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The repairing of Government Motor Cars and Motor Fire Engines is now undertaken by this Department, and a brick building has been erected in the Locomotive Yard to serve as a workshop for this purpose.
An iron building has also been erected near the workshops to accommodate the newly acquired electric welding plant which must necessarily be outside the workshops proper.
Owing to the gradual growth of Yaumati and neighbourhood, the question of a wide-span road bridge, where the road will pass under the Railway north of Yaumati Station was again considered. Drawings were submitted to the Consulting Engineers who have since approved the general design and steelwork details and working drawings are now in preparation.
It had been observed for some time past that the rails in Beacon Hill Tunnel were rapidly wearing down and early in the year, a fractured rail was discovered.
After a careful examination of the track throughout the tunnel, it was decided to relay with new rails, and reserve those taken out for sidings. Sufficient rails and fastenings for this work were ordered through the Crown Agents and are now in the Colony.
On April the 3rd, the fitters and turners of the Colony came out on strike, and the Railway fitters were compelled by their guild to join the strikers; 16 days later the drivers and firemen were obliged to stand off in sympathy with the fitters, and turners. On April the 19th, however, the strike was settled by a Commission appointed by the Government of which the Honourable Mr. John Johnstone was chairman.
During the absence of the Chinese Drivers, men from the Navy and Army were lent by the Authorities, and greatly assisted in maintaining the train service during the period of the strike.
On August the 1st, a washout occurred on the Chinese Section near Nam Kong which necessitated the cancelling of both the down morning express, and the up afternoon express for 5 days. A temporary footbridge was erected, and the train service partly maintained by the transfer of passengers at this point until August the 8th when the repairs were completed.
Shortly afterwards, owing to internal trouble in the Kwong Tung Province, through traffic was again seriously interrupted. Fighting occurred in Chinese Territory on September 16th near Nga Yeo (26 miles from Canton). The up afternoon and down morning through expresses were cancelled that day and, from the 17th to 20th with the exception of the up afternoon express on the 20th, the through and joint sectional trains were suspended between Canton and Sheklung in Chinese territory.
Fighting recommenced in October, resulting in further trouble in the Chinese territory, some rails were removed from the track near Sheklung on October the 6th; and a railway bridge between
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The repairing of Government Motor Cars and Motor Fire Engines is now undertaken by this Department, and a brick building has been erected in the Locomotive Yard to serve as a workshop for this purpose.
An iron building has also been erected near the workshops to accommodate the newly acquired electric welding plant which must necessarily be outside the workshops proper.
Owing to the gradual growth of Yaumati and neighbourhood, the question of a wide-span road bridge, where the road will pass under the Railway north of Yaumati Station was again considered. Drawings were submitted to the Consulting Engineers who have since approved the general design and steelwork details and working drawings are now in preparation.
It had been observed for some time past that the rails in Beacon Hill Tunnel were rapidly wearing down and early in the year, a fractured rail was discovered.
After a careful examination of the track throughout the tunnel, it was decided to relay with new rails, and reserve those taken out for sidings. Sufficient rails and fastenings for this work were ordered through the Crown Agents and are now in the Colony.
On April the 3rd, the fitters and turners of the Colony came out on strike, and the Railway fitters were compelled by their guild to join the strikers; 16 days later the drivers and firemen were obliged to stand off in sympathy with the fitters, and turners. On April the 19th, however, the strike was settled by a Cornmission appointed by the Government of which the Honourable Mr. John Johnstone was chairman.
During the absence of the Chinese Drivers, men from the Navy and Army were lent by the Authorities, and greatly assisted in maintaining the train service during the period of the strike.
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On August the 1st, a washout occurred on the Chinese Section. near Nam Kong which necessitated the cancelling of both the down morning express, and the up afternoon express for 5 days. A temporary footbridge was erected, and the train service partly maintained by the transfer of passengers at this point until August the 8th when the repairs were completed.
Shortly afterwards, owing to internal trouble in the Kwong Tung Province, through traffic was again seriously interrupted. Fighting occurred in Chinese Territory on September 16th near Nga Yeo (26 miles from Canton). The up afternoon and down morning through expresses were cancelled that day and, from the 17th to 20th with the exception of the up afternoon express on the 20th, the through and joint sectional trains were suspended between Canton and Sheklung in Chinese territory.
Fighting recommenced in October, resulting in further trouble in the Chinese territory, some rails were removed from the track near Sheklung on October the 6th; and a railway bridge between
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