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25. The Workshops were kept fully employed during the year, principally with the erection of new goods wagons, locomotives and a 65-ton breakdown crane. 55 new 30-ton covered goods wagons were erected on underframes received from England, all the bodywork being built in the railway Workshops. Ten of the underframes for these wagons were so badly damaged in transit that they had to be rebuilt in the Workshops, which caused a great deal of trouble and delay.
26. The four new 4-6-4 locomotives arrived during the year, one of the underframes however was very badly twisted and out of line. This was straightened with the aid of the new 65-ton crane. The first of these locomotives, No. 9, arrived on May 19th and was erected forthwith and in steam by June 20th. No. 11 was completed on August 20th, and No. 12 on September 25th. No. 10, which had the twisted frame, was not completed until December. These engines have a much greater tractive force than the earlier ones, and so far we have experienced no trouble with them and are more than satisfied with their running performance.
27. The 65-ton Breakdown Crane arrived in the Colony at the end of July and erection was immediately started and completed by October. The crane was employed in connection with the assembling of No. 10 locomotive, for erecting bridge girders, and also on several occasions for loading and unloading heavy pieces of machinery from railway trucks.
28. Two new 4-4-0 type 2'-0" gauge locomotives for the Fanling Branch arrived at the end of July and were put into service by the end of September. These locomotives will be handed over to the Public Works Department when the road to Sha Tau Kok is completed and the Railway closed down, and should prove very useful.
29. The new crank shafts for the Motor Coaches arrived on April 2nd and were fitted, and the coaches made ready for service. Owing however to the present curtailed train service, the economies normally effected by the use of these coaches for local traffic are not attainable. When the full through services are resumed and the local traffic returns to normal, their advantages will again be apparent.
30. Main Line locomotives Nos. 7 and 3 received a thorough overhaul which comprised a general reconditioning, new bushes, new axleboxes, new tyres, new slide valves, cylinders rebored and new pistons fitted, boiler lifted and retubed and repaired,
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25. The Workshops were kept fully employed during the year, principally with the erection of new goods wagons, locomotives and a 65-ton breakdown crane. 55 new 30-ton covered goods wagons were erected on underframes received from England, all the bodywork being built in the railway Workshops. Ten of the underframes for these wagons were so badly damaged in transit that they had to be rebuilt in the Workshops, which caused a great deal of trouble and delay.
26. The four new 4-6-4 locomotives arrived during the year, one of the underframes however was very badly twisted and out. of line. This was straightened with the aid of the new 65-ton
crane.
The first of these locomotives, No. 9, arrived on May 19th and was erected forthwith and in steam by June 20th. No. 11 was completed on August 20th, and No. 12 on September 25th. No. 10 which had the twisted frame was not completed until December.
These engines have a much greater tractive force than the earlier ones, and so far we have experienced no trouble with them and are more than satisfied with their running performance.
27. The 65-ton Breakdown Crane arrived in the Colony at the end of July and erection was immediately started and completed by October. The crane was employed in connection with the assembling of No. 10 locomotive, for erecting bridge girders, and also on several occasions for loading and unloading heavy pieces of machinery from railway trucks.
28. Two new 4-4-0 type 2'-0" gauge locomotives for the Fanling Branch arrived at the end of July and were put into service by the end of September. These locomotives will be handed over to the Public Works Department when the road to Sha Tau Kok is completed and the Railway closed down, and should prove very useful.
29. The new crank shafts for the Motor Coaches arrived on April 2nd and were fitted, and the coaches made ready for service. Owing however to the present curtailed train service, the economies normally effected by the use of these coaches for local traffic are not attainable. When the full through services are resumed and the local traffic returns to normal, their advantages will again be apparent.
30. Main Line locomotives Nos. 7 and 3 received a thorough overhaul which comprised a general reconditioning, new bushes, new axleboxes, new tyres, new slide valves, cylinders rebored and new pistons fitted, boiler lifted and retubed and repaired,
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