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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 2, 1910.
(2) Such authority shall not be handed by the Stationmaster to the Guard until the train is ready to start, or if the train be waiting to pass an ther train until the Stationmaster shall satisfy himself that the whole of the later train, as shown by the tail-lamps as prescribed in Rule 43, has come in and is clear of the running road the former train. The Stationmaster shall be responsible that the Line Clear Ticket is properly filled up, that the date and the time of the receipt of the Line Clear Message on which it is based are total thereon, that it applies to the particular train to which such message refers, and that it is signed in full and in ink.
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(3) The Guard in charge of the train to whom the authority to proceed is delivered must satisfy himself before it is handed to the Engine Driver that the several points referred to above has been Cectly represented.
(4) The Engine Driver preparatory to starting will be held responsible that he examines the Line Clear Ticket and is satisfied with its correctness in every respect.
68.--The following is the authorised form of Line Clear
Ticket:-
No.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
To the Engine Driver of No.....
Traiu.
The Line is clear, you are authorised to proceed.
Fron
To
Signed
Date
.time..
Station.
Station.
.S.M.
Station,
69.--Obstructing the line outside the facing points in face of an approaching train followed by another train for which a perinis- sion to approach has been given is prohibited.
Issentials
the Absolute Drool System.
CHAPTER VII.
THE ABSOLUTE BLOCK SYSTEM.
70. (1) Where trains are worked on the Absolute Block
system--
(a) no train shall be allowed to leave a station unles
permission to approach has been received from the station ahead, and
(b) such permission shall not be given unless the line is clear, not only up to the first Stop signal at the station at which such permission is given, but alsq for an adequate distance beyond it.
(2) The distance referred to in Clause (1) (b) shall not be less than one quarter of a mile, unless otherwise directed by special instructions.
71.--The line shall not be considered clear, and permission to approach shall not be given, unless-
(a) the whole of the last preceding train has passed within the Home signal, or in the case of a Main signal,
has arrived at the place at which trains usually come to a stand,
(b) the Home (or Main) signal has been put-
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(c) the line on which it is intended to receive the incom-
ing train is clear up to the Starting signal, and (d) all points have been correctly set for the admission of
the train on the said line.
72. When permission to approach has been given, no obstruc- tion shall be permitted outside the Home signal, or on the line on which it is intended to admit the train, up to the Starting signal which controls the train.
And