Colonel McMurdo also left the Crimea as a sick man on December 1, passing the control of the railway to Colonel Edward Wetherall. Following the completion of the Sardinian branch, the railway had reached its limit. In all, it measured about  plus a few miles of sidings and loops.
Colonel McMurdo departed Crimea due to illness on December 1, handing over control of the railway to Colonel Edward Wetherall. Following the completion of the Sardinian line, the railway had reached its maximum reach. Overall, it measured around plus a few miles of sidings and loops.