| Show locomotives BUILT IN JAPAN work provo a luceen buee la in I 1 construction and aad ze eunoch nomy an english consular report recently published says much interest was waa created among english builders by the accounts published in trade journals in england ol of the first locomotive built at the government railway rail way workshops in japan which it was said was completed at a cost of 1300 while a similar locomotive built in england could not be placed on the line in japan ready for running at a less cost than 1800 pounds the alleged cost in japan was fallacious no all al lawance swance having been made for interest on capital scientific superintendence and other charges all of which would be taken into consideration by private builders but at the same time there was no doubt that the th cost no matter how liberally calculated was comparatively low most of its parts were en entirely constructed at the works in japan boiler water tanks wheels wheel s cylinders and valves and only the frame plates and a few minor parts came in a rough state from abroad this engine started running on april 26 and has since run over miles with perfect success lowness in consumption of coal good hauling capacity and steadiness four tender locomotives have since been built in the same workshops and are now running on the biogo kioto section of the tok kaldo kaddo railway they havo hava already run over miles and in all respects respect 3 are giving as complete satisfaction as the first two of the largest private railway companies are now following the example set by the government go and trying the experiment of constructing their own locomotives neither government nor private companies will wili however be able for many years yet to satisfy more than a very small traction fraction of their requirements in this respect 11 |
