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MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1979
+ IN VIEW OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS THE TRAINING BOARD IS OF THE OPINION THAT A CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN THE DEMAND FOR SKILLED MANPOWER WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, THE REPORT ADDED.
APART FROM THESE REVELATIONS, THE REPORT ALSO PROVIDES STATISTICAL INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS ON THE EMPLOYMENT STRUCTURE OF THE INDUSTRY.
THEY INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINCIPAL JOBS, THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN EACH OF THE PRINCIPAL JOBS, THE EDUCATION STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF WORKERS PREFERRED FOR DIFFERENT JOBS, THE DISTRIBUTION OF EMPLOYEES BY TOTAL MONTHLY INCOME RANGE, AND THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PERSONS REQUIRED TO BE TRAINED IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
THE REPORT ALSO CONTAINS PROPOSALS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, MADE TO BOTH INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT, ON MEASURES NECESSARY TO MEET THE TRAINING NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY, AS WELL AS ON ROUTES FOR TRAINING TECHNOLOGISTS, TECHNICIANS AND CRAFTSMEN IN THE INDUSTRY.
THE REPORT, WHICH IS IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, COSTS $10
A COPY.
NEW TRACK MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT FOR KCR
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THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY TODAY (MONDAY) TOOK DELIVERY OF A SOPHISTICATED NEW TAMPING MACHINE FOR MECHANICAL TRACK MAINTENANCE.
TONS WORLD.
BUILT IN AUSTRIA AT A COST OF $1.5 MILLION AND WEIGHING 23
IT IS SIMILAR TO MACHINES IN USE IN ALL MAJOR RAILWAYS OF THE
DESCRIBING THE TAMPING MACHINE AS THE FIRST MAJOR ITEM OF MODERN PERMANENT WAY EQUIPMENT FOR THE KCR, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE RAILWAY SAID IT WILL TAKE OUR TRACK MAINTENANCE INTO THE MODERN ERA IN READINESS FOR THE ELECTRIFICATION OF THE RAILWAY.
THE TAMPING MACHINE HAS MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS IT CAN LIFT THE TRACK TO ITS CORRECT LEVEL, CONSOLIDATE THE BALLAST UNDERNEATH AND SLUE IT TO THE CORRECT ALIGNMENT.
THE NEW
+UP TO NOW ALL TRACK MAINTENANCE IS DONE BY HAND. EQUIPMENT HELP REDUCE MAINTENANCE TIMES AND, AT THE SAME TIME, RELEASE MORE MEN FOR OTHER WORK, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
EXPLAINING THE ADVANTAGE OF USING THE TAMPING MACHINE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT COULD CARRY OUT IN AN EIGHT-HOUR SHIFT THE SAME WORK THAT WOULD TAKE 20 MEN SEVERAL DAYS TO COMPLETE.
HE SAID THE MANUFACTURERS WILL SUPERVISE INITIAL TRAINING FOR KCR STAFF IN THE OPERATION OF THE MACHINE. AFTER THAT IT WILL BE PUT TO WORK ON THE SECTIONS OF TRACKS WHICH HAVE BEEN RELAID WITH CONTINUOUSLY WELDED RAIL ON CONCRETE SLEEPERS.
THESE ARE THE SECTIONS OVER WHICH TRAINS WILL BE TRAVELLING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, HE ADDED.
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