------------------------------+--------------------+----------+---------- | Weight per mile | Price. | Amount. | of single line. | | ------------------------------+--------------------+----------+---------- |tons. cwt. qrs. lbs.| £ s. d. | £ s. d. Steel bull-head rails, 75 lbs.| | | per yard (26-ft. lengths) | 117 0 0 0 | 5 0 0 | 585 0 0 Steel fish-plates (deep), | | | 35 lbs. per pair | 6 7 0 0 | 6 15 0 | 42 17 3 Fish-bolts and nuts | 1 4 3 0 | 12 15 0 | 15 15 7 2030 creosoted sleepers, | | | 9 ft. × 10 in. × 5 in. | -- | 0 3 10 | 389 1 8 4060 cast-iron chairs, | | | each 37 lbs. | 67 1 1 0 | 3 10 0 | 234 14 5 12,180 iron cup-headed spikes | 5 8 3 0 | 10 0 0 | 54 7 6 4060 oak keys, at per 1000 | -- | 5 0 0 | 20 6 0 ------------------------------+--------------------+----------+---------- £|1342 2 5 ------------------------------+--------------------+----------+---------- STEEL BULL-HEAD RAILS (70 LBS. PER YARD). 244 _Estimated Cost of Materials for One Mile of Single Line._ ------------------------------+--------------------+----------+---------- | Weight per mile | Price. | Amount. | of single line. | | ------------------------------+--------------------+----------+---------- |tons. cwt. qrs. lbs.| £ s. d. | £ s. d. Steel bull-head rails, 70 lbs.| | | per yard (26-ft. lengths) | 110 0 0 0 | 5 0 0 | 550 0 0 Steel fish-plates (deep), | | | 32 lbs. per pair | 5 16 0 0 | 6 15 0 | 39 3 0 Fish-bolts and nuts | 1 2 0 0 | 12 15 0 | 14 0 6 2030 creosoted sleepers, | | | 9 ft. × 10 in. × 5 in. | -- | 0 3 10 | 389 1 8 4060 cast-iron chairs, | | | each 34 lbs. | 61 12 2 0 | 3 10 0 | 215 13 9 8120 iron cup-headed spikes | 3 3 2 0 | 10 0 0 | 31 15 0 4060 oak keys, at per 1000 | -- | 4 10 0 | 18 5 5 ------------------------------+--------------------+----------+---------- £|1257 19 4 --------------------------------------------------------------+----------