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 from Crimea as an ailing individual on December 1, relinquishing control of the railway to Colonel Edward Wetherall. Upon the completion of the Sardinian branch, the railway had reached its maximum extent. In total, it spanned approximately plus a few miles of sidings and loops.