THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 2, 1910.
(b) Depute one or more competent railway servants, with such hand signals and detonators as may be required, to give signals at the place where the defective signal is situated, until the Stationmaster is satisfied that such signal has been put into proper working order;
(c) If possible, advise the station in rear in order that the
Drivers of all approaching trains may be warned ; and such warning shall be made by an endorsement on the Line Clear Ticket or by a Special Notice enclosed in the Pouch carrying the Tablet.
Drivers will then bring their trains to a stop at the outer signal and be piloted in by the Stationmaster by Hand Signal. which see Rule 10.)
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(d) Report the occurrence to the person who is respon-
sible for the up keep of the signal.
30.-As soon as a defective sigual has been put into good working order, the Stationmaster must intimate the fact to the station which was advised of its being defective.
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CHAPTER III.
WORKING OF TRAINS GENERALLY.
time.
31.-The working of trains between stations shall be regulated Standard by the standard time prescribed by the Governor in Council, which must be sent daily to all the principal stations on the railway.
32.-No passenger train or mixed train shall be despatched Adherence from a station before the advertised time.
33.-No train shall be allowed to run unless previous notice has been given, when practicable, to all stations concerned.
34.--(1) No person other than the Stationmaster may ask for or give permission to approach or give authority to proceed.
35.--(2) An authority to proceed given to a running train shall lapse as soon as the last vehicle of the train has passed-
(i.) inside the Home signal, or
(ii) where there is no Home signal, inside the facing
points.
to Advertised time,
Notice of Running.
Permission to Approach and Authority to Proceed.
Pushing
36.-No engine shall be allowed, outside station limits, to push any train, except in accordance with special instructions, and at a Engine. speed not exceeding fifteen miles an hour.
(2) Sub rule (1) shall not apply to an engine assisting in rear of a train.
37.-(1) Except under special instructions, no engine with vehicles attached shall be despatched from any station without one or more Guards and one or more brake vans or hand-braked vehicles.
(2) Every Guard must, except under special circumstances, ride in his own brake-van or braked vehicle.
(3) Unless it be otherwise directed by special instructions, one brake-van must be attached to the rear of the train.
Provided that reserved carriages or other vehicles may, under
special instructions, be placed in rear of such van.
communication
38. No passenger train or mixed train shall be despatched from any station unless it be provided with means by which a Guard Means of can communicate with, or get access to, every passenger carriage with passengers in the train.
Explanation. A goods vehicle in which passengers are carried is not a passenger carriage " within the meaning of this rule.
39.-(1) No wagon or truck shall be so loaded as to exceed the maximum gross load on the axles prescribed by the authorised officers.
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