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Owing to pressure of new work, other locomotives only received essential repairs. No. 3 locomotive was not completed as new wheel centres and axles had to be fitted.
31. Further experiments were carried out with liquid fuel on No. 1 locomotive, but owing to the short distance of our runs and the temperament of the Chinese drivers and firemen, satisfactory results have not been obtained.
32. No. 27 Dining Car was rebuilt and remodelled to bring it into line with our later passenger rolling stock and the seating capacity increased from twenty-four to forty. No. 16 1st and 2nd Class Compo was rebuilt and converted into 2nd class.
Four other carriages were given a general overhaul and re-varnished. More carriages would have received a general overhaul, but could not be spared by the Traffic Department.
No. 9, which had been detained by the Chinese Section, was returned in a very bad condition and was put into the Shops for rebuilding.
33. Two cattle trucks and one goods brake were rebuilt. Wagons Nos. 6, 7, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 26, 28, 29, 33, 34, 59, 87 and 91 were given a general overhaul and painted.
Three narrow gauge carriages: one first-class, one third-class, and one third-class luggage and brake were converted into wagons for the Public Works Department's use in making the road to Sha Tau Kok from Fanling.
34. Very extensive repairs and work on Government motor vehicles were carried out during the year, in fact this department has grown so much since it was started that at times there is great difficulty in coping with the work. It was also handicapped for a considerable time owing to the necessity of rebuilding the roof over the Motor Repair Workshop.
In addition to the general motor repair work, the following vans were built for other Government Departments:
One steel Mail Van for the General Post Office.
One steel van for the Prison Department.
Five steel vans for the Sanitary Department for conveying meat.
One steel van for the Police Department for carrying prisoners on the mainland.
One Emergency Lorry for the Fire Brigade Department.