Wednesday, March 11, 2009

The original project

Moscow-Smolensk railway. Head of research, Alexander Ye spire during service in the corps of engineers of Communications has acquired considerable experience in research and work on the construction of railways. Based on his experience and having received from the Ministry to undertake the task of finding the direction Smolensk - Mogilev - Minsk - Brest, spire June 14, 1868 presents the Department of Railways issue of changing the route: instead of Mogilev to railroad through Orsha - Borisov - Minsk, which allowed avoid the double conversion of the Dnipro river and the way forward for the more populous areas, ie, to significantly reduce costs. Perseverance Shpilevaya success. The Ministry agreed to the change of direction.

After graduating from surveys in January 1869 became inspector spire Petersburg-Warsaw railway. 16 (28) August 1870 columns celebrates blessing favorite station and other railway facilities. Rainy weather has not been able to prevent the celebration, which began on Father John Yanushevskogo speech about the importance of the Moscow-Smolensk-Brest railway "on the edges of the West on the basis of the Orthodox and the Russian people from central Russia and Moscow in particular." At the end of the prayer community builders in the area was organized entertainment for the workers and the people.

Even when survey lines to accommodate the station Minsk spire chosen place in an area tavern "good idea" that was in 2.5 versts from the city limits. Approaching the station to the city would increase the amount of excavation and hampered its development in the future. Therefore, representatives of the society of Moscow-Brest railway insisted on placing the station and all other devices in accordance with the original project.

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