"السكك الحديدية وسياسة [خطوط الاتصالات]، بلاد الرافدين. المجلد III" [و‎‎٢‎١‎٠] (٥٤٩/٤٢٠)

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'JpO'," ‘far Officoj repeated C.in 0. India
iianded in 3 • 25 p -m <> 20 1 9 ♦ 1918 •
Received 7 p.m. 21?9«19i8c
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X«^357.1.9th 8erpte:Tiber. X
Gontinualion of JU1047 of September 5th. _
li Ih continuation of my X.1847 September 5th. ^ pnactloahle
SpCUtb fdr a railway to -.erm.--.nshah has been found as a result of
further reconnaissance. This route diverges from the lire no?/
under construction to Pai Tab at Sar-i-pui about 20 miles east of
Oasr-i~Shirin and thence follows a valley south of the Xarind
Valley for about 30 miles after which valley (? G r0U P® omitted)
and thence follows approximately the road to Kermanshah* /.bout
15 miles heavy work is involved by this route but there are no
—sonloun obstaoled ouch as lone tunnels or large bridges with
exception of these 15 miles remainder is fairly easy in several
places but gradients up to 1 in oO will have to be accepted*
It is 'certain that no easier route exists to Kermanshah and we
therefore prop-osc, if you agree : to arrange for construction of
this line and start work as boon as survey is sufficiently
advanced and labour is available:
2 t The 60 miles track promised from fast
enable us to reach Pai and we estimate that wo
icast an additional lo0 miles track inciiiuinv
to Hermans hah of which 20 miles will be neaoed
haroh next in order to got construction material
'"where the heaviest work lies. Therefore we shall
ikfrioa will Just
shall require at
sidings to complc't©-
in February or*
to tho Arbige
have to ask
India for 20 miles track in February next as the hut el /enanah-
Eachdad material will not be available by then. I will vine
more fully as regards our requirements Oi trabii and -Iso as
regards inorejaxo of railway personnel hich - this project will
involve. lalon as rocards rollinh-stock and locomotives has
so far billy boon made as far as hhanikin. It is not possible at
rvrv^ent accuse tel"" to foresee what our full requirements to
CmnsihHl bo but we estimate rouehly that to carry 200 tons
a 6 day* 1 to :■ e r man shah as well as personnel We shall need 30 heavy
Tnnnq and °50 ■''arons in addition to stock already on order* Of
the above ^she'll need 10 heavj- locos and 100 wagons In Janmry
next to work from l.hanikin to Pai and vo must a.k India for them
unless certain of supply of thoso aithin ohat period. If thej
oan be delivered out here within the next 12 months or less it
i reoemended that the balance,viz,20 heavy locos and ISOvra^on^
be ordered at once in England or America. If you concur m ^
railway will wire r°u s’J{:posted specifications. e lurther as-
th^t in addition to above an order oe placed ±or additional
10 locos and 100 wagons for delivery within 12 months to meet
possible increases in traffic in nesopot^nia
Of • took and extons ions beyond nermanshah 11
long enough*.
4* as stated m
in moanti^e to push on .
\y to Te.k-1-giriccl
r or
my :
tho
,1205 August 15th wo are arranging
line to Pai and t lie nee construct a
which will relieve our road
tho ascent over the latter* o
abort ropew
transport of tne ii n r from'Sar-i-pul to Kermanshah
shall no longer req^ -] T^nch^s the Khanikin Valley
and the ropew
but as all the hcavg
it will take some
anticipate that the construction
when the new lino rea
work as met
time to
and depreciation
the war goes on
hes the Kjmnikin Valley
before reaching the Khanikin
construct this portion and w©
vr ill amp ly rep t.y us •
G',2* Co
^, rm y 0ounc1i
&b % ji.R .2 *a *
of the Pai branch and
ropeway
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