The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 62
Branch Line for Construction
Branch Line for Construction.
To build the training wall it is necessary to make a branch line of railway from the main quarry line to the training wall This branch was commenced by your late Engineer, Mr F. W. Martin, it leaves the main line 30 chains from the Buller bridge, and curving round, crosses the bye-wash of the river above Martin's Island. The bye-wash is crossed by 28 spans of 13 feet each.