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SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1988
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TEST RUNS OF LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES
AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE UK RAILWAY INSPECTING OFFICER, MR ALAN COOKSEY, 15 LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES WILL BE RELEASED FOR 1AST RUNS ON MONDAY, AUGUST 1, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY
(SATURDAY).
HOWEVER, FULL SCHEDULED PRACTICE RUNS OF THE LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES ARE STILL BEING SUSPENDED.
THE TEST RUNS WILL OPERATE FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM ON MONDAY AT A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 35 KM PER HOUR OVER THE WHOLE SYSTEM THROUGHOUT TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG.
THE PURPOSE OF THE TEST RUNS IS TO ENSURE TRAT ALL EQUIPMENT INCLUDING THE TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNALS ARE PUT BACK TO WORKING CONDITION BEFORE THE RAILWAY INSPECTOR CONDUCTS INSPECTION OF THE LRT SYSTEM TUESDAY, AUGUST 2.
ON
TEST RUNS WILL BE REPEATED BETWEEN 7 AM AND 9 AM ON TUESDAY, USING 15 VEHICLES AT THE SAME MAXIMUM SPEED OF 35 KM PER HOUR,
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AFTER 9 AM TWO VEHICLES WILL BE USED, RUNNING AT A NORMAL OPERATING SPEED TO ENABLE THE INSPECTING OFFICER AND THE INSPECTION TEAM TO CARRY OUT A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE SYSTEM.
MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRAINS ARE URGED ΤΟ STRICTLY TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNALS AT THE ROAD JUNCTIONS WITH LRT TRACK.
OBEY THE
ARRANGEMENTS FOR FURTHER TEST RUNS OF LRV AFTER AUGUST 2 WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN DUE COURSE.
INTERIM PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES BEFORE LRT OPENS
TUEN MUN
ALL TRANSPORT SERVICES IN
AND YUEN LONG WILL BE OF THE MAINTAINED AT THE PRESENT LEVEL BEFORE THE COMMERCIAL OPENING LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM.
AFTER A MEETING BETWEEN OFFICIALS OF THE TRANSPORT BRANCH AND THE KOWLOON MOTOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM
[KCRC), BUS COMPANY (KMB), AND THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MRS ALICE
TODAY (SATURDAY) SAID THAT ADEQUATE BUS SERVICES WOULD BE
FOR TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG DURING THE INTERIM.
LAI,
PROVIDED
RESIDENTS
IN
'THE EXISTING