THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 2, 1910.
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STATION means any place on a line of Railway at which traffic is booked and dealt with, or at which an authority to
proceed is given under the system of working.
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STATION LIMITS' include:
(a) All traffic lines and premises within the Distant
signals, or,
(b) If there be no Distant signal or Distant signals, all traffic lines and premises within the outside points,
or,
(c) If there be no Distant signals, and no outside points, all traffic lines and premises within the ends of the platform, or within such other positions as may be fixed by the authorised officer.
(21) "AUTHORITY TO PROCEED " means the authority given to the Driver of a train, under the system of working, to leave the station with his train.
(22) ́ ́ PERMISSION TO APPROACH " means the permis- sion given from a station to a station in rear for a train to leave the latter and approach the former.
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(23) BLOCK SECTION means that portion of the running road between two stations on to which no running train may enter until permission to approach has been received from the station at the other end of the section.
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(24) FIXED SIGNAL" includes a semaphore arm for use by day and a fixed light for use by night.
(25) "FOULING POINT" means the point at which the infringement of fixed Standard Dimensions occurs, where two tracks cross or join one another.
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(26) OBSTRUCTION or OBSTRUCTING means A train, vehicle or obstacle on or fouling a line, or any condition which is dangerous to trains.
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(28)
DAY means from sunrise to sunset. NIGHT" means from sunset to sunrise.
CHAPTER II.
SIGNALS.
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Signals
2.--The Signals to be used for controlling the movement of Kinds of trains shall be:
Fixed Signals,
Hand Signals, and
Detonating Signals.
3. The Signals prescribed in these rules for use by night Use of Night shall also be used by day in tunnels and in thick or foggy weather. Signals by Day
"Fixed or
4.--A Fixed or Permanent signal is a signal erected for con- Definition of trolling the movement of trains, and is constructed with one or Permanent more semaphore arms, discs or other appliances for use by day, and Signals,” lamps for use by night.
N.B.-A Point Indicator is not a signal.
(a) Point Indicators are appliances attached to points to show for which road the points are set, and shall be so constructed as to be easily distinguished from Fixed or Permanent signals.
(b) Point Indicators will apply to all vehicles, whether forming part of a train or not, passing over the lines to which they refer.
5.-No Fixed or Permanent signal shall be used unless it is constructed to fly back to
danger."
Construction of Fixed or Permanent Signals.
Permanent
(a) With Fixed or Permanent Semaphore signals the day signal Use of Fixed must be made with the semaphore arm on the left-hand side of the Semaphore , post, as seen by the Driver of an approaching train.
signals.
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