7. The second suspension of through traffic, referred to in the Report for 1929, continued until the 7th January, after which date it is satisfactory to record that there were no further suspensions for the rest of the year.
8. All through express trains continued to be hauled by British Section engines.
9. The three new special 4-6-0 tender type locomotives ordered on behalf of the Provincial Government of Kwangtung, and referred to in last year's Report, arrived in the Colony in August and September and were all erected and ready for trials by the middle of December. It was not found possible, however, to bring these engines into use at once for the purpose intended, as the track over the Chinese Section had not been sufficiently improved to allow of the trials necessary under the agreement before handing the engines over to traffic.
10. It had been hoped that the rehabilitation of the track on the Chinese Section would have been completed before the end of the year, thus allowing normal speeds to be resumed, or even improved upon, and the new engines being brought into use immediately after erection and completion of trials, but the order for the large number of new sleepers necessary for this purpose was delayed. The first monthly consignment arrived in the middle of December and regular deliveries are expected to be continued to the end of June, 1931. It may however be possible to improve the timetable before that date.
11. Local Passenger Traffic again showed an improvement on the previous year's figures of nearly 9% in the numbers carried and of nearly 13% in receipts. Local Goods Traffic showed a decrease of $2,000, partly due to the general depression of trade.
12. The special race trains run in connection with Race Meetings at Kwanti Course, Fanling, continued to improve in popularity. The usual special trains for Round the World Tourists, Military and other purposes were run, and special reductions were again made for the New Territories Agricultural Show on two occasions in January and December.
ENGINEERING.
13. At Kowloon Station the light collapsible gates to the main platform were replaced by heavy steel sliding gates designed to withstand the pressure of crowds.
14. At Hung Hom the new Painting Shop, started in 1929, was completed and brought into use in April.
15. The old steel air pipes supplying water to the water crane were replaced by cast-iron pipes. The water tower and the engine turntable were repainted with tar mixture.
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7. The second suspension of through traffic, referred to in the Report for 1929, continued until the 7th January, after which date it is satisfactory to record that there were no further suspensions for the rest of the year.
8. All through express trains continued to be hauled by British Section engines.
9. The three new special 4-6-0 tender type locomotives ordered on behalf of the Provincial Government of Kwangtung, and referred to in last year's Report, arrived in the Colony in August and September and were all erected and ready for trials by the middle of December. It was not found possible, however, to bring these engines into use at once for the purpose intended, as the track over the Chinese Section had not been sufficiently improved to allow of the trials necessary under the agreement before handing the engines over to traffic.
10. It had been hoped that the rehabilitation of the track on the Chinese Section would have been completed before the end of the year, thus allowing normal speeds to be resumed, or even improved upon, and the new engines being brought into use immediately after erection and completion of trials, but the order for the large number of new sleepers necessary for this purpose was delayed. The first monthly consignment arrived in the middle of December and regular deliveries are expected to be continued to the end of June, 1931. It may however be possible to improve the timetable before that date.
11. Local Passenger Traffic again showed an improvement on the previous year's figures of nearly 9% in the numbers carried and of nearly 13% in receipts. Local Goods Traffic showed a decrease of $2,000, partly due to the general depres- sion of trade.
12. The special race trains run in connection with Race Meetings at Kwanti Course. Fanling, continued to improve in popularity. The usual special trains for Round the World Tourists, Military and other purposes were run, and special reductions were again made for the New Territories Agricultural Show on two occasions in January and December.
ENGINEERING.
13. At Kowloon Station the light collapsible gates to the main platform were replaced by heavy steel sliding gates designed to withstand the pressure of crowds.
14. At Hung Hom the new Painting Shop, started in 1929, was completed and brought into use in April.
15. The old steel air pipes supplying water to the water crane were replaced by cast-iron pipes. The water tower and the engine turntable were repainted with tar mixture.
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