S 6-
Other accidents involved:-
Serious Slight
Death. Injury. Injury.
to passengers
1
0
1
railway servants trespassers
0
0
0
2
0
0
39. The engine derailment occurred at Taipo Market siding owing to the settlement of the new bank disarranging the trap point connections.
40. The one passenger death was the result of a passenger from a Chinese Section local train crossing the tracks at Shum Chun whilst a British Section engine was shunting through the station.
LOCOMOTIVES & ROLLING STOCK.
LOCOMOTIVES.
41. No. 3, which was in collision towards the end of 1929 and very badly damaged and awaiting new parts from the makers, was reconditioned and repainted and put into traffic again in February.
42. Nos. 8, 10 and 12 were each given a complete overhaul. Nos. 3, 9 and 11 were repainted. Nos. 1, 2, 5 and 7 were given slight overhauls. Nos. 13 and 14 Shunting Engines were overhauled and repainted.
43. The three new 4-6-0 type tender engines already referred to were erected and given trials over the British Section during the latter part of the year. These trials proved highly satisfactory, but the stipulated trials to Canton, with load, were not possible owing to the condition of the Chinese Section track. The three engines were then painted.
COACHING STOCK.
44. Two 3rd-class coaches, and two 3rd-class luggage and brake vans were rebuilt during the year. These four coaches when stripped down were found to be in a very bad condition, the steel underframes where the teakwood body was attached were found to be corroded in places almost right through. New steel channels were made up and fitted throughout and new teakwood bodies built onto the underframes. These four coaches were reconditioned as good as new and painted.
45. The rebuilding of wooden coaches will have to be carried on every year until the entire stock of this class of coach has been rebuilt. The average age of these coaches is now sixteen and a half years.