SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1976
UNLOADING OF GOODS FROM RAILWAY WAGONS VIRTUALLY BACK TO NORMAL
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THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY, MR. REGINALD GREGORY, SAID TODAY THAT THE UNLOADING OF GOODS FROM RAILWAY WAGONS HAS VIRTUALLY RETURNED TO NORMAL VOLUMN SINCE THE OPENING OF TWO MORE TEMPORARY FREIGHT TERMINALS IN SHA TIN.
THE TWO TERMINALS ARE LOCATED AT THE SOUTH OF SHA TIN STATION AND AT FO TAN. THIS BRINGS TO FIVE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TEMPORARY TERMINALS NOW IN FORCE. THE OTHER THREE ARE AT WO HOP SHEK, FAN LING AND HO TUNG LAU WORKSHOPS,
+MORE THAN 120 WAGONS WERE UNLOADED FROM THESE TERMINALS YESTERDAY AS AGAINST A DAILY AVERAGE OF ABOUT 140 WAGONS BEFORE THE DISRUPTION OF NORMAL TRAIN SERVICE. HE SAID. +WE ARE NOW GETTING VERY CLOSE TO THE NORMAL LEVEL AS BEFORE THE FLOODING.+
THE KCR OPENED THESE TEMPORARY TERMINALS BECAUSE THE WAGONS COULD NOT REACH KOWLOON AS A RESULT OF DAMAGE CAUSED TO THE OLD RAILWAY BRIDGE OVER SHING MUN RIVER BY THE RECENT RAINSTORM.
MR GREGORY ALSO POINTED OUT THAT ANOTHER TEMPORARY TERMINAL WAS EXPECTED TO BE OPENED IN ABOUT A WEEK AT TAI PO KAU TO HANDLE OIL TRAINS FROM CHINA.
WHEN THIS TERMINAL CAME INTO OPERATION, IT WOULD BE ABLE TO UNLOAD DIESEL OIL FROM 16 WAGONS A DAY.
+PASSENGER TRAFFIC AT TAI WA! STATION IS ALSO GOING ON VERY WELL AND ABOUT 14,000 PEOPLE ARE USING THE STATION EACH DAY,+ HE SAID.
+MEANWHILE, WORK ON THE NEW BRIDGE AT TAI WAT IS PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY AND WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT IT WILL BE COMPLETED NEXT MONTH ON SCHEDULE, HE ADDED.
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