100 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 1924
Big railway contracts
LARGE contracts have been, or are being placed, by the various railway companies for rolling stock, locomotives, engineering material etc.
In the case of the London Midland and Scottish Railway, these contracts include 127,000 tons of steel rails, 150 locomotive boilers, 5000 wagons and together represent an amount exceeding £2,000,000.
The London & North Eastern programme will include the construction of over 700 vehicles, involving an expenditure of close upon £1,700,000.
