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repainted and the erection of eight new coaches on underframes received at the end of the year has been commenced.
12. Further orders were placed during the year through the Crown Agents for three Main Line locomotives, four carriage underframes and one motor coach.
Fanling Branch Line.
13. Washouts occurred on the Fanling Branch Line in July and September, one owing to the bursting of village bunds which damaged some 800 feet of Railway bank and another caused by a sudden mountain freshet washing away the wings and approaches of a bridge over a stream. About half a mile of second-hand 35 lb. rails have been purchased in order to release some 85 lb. rails which were temporarily laid in the road and were required at Kowloon, and many new intermediate sleepers were laid and bridges strengthened in order to carry the heavier class of rolling stock placed on the line during the year.
14. In December, 1913, six underframes were received for the Fanling Branch Line and on these underframes the following coaches have been erected:-
1 First class.
1 First and brake composite.
1 Third and brake composite.
3 Thirds.
The work was started in January and the coaches completed in March. The old coaches were condemned, some were sold and the underframes of others have been used to make steel-sided wagons.
15. In April the 2' 0" gauge No. 2 Hudswell Clarke loco was brought into the shops from Fanling and rebuilt. The frame of this locomotive has been lengthened by 1' 3", a covered cab fitted in place of an open one and the couplings altered to the pattern of the new rolling stock on the narrow gauge branch line.
16. A revision of the Time Table was made early in the year and a night train service between Hongkong and Canton was inaugurated in March. This night service was continued until August 16th when the train was derailed at mile 19 on the Chinese Section by a gang of robbers removing two rails and attacking the train. After this incident it was decided to discontinue the night service. The day service has been maintained throughout the year with the exception of the period between July 11th and 24th when the through trains to Canton were suspended owing to floods which seriously damaged the line between Shek Lung and the former City.
Accounts.
17. The Expenditure to December 31st, 1913, on Capital Account was for the Main Line $13,459,227.43 and the Branch Line $62,004.13 making a total of $13,521,231.56. During the year
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repainted and the erection of eight new coaches on underframes received at the end of the year has been commenced.
12. Further orders were placed during the year through the Crown Agents for three Main Line locomotives, four carriage underframes and one motor coach.
Fanling Branch Line.
13. Washouts occurred on the Fanling Branch Line in July and September, one owing to the bursting of village bunds which damaged some 800 feet of Railway bank and another caused by a sudden mountain freshet washing away the wings and approaches. of a bridge over a stream. About of a mile of second hand 35 tb. rails have been purchased in order to release some 85 lb. rails which were temporarily laid in the road and were required at Kowloon, and many new intermediate sleepers were laid and bridges strengthened in order to carry the heavier class of rolling stock placed on the line during the year.
14. In December, 1913, six underframes were received for the Fanling Branch Line and on these underframes the following coaches have been erected:-
1 First class.
1 First and brake compo.
1 'Third and brake compo.
3 Thirds.
The work was started in January and the coaches completed in March. The old coaches were condemned, some were sold and the underframes of others have been used to make steel sided
wagons.
15. In April the 2' 0" gauge No. 2 Hudswell Clarke loco was brought into the shops from Fanling and rebuilt. The frame of this locomotive has been lengthened by 1' 3", a covered cab fitted in place of an open one and the couplings altered to the pattern of the new rolling stock on the narrow gauge branch line.
16. A revision of the Time Table was made early in the year and a night train service between Hongkong and Canton was inau- gurated in March. This night service was continued until August 16th when the train was derailed at mile 19 on the Chinese Section by a gang of robbers removing two rails and attacking the train. After this incident it was decided to discontinue the night service. The day service has been maintained throughout the year with the exception of the period between July 11th and 24th when the through trains to Canton were suspended owing to floods which seriously damaged the line between Shek Lung and the former City.
Accounts.
17. The Expenditure to December 31st, 1913, on Capital Ac- count was for the Main Line $13,459,227.43 and the Branch Line $62,004.13 making a total of $13,521,231.56. During the year
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