17. On the Fanling Branch Line, one of the 2' 0" gauge locomotives was condemned as unfit for further service on passenger trains, owing to the crown of the firebox falling in. Two new locomotives were ordered through the Crown Agents and delivery is expected early in 1924.
18. After careful consideration the Government decided that a motor road should be built in place of the Fanling Branch line, and when this is completed the branch line is to be taken up, and the track and rolling stock, including the two new locomotives on order, made over to the Public Works Department for use in connection with development schemes under its control. The branch line will be run as economically as possible until the end of 1924, when it is anticipated that the new motor road will be completed.
19. A severe typhoon on July 22nd necessitated the suspension of the train service from 1.18 p.m. for the rest of the day. Traffic was again suspended on the 18th of August from 9 a.m. until the afternoon on account of a typhoon.
20. The Colony experienced an abnormal amount of typhoon weather during the summer months, but only on the two occasions mentioned above, when the typhoons actually struck the Colony, was it necessary to suspend the train service.
21. The typhoon of the 18th August caused considerable damage to the Railway, more particularly to works on the sea border. A long length of granite pitching built after the 1913 typhoon was so seriously impaired as to necessitate the slewing of the track for a quarter of a mile. The railway pier and mole at Tai Po suffered considerably, the whole of the timber work of the pier was washed away, the approach mole undermined and the pitching on the eastern side collapsed.
22. The electric power supplied to the Workshops by the China Light & Power Co. was changed from direct to alternating current, and separate motors of lower power were supplied to most of the machines independently. This resulted in a considerable saving in current consumption, and Government was relieved of the cost of transforming. A new agreement on more favourable terms was entered into with the power company on the completion of the alterations. The two transformers and seven of the old direct current motors have since been disposed of.
23. Lighting of the Locomotive Yard was greatly improved by the installation of additional lamps.
24. The year 1923 was a very unfortunate one for the Railway. The political unrest in the Province of Kwong Tung and consequent periodical disturbances referred to in last year's report continued
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17. On the Fanling Branch Line, one of the 2' 0" gauge locomotives was condemned as unfit for further service on passenger trains, owing to the crown of the firebox falling in. Two new locomotives were ordered through the Crown Agents and delivery is expected early in 1924.
18. After careful consideration the Government decided that a motor road should be built in place of the Fanling Branch line, and when this is completed the branch line is to be taken up, and the track and rolling stock, including the two new locomotives on order, made over to the Public Works Department for use in connection with development schemes under its control. The branch line will be run as economically as possible until the end of 1924, when it is anticipated that the new motor road will be completed.
19. A severe typhoon on July 22nd necessitated the suspension of the train service from 1.18 p.m. for the rest of the day. Traffic was again suspended on the 18th of August from 9 a.m. until the afternoon on account of a typhoon.
20. The Colony experienced an abuormal amount of typhoon weather during the summer months, but only on the two occasions mentioned above, when the typhoons actually struck the Colony, was it necessary to suspend the train service.
21. The typhoon of the 18th August caused considerable damage to the Railway, more particularly to works on the sea border. A long length of granite pitching built after the 1913 typhoon was so seriously impaired as to necessitate the slewing of the track for a quarter of a mile. The railway pier and mole at Tai Po suffered considerably, the whole of the timber work of the pier was washed away, the approach mole undermined and the pitching on the eastern side collapsed.
22. The electric power supplied to the Workshops by the China Light & Power Co, was changed from direct to alternating current, and separate motors of lower power were supplied to most of the machines independently. This resulted in a considerable saving in current consumption, and Government was relieved of the cost of transforming. A new agreement on more favourable termus was entered into with the power company on the completion of the alterations. The two transformers and seven of the old direct current motors have since been disposed of.
23. Lighting of the Locomotive Yard was greatly improved by the installation of additional lamps.
24. The year 1923 was a very unfortunate one for the Railway. The political unrest in the Province of Kwong Tung and consequent periodical disturbances referred to in last year's report continued
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