31. In view of a number of derailments at Points No. 48 of Kowloon Station, an emergency crossover was laid near the half mile post.
32. The storm which visited Hong Kong in the early morning of July 19th when nearly 20 inches of rain fell in eight hours, caused very little damage to the Railway considering the heavy rainfall.
Slips occurred in No. 1 Cutting, North Face of No. 2 Tunnel and Lowu, also at Wo Hang and Ma Mei Ha on the Fanling Branch Line. Although the amount of soil in No. 1 Cutting was about 1,000 tons it was cleared with little interruption of traffic.
Other damage consisted of a wash-out near the Sea Wall opposite the block station at Hung Hom. The pitched slope to Railway Bank was damaged at Miles 10, 11 and 12 respectively. The inverts of some bridges were washed out and there was slight damage to the Engine Sheds at Fanling and Shataukok.
33. In anticipation of heavy traffic during Fanling Hunt Race Meetings, the approach road to Fanling Station was widened for parking purposes. The level crossing for the main road between Fanling and Taipo was timbered and extended to allow for the turn of motor vehicles proceeding down the road to Shataukok.
34. The Crossing at Wo Hang was brought down to the road level to give an easy passage for motors. A new tank and dam for locomotive water supply was erected at Shek Chung Au.
35. Locomotives Nos. 4, 7, 8 and 12 were given a thorough overhaul and generally reconditioned and fitted with new bushes, tyres, axle-boxes and slide valves; cylinders were rebored and new pistons fitted, boilers were lifted, retubed and repaired and all were repainted.
36. No. 3 locomotive was fitted with a new boiler. The original boiler was restayed throughout and reconditioned ready to be fitted to any other underframe of its class.
37. All the other main line locomotives were given minor overhauls.
38. No. 1 locomotive Fanling Branch 2′ 0′′ gauge was reconditioned and repainted.
39. Fourteen carriages and thirty-four wagons were overhauled and repainted.
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31. In view of a number of derailments at Points No. 48 of Kowloon Station, an emergency crossover was laid near the half mile post.
32. The storm which visited Hong Kong in the early morning of July 19th when nearly 20 inches of rain fell in eight hours, caused very little damage to the Railway considering the heavy rainfall.
Slips occurred in No. 1 Cutting, North Face of No. 2 Tun- nel and Lowu, also at Wo Hang and Ma Mei Ha on the Fanling Branch Line. Although the amount of soil in No. 1 Cutting . was about 1,000 tons it was cleared with little interruption of
traffic.
Other damage consisted of a wash-out near the Sea Wall opposite the block station at Hung Hom. The pitched slope to Railway Bank was damaged at Miles 10, 11 and 12 respec- tively. The inverts of some bridges were washed out and there was slight damage to the Engine Sheds at Fanling and Shatau- kok.
33. In anticipation of heavy traffic during Fanling Hunt Race Meetings, the approach road to Fanling Station was widened for parking purposes. The level crossing for the main road between Fanling and Taipo was timbered and extended to allow for the turn of motor vehicles proceeding down the road to Shataukok.
34. The Crossing at Wo Hang was brought down to the road level to give an easy passage for motors. A new tank and· dam for locomotive water supply was erected at Shek Chung Au.
35. Locomotives Nos. 4, 7, 8 and 12 were given a thorough overhaul and generally reconditioned and fitted with new bushes. tyres, axle-boxes and slide valves; cylinders were rebored and new pistons fitted, boilers were lifted, retubed and repaired and all were repainted.
36. No. 3 locomotive was fitted with a new boiler. The original boiler was restayed throughout and reconditioned ready to be fitted to any other underframe of its class.
37. All the other main line locomotives were given minor overhauls.
38. No. 1 locomotive Fanling Branch 2′ 0′′ gauge was re- conditioned and repainted.
39. Fourteen carriages and thirty-four wagons were over- hauled and repainted.
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