(c) Some 150 yards of track in No. 4 Road at Lo Wu was replaced with good, used 85-lb. rails and all timber sleepers were replaced with old concrete sleepers.
(d) Other spot renewals included two sets of 95-lb., 15-foot switches, one at Kowloon Station and the other at Lo Wu Station; one set of 95-lb., 18-foot switches at Fanling Station and two 95-lb., 1-in-10 crossings, one at Tai Po Station and the other at Lo Wu Station.
(e) Preparatory to the installation of the new power signalling system at Kowloon Station, some 300 yards of track was realigned, 6 turnouts resited and 3 new turnouts installed.
(f) In order to restore the rails to their proper inclination, the rail seats in the sleepers of the main line curve from Mile 24 to Mile 21 and of the loop line at Ma Liu Shui Station were adjusted by adzing. (g) To prevent rail creep a total of 2,250 rail anchors were inserted between Mile 51 and Mile 6 and between north and south points of Tai Po Station.
43. Signalling. (a) All signal arms, point indicators and fouling points were repainted.
(b) Preparations for the renewal of the mechanical signals with power signalling at Kowloon Terminus commenced after the arrival of the Supervisory Engineer from Sweden in December 1962. Preparatory works included re-arranging the mechanical rodding of the old system, pin brazing of rail bonds for track circuits, inserting insulation joints, procuring special tools and equipment, preparation and calling of tenders for the fabrication and erection of colour signal lights and assembly of the system.
44. Formation and Line Protection. (a) Some 8,110 cubic yards of earth and dirty ballast were sent out by ballast trains for repairing the shoulders of railway embankments.
(b) A total of 137 missing boundary stones between Mile 54 and Lo Wu were replaced.
45. Tunnels. All tunnels were inspected and maintained in good order.
46. Bridges. (a) Major overhauls were done to Bridges Nos. 9, 20 and 36. Work included the renewal of a total of 9,300 corroded rivets on these three bridges, strengthening of some of the structural members and repainting. Rotten sleepers on the bridges were also replaced.
(b) Bridge No. 15A was repainted.
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