. Anne.--Steam pump and boiler repaired. Piedmont.-Reservoir repaired. Mulgrave.-Relaid 500 feet 6-inch pipe. Bathurst.-Repaired and painted tank and rebuilt reservoir. Charlo.-Repaired and cleaned reservoir. Rivière du Loup.-Two repaired steam pumps put in. I hereby certify the rolling stock to be in good order. I have the honour to be, sir, Mechanical Superintendent. D. POTTINGER, Esq., General Manager, Government Railways, A.-INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY. STATEMENT showing the number of Locomotives and the various classes of Cars on the 1st July, 1892, and on the 30th June, 1893. |