Appendix S.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY
(British Section)
ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1917.
1. During the year the passenger portion of the Kowloon Station has been somewhat improved by alterations to the Chinese Customs examination accommodation. The outward baggage barriers have been extended which expedites the work of examination while the addition of a waiting room for Customs officials, and the extension of the baggage barriers for the examination of inward passenger traffic afford further facilities.
2. A converter has now been installed for converting the local supply of current to that required for working the electric clocks, and with the new battery of accumulators completes the present installation.
3. The materials for the roofing of the passenger platforms have not been delivered owing to the war and the work is for the time being in abeyance.
4. In the Kowloon station yard, the Pooley relief road truck weighbridge has been installed and a small weighbridge office erected. Owing to the nature of the subsoil at this point it was found necessary to float the foundations on a large reinforced concrete raft. The machine has been in service since the middle of October and is a most useful addition to the Kowloon station yard.
5. It was considered advisable during the year to build a Goods Shed for light and perishable goods, both for the protection of such goods during transhipment from train to lighter and vice versa, and also to facilitate the customs examination of goods consigned to or from China. This necessitated certain alterations in the layout of that portion of the yard devoted to goods traffic, and extensions of the sidings along the sea-wall. This work was carried out in conjunction with the installation of the truck weighbridge and involved raising the level of the sea-wall and various alterations and additions to the signalling, which however has not interfered with the use of any of the other tracks or the safety of the signal installation. The Goods Examination Shed is 400 feet long by 30 feet wide inside, with covered gantries alongside, and sliding doors at intervals of 21 feet, the length of the 15-ton goods wagon.
6. The extension to the Locomotive Yard as decided upon at present was completed early in the year. The satisfactory purchase of the last lot of land required for the purpose enabled the Carriage Running Shed to be finished, and two small Chinese houses at the north corner which are not at present in the way were converted into quarters for drivers and firemen, thus saving the renting of quarters which had previously been necessary.
Appendix S.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY
(British Section)
ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1917.
1. During the year the passenger portion of the Kowloon Sta- tion has been somewhat improved by alterations to the Chinese Customs examination accommodation. The outward baggage barriers have been extended which expe:lites the work of examination while the addition of a waiting room for Customs officials, and the extension of the baggage barriers for the examination of inward passenger traffic afford further facilities.
2. A converter has now been installed for converting the local supply of current to that required for working the electric clocks, and with the new battery of accumulators completes the present installation.
3. The materials for the roofing of the passenger platforms have not been delivered owing to the war and the work is for the time being in abeyance.
4. In the Kowloon station yard, the Pooley relief road truck weighbridge has been installed and a small weighbridge office erected. Owing to the nature of the subsoil at this point it was found necessary to float the foundations on a large reinforced con- crete raft. The machine has been in service since the middle of October and is a most useful addition to the Kowloon station yard.
5. It was considered advisable during the year to build a Goods Shed for light and perishable goods, both for the protection of such goods during transhipment from train to lighter and rice versâ, and also to facilitate the customs examination of goods con- signed to or from China. This necessitated certain alterations in the layout of that portion of the yard devoted to goods traffic, and extensions of the sidings along the sea-wall. This work was carried out in conjunction with the installation of the truck weighbridge and involved raising the level of the sea-wall and various altera- tions and additions to the signalling, which however has not interfered with the use of any of the other tracks or the safety of the signal installation. The Goods Examination Shed is 400 feet long by 30 feet wide inside, with covered gantries alongside, and sliding doors at intervals of 21 feet, the length of the 15-ton goods wagon.
6. The extension to the Locomotive Yard as decided upon at present was completed early in the year. The satisfactory purchase of the last lot of laud required for the purpose enabled the Carriage Running Shed to be finished, and two small Chinese houses at the north corner which are not at present in the way were converted into quarters for drivers and firemen, thus saving the renting of quarters which had previously been necessary.
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