36. The typhoon of the 20th August caused considerable damage to roofs and windows of various station buildings and staff quarters, and to fencing and gates. The more serious damage however occurred to the stone pitching to embankments on the sea border between Shatin and Taipo, where a considerable quantity of pitching required to be reset and large areas of grouting and repointing were necessary.
37. This storm completely demolished a large motor garage built on Railway land in Kowloon Station Yard. The lease of the site, however, had just fallen in, and no loss was sustained by the Railway. The site was relet before the end of the year.
LOCOMOTIVE AND ROLLING STOCK.
38. The Railway Workshops were kept extremely busy especially since the decision to haul the through express trains to and from Canton by British Section engines.
39. In order to do so successfully it was first necessary to alter the watering system to permit the run through to be made without stopping for water en route.
40. Alterations were made to six engines to enable them to be coupled to water tanks built in 30-ton covered goods wagons hauled behind them. Three wagons were fitted with 6,000 gallons capacity steel tanks and flexible hose couplings for this purpose, and the arrangement proved highly successful.
41. This additional train haulage made it necessary to introduce a night shift of fitters to maintain the express engines in a constant state of efficiency. To the end of the year, 728 of these express trains were hauled to and from Canton, a mileage of approximately 85,000, and on only four occasions were they late owing to engine trouble, two of these delays being attributable to bad coal.
42. Five main line locomotives were given a thorough overhaul and all others including the two shunting engines received minor overhauls.
43. Five main line locomotives were repainted. Engine No. 2 from the Fanling Branch Line was brought in and given a general overhaul.
44. The two motor coaches were given a general overhaul to engines and bodywork, and the seating arrangements altered from III Class to II Class, both coaches were repainted.
45. The Saloon Coach was overhauled, repainted and the saloon portion extended by six feet.
46. Nine passenger coaches were overhauled and thirteen repainted.
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36. The typhoon of the 20th August caused considerable damage to roofs and windows of various station buildings and staff quarters, and to fencing and gates. The more serious damage however occurred to the stone pitching to embankments on the sea border between Shatin and Taipo, where a con- siderable quantity of pitching required to be reset and large areas of grouting and repointing were necessary.
37. This storm completely demolished a large motor garage built on Railway land in Kowloon Station Yard. The lease of the site, however, had just fallen in, and no loss was sustained by the Railway. The site was relet before the end of the year.
LOCOMOTIVE AND ROLLING STOCK.
38. The Railway Workshops were kept extremely busy especially since the decision to haul the through express trains to and from Canton by British Section engines.
39. In order to do so successfully it was first necessary to alter the watering system to permit the run through to be made without stopping for water en route.
40. Alterations were made to six engines to enable them to be coupled to water tanks built in 30-ton covered goods wagons hauled behind them. Three wagons were fitted with 6,000 gallons capacity steel tanks and flexible hose couplings for this purpose, and the arrangement proved highly successful.
41. This additional train haulage made it necessary to in- troduce a night shift of fitters to maintain the express engines in a constant state of efficiency. To the end of the year, 728 of these express trains were hauled to and from Canton, a mileage of approximately 85,000, and on only four occasions were they late owing to engine trouble, two of these delays being attributable to bad coal.
42. Five main line locomotives were given a thorough over- haul and all others including the two shunting engines received minor overhauls.
43. Five main line locomotives were repainted. Engine No. 2 from the Fanling Branch Line was brought in and given a general overhaul.
44. The two motor coaches were given a general overhaul to engines and bodywork, and the seating arrangements altered from III Class to II Class, both coaches were repainted.
45. The Saloon Coach was overhauled, repainted and the saloon portion extended by six feet.
46. Nine passenger coaches were overhauled and thirteen repainted.
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