47. Road Level Crossing. (a) The military level crossing at Mile 21 was re-installed at the request of the Police during the influx of the illegal immigrants in May 1962. This crossing is locked most of the time and is only occasionally used by vehicles belonging to the Water- works Office for gaining access to the Indus River Pumping Station. (b) Two new pedestrian crossings were installed at the north of Sha Tin Station for the convenience of pedestrians crossing the track.
(c) Traffic light signals for trains were installed on both sides of the level crossing at Sheung Shui by the Public Works Department in August.
(d) The road level crossings at Mile 18 and Mile 19 were overhauled together with the renewal of all timber sleepers. The track underneath the level crossings at Mile 7 and Mile 9 were packed and adjusted.
(e) All crossing gates were repainted with reflective paint.
48. Kilometre and Gradient Posts. The kilometre and gradient posts along the whole of the main line were repainted.
49. Station Yards and Platforms. (a) The boundary fences at Tai Po, Tai Po Market and Sheung Shui Railway Stations were overhauled and repainted with aluminium paint.
(b) Some 2,300 square yards of the platforms at Tai Po Station and 1,100 square yards at Sha Tin Station were re-surfaced with bituminous materials.
50. Station Buildings. Station buildings at Yau Ma Tei, Sha Tin, Ma Liu Shui and Tai Po were overhauled and redecorated.
51. Staff Quarters. (a) Permanent way staff quarters at Yau Ma Tei, headmen's and platelayers' quarters at Sha Tin, Ma Liu Shui and Tai Po, workshop foremen's quarters, engine drivers' quarters at Hung Hom, and traffic staff quarters at Yau Ma Tei and Sha Tin were overhauled and redecorated.
(b) The first floor of the old Police quarters inside the Hung Hom 'Workshop premises was converted into 3 married quarters for store- Ikeepers and store attendants.
52. Repairs to Typhoon Damage. As a result of the passing of typhoon 'Wanda' on 1st September, 1962, extensive damage was done to seawalls, tracks, buildings and other railway installations. Between Sha Tin and Tai Po, the seawalls and embankments were washed away in some 40 places, necessitating the temporary suspension of traffic between these two stations. Temporary repair works began immediately
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