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This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.

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Permanent Way

Weights of Rail in Main Lines (Year Ended 31 March 1963)
	Pounds		North Island	South Island		Total
Per Yard	ml	ch	ml	ch	ml	ch
100	7	24	9	68	17	12
90–91	545	33	260	79	806	32
85	248	26	98	17	346	43
70–75	779	59	692	62	1,472	41
60	0	53		..	0	53
52–56	191	79	590	53	782	52
Total	1,773	34	1,652	39	3,425	73

Co-creator

Albert Noel Palmer, Assistant Publicity Manager, New Zealand Government Railways, Wellington.