41.
On 9th August, 1977 at 16.16 hours, an empty goods wagon No. 375515 was derailed at University Station and shuttle train services were operated between Kowloon and Sha Tin and between Lo Wu and Tai Po Kau for the rest of the day.
42.
On 8th September, 1977, coach No. 315 was derailed at the south point of siding No. 3 and the loop line at Sha Tin Station. As a result of this accident, 10 trains were delayed.
43.
Tropical storm, Freda, passed Hong Kong on 24th September, 1977 but it caused neither any interruption of train services nor any major damage to the railway.
44.
On 13th March, 1978, the locomotive of Down Train No. 43 hit a buffalo and was derailed. The section between Lo Wu Station and Sheung Shui Station was blocked and train services up to Sheung Shui had to be run up to 11.45 hours on 14th March, 1978 when the line was cleared.
45.
An analysis of accidents which occurred during the year compared with those in 1976/77 as follows :
1976/77
1977/78
Trespassers injured by trains
7
9
Trespassers killed by trains
5
9
Passengers injured by trains
14
16
Passengers killed by trains
2
Staff injured on duty
7
5
Derailments :
(a) Chinese Section goods wagons
2
(b) Rail-bus
1
(c) Passenger coaches.
(a) Locomotives
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5
1
3
Collisions :
(a) Goods train with buffer stop
2
(b) Between pick-up wagons
1
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(c) Locomotive with lorry
(d) Locomotive with passenger coach
(e) Locomotive with wagon
1
1
46.
Safety posters were put up in stations to advise the public to avoid exposing themselves to danger when travelling on trains. The train Guards also made use of the public address system on trains to remind passengers, from time to time, to keep away from stepboards when trains are moving.
Marketing Activities
47.
Commercial activities during the year included the awarding of contracts for advertising rights in coaches, terminals and railway land, leasing of shop spaces in railway premises and renting of the southern concourse of Kowloon Station at Hung Hom for exhibitions for relatively short
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