20. The two three-storied blocks of Chinese traffic staff quarters at Kowloon were thoroughly done up, as also the Permanent Way Sub-Inspector's quarters and most of the gang huts.
21. A new gatemen's hut was built at the level crossing at Mile 9, the old one being reserved for use as a telephone cable junction box.
22. At the Locomotive Yard the brick coal bunkers were strengthened, and the wooden smoke jacks in the running sheds repaired. Owing to the severe drought last summer, a 6 feet diameter brick well 25 feet deep, was sunk for an auxiliary supply of water in emergencies for locomotives.
23. At Yaumati Station the up passenger platform was metalled and surfaced with asphalt macadam and the road approach similarly treated. At Shatin the passenger platform was surfaced with asphalt macadam.
24. An extension of the siding at the Lowu Brickworks involving the lengthening of two culverts was carried out for the accommodation of increasing traffic in bricks.
25. Various embankments where shrinkage had gradually occurred were widened with spoil whenever obtainable.
26. Certain steel bridges were scraped and painted in the usual course of maintenance.
27. The typhoon of August 22nd did considerable damage to roofs and fencing, and this was immediately repaired.
28. 8,280 reinforced concrete sleepers, besides many other articles, were manufactured in the sleeper depot at Kowloon.
29. 4,192 concrete sleepers, 377 timber sleepers and 358 bridge and crossing timbers were laid as replacements in the track.
30. Altogether some 8 miles of main line track are now laid with concrete sleepers, many of which have been in for 9 years or more, and some for 13 years.
31. One motor trolley, one pump trolley and two material trollies were received from England during the year and put into service, replacing those worn out.
LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING STOCK.
32. Locomotives (Main Line) Nos. 4, 6 and 11 were given a complete overhaul. No. 3 Locomotive was fitted with a reconditioned boiler, owing to broken copper stays in the firebox in the original boiler caused by bad water taken at Canton. The boiler taken from No. 3 Locomotive was retubed, restayed and after tests was painted and placed in reserve.
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20. The two three--storied blocks of Chinese traffic staff quarters at Kowloon were thoroughly done up, as also the Per- manent Way Sub-Inspector's quarters and most of the gang. huts.
21. A new gatemen's hut was built at the level crossing at Mile 9, the old one being reserved for use as a telephone cable junction box.
22. At the Locomotive Yard the brick coal bunkers were strengthened, and the wooden smoke jacks in the running sheds repaired. Owing to the severe drought last summer, a 6 feet diameter brick well 25 feet deep, was sunk for an auxiliary supply of water in emergencies for locomotives.
23. At Yaumati Station the up passenger platform was mo- talled and surfaced with asphalt macadam and the road approach similarly treated. At Shatin the passenger platform was sur- faced with asphalt macadam.
24. An extension of the siding at the Lowu Brickworks in- volving the lengthening of two culverts was carried out for the accommodation of increasing traffic in bricks.
25. Various embankments where shrinkage had gradually occurred were widened with spoil whenever obtainable.
26. Certain steel bridges were scraped and painted in the usual course of maintenance.
27. The typhoon of August 22nd did considerable damage to roofs and fencing, and this was immediately repaired.
28. 8,280 reinforced concrete sleepers, besides many other articles, were manufactured in the sleeper depot at Kowloon.
29. 4,192 concrete sleepers, 377 timber sleepers and 358 bridge and crossing timbers were laid as replacements in the track.
30. Altogether some 8 miles of main line track are now laid with concrete sleepers, many of which have been in for 9 years or more, and some for 13 years.
31. One motor trolley, one pump trolley and two material trollies were received from England during the year and put into service, replacing those worn out.
LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING STOCK.
32. Locomotives (Main Line) Nos. 4, 6 and 11 were given a complete overhaul. No. 3 Locomotive was fitted with a recon- ditioned boiler, owing to broken copper stays in the firebox in the original boiler caused by bad water taken at Canton. The boiler taken from No. 3 Locomotive was retubed, restayed and after tests was painted and placed in reserve.
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