Wednesday, March 11, 2009

The railways


In February 1867, the Count of Berg moved approval of the main line from Smolensk to Brest with a branch of the town Seltse to Pinsk, and authorization to enter into negotiations with the capitalists, giving the line, not only commercial but also strategic value. According to the project branch was held from Brest to Kobrin, Seltse, Slonim, Minsk, Mogilev, Smolensk Gorki bypass, three versts from it, to connect with Orel-Vitebsk road. Introducing May 19, 1867 to the Committee of the railways its submission on the draft Earl Berg, Minister of Communications PP Melnikov said the benefits of sending in Minsk and Pinsk prior to Minsk. In one, the truth condition: must be a thorough preliminary study of the marshy terrain. The conducted survey revealed that more profitable to build a road not on the graves, and the shortest track - at Orsha, Borisov Minsk.

Order of the Minister of Communications PP Melnikov May 19, 1868 Engineer under Colonel spire appointed "head of research of Smolensk railway to Brest-Litovsk, and to monitor the 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.

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