South Island Railway Improvement
Middleton Sorting Yard.

Railway passengers on the main line southward of Christchurch are evincing much interest and curiosity regarding what appears to be a veritable sea of railway sidings, stretching from Addington to Middleton. These sidings have sprung into being in a very short space of time. They form part of the big railway sorting yard for Canterbury, which is making rapid progress under the organisation and methods of the District Engineer's staff. This yard will be worked on the hump system, the conformation of the site having proved very suitable for a hump layout. The large quantity of ballast required for the job will be obtained from the shingle deposits on the ground, obviating heavy railage charges. When completed the yard will contain about 11 miles of sidings and close on 100 turnouts, to which further additions can be made as business demands.

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