46. Station Buildings. Major overhauls were done to the station buildings at Fan Ling, Wo Hop Shek and Kowloon including improve- ments and alterations.
47. Stores Buildings. Stores buildings and offices at Hung Hom and Blackheads were completely overhauled and repainted.
48. Staff Quarters. Major repairs were done to the senior staff quarters at Gascoigne Road, the permanent-way sub-inspector's quarters at Yau Ma Tei Station, the headman's and the platelayers' quarters at Sha Tin and six of the Nissen hut quarters adjacent to the Hung Hom Workshops.
49. New Work and Improvements. (a) The platforms at the follow- ing stations were lengthened to meet the requirements of the present length of passenger trains:
Yau Ma Tei Station Loop Line lengthened by 150 ft. Sha Tin Station Main Line
150
Sha Tin Station Loop Line
175
**
Ma Liu Shui Station Main Line
200
Tai Po Station Main Line
150
**
Tai Po Station Loop Line
150
**
150
>>
53
**
**
180
**
150
32
110
**
多梦
**
180
**
劈多
Tai Po Market Station Main Line Tai Po Market Station Loop Line Fan Ling Station Main Line
Fan Ling Station Loop Line Sheung Shui Station Main Line
(b) For better illumination of the station yards, additional lights in
the form of mercury vapour discharge lamps were installed at the following stations:
Kowloon Station
Tai Po Station
Tai Po Market Station
12 additional lights
2
3
Fan Ling Station
Sheung Shui Station
Lo Wu Station
罗势
7
吵嘴
**
4
2
**
多少
(c) A new flush latrine was built at Sha Tin Station to replace the old fashioned latrine which was difficult to maintain in a clean and sanitary condition.
(d) A new railway bridge was constructed at Mile 8 to provide an underpass for the access road from Tai Po Road to a newly erected dyeing and finishing factory at Fo Tan.
(e) Improvements were made to the drainage systems at Hung Hom, Yau Ma Tei, Sheung Shui and Lo Wu Stations.
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