The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 1 (May 1st, 1926)
British Material. — Its Superiority
British Material.
Its Superiority.
A recent Reuters' message from Tokio states that the Japanese Railway Department after a two years' special test, has decided to substitute British rails for American, the test having proved that the former are greatly superior and last longer. It is understood that the authorities contemplate complete substitution within the next decade.
This message is particularly interesting to New Zealand in view of the Prime Minister's recent announcement that preference would be given by the use of all British material in the construction of the new Railway Workshops at Petone, Newmarket, Addington, and Hillside.