THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 2, 1910.
137. In the event of a Typhoon being signalled as approach. Typhoons. ing within 300 miles of the Colony, the Stationmaster will be advised by telephone or telegraph message, and he must at once carry out the provisions laid down in Rule 136 above. Vehicles should not be allowed to stand on running lines, unless such as are allowed by special instruction, in case of a typhoon, where lie-byes are provided, the wagons must be shunted into the lie-byes and scotched down. In no case are any wagons to be left in such a condition that they may break away on to the running line.
escaping from
138.-If any vehicle escapes from a station, the Stationmaster Vehicles must take immediate steps to warn the other stations concerned, stations. and, as far as practicable, to prevent accident.
(a)-The Stationmaster of such Station must immediately phone to the Station Master in the direction in which the vehicles bave gone to be on the look- out, and to take measures to stop the runaway vehietes down grades and attain high speeds, the Station Master will be justified in stopping them by taking in such eases where the vehicles means to derail them, but eare must be taken not to do this when such vehicles contain passengers or live stock and not to do it in such a manner as to block the through line and cause detention to trains. Where possible the vehicles should be run into a dead end.
139.-The Stationmaster shall be responsible that each train, Train search- after finishing its journey, and all vehicles shunted off at the g station as empties," are carefully searched.
140.---(1) When a report of any accident or obstruction is Accident or
received by the Stationmaster, he must see that all necessary pro- obstructfon,
cautions are taken, by the most expeditious means possible, for the
protection of traffic.
(2) If an accident happens to a train, the Stationmaster must arrange for all necessary assistance to be sent to the train.
(3) The Stationmaster shall, as soon as practicable, report each accident in accordance with special instructions.
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CHAPTER XIII,
GUARDS.
141.-(1) Every Guard must have with him while on duty (nard's with his train---
(a) a copy of the rules for the time being in force on the railway, or such portions of them as have been supplied to him under Rule 94.
(b) a copy of the Working Time-table in force on the
lines over which the train is to run,
(c) a watch,
(d) a hand signal lamp,
(e) a whistle,
(f) a red flag and a green flag, and
(g) such other articles, including a sufficient supply of detonators, as may be prescribed by the Railway Administration in this behalf.
Note. The prescribed number of detonators is twelve.
(2) If any Guard is not in possession of any articles mentioned or referred to in Sub-rule 1, he must report the fact to the Station master of his headquarters station, whose duty it shall be to make good any deficiency.
(a) In addition to the articles enumerated above a guard must have with him while on duty with his train a copy of the Working Orders.
142.-Every Guard must be in attendance at the station from which his train is to start half an hour before the time appointed for the departure of the train, or at such earlier time as may be ordered by the authorised officer.
Guards of Mall and Passenger trains must be on duty 30 minutes and Guards of Mixed and Goods trains 45 minutes before the hooked departure time of the train, of which they are to take charge, and must report their coming on duty to the Station Master on duty. The time of reporting themselves is to be recorded in a book kept under the Station Master's supervision.
(b) A refusal to go out with a train, except in case of sickness when a medical certificate must be sent from one of the Railway Medical Staff, will render a Guard liable to summary dismissal or prosecution.
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Attendance.
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