Tai Po Tau for the Plover Cove Water Scheme and the Indus River Pumping Station near Mile 21, and the laying of telephone cables and pipeline across the railway tracks in Kowloon Station Yard for Peninsula Hotel. The record number of typhoons, Viola (on 28.5.64), Ida (on 8.8.64), Ruby (on 5.9.64), Sally (on 10.9.64), Tilda (on 15.9.64) and Dot (on 13.10.64) also played a part in interrupting the normal schedules and causing train delays considerably.
No. of scheduled passenger trains
Percentage
Trains on time...
4,264
34.33
Trains delayed for less than 5 minutes Trains delayed for 5 minutes and over
5,998
48.28
2,160
17.39
Total No. of passenger trains run
12,422
100.00
21. The number and types of special trains run for the year under
review are as follows:
Up
Down
Total
Goods (loaded)
1,283
1,283
Goods (empty)
1,151
1,151
Passenger
90
89
179
Passenger (empty)
4
7
11
Military
16
17
33
Ballast trains
67
67
134
Trial trains
8
8
16
1,336
1,471
2,807
22. Fares and Rates. There was no revision of fares and goods rates in general during the year.
23. Accidents. The following railway accidents occurred during the period under review.
Trespassers injured by trains
3
Trespassers killed by trains
8
Passengers injured by trains
3
Passenger killed by train
1
Staff injured while in execution of duties
2
Derailment of Chinese mail coach inside Beacon Hill Tunnel
due to a broken rail
1
5
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