CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8] — Page 90

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ed behind the car, the cable is then attached to the coal truck.

The Car is loaded with 2¾ tons of ballast and drawn up to the points. The enquires are then reversed and the Car is allowed to descend when the speed of the car exceeds nine miles an hour the brake lever is released and the car is stopped.

2. The cable Test. The cable is tested by a weight of 2¼ tons being put on and the whole drawn up to the points. The total weight being five tons in addition to the weight of the Car and coal truck or rather more than half a ton in all.

3. The Boiler Test. The boiler pressure is tested to 180 lbs by hydraulic pressure.

The safety of the railway really lies in the frequent inspection by the Company itself to whom the question of keeping all the working parts of its rolling stock in proper order is not only of paramount importance but also crucial to its very existence. If the Government were to fortify such frequent inspections by occasional inspections of their own this would do much to ensure the safety of testing certain cases where inspection gave rise to doubts as to the object inspected being thoroughly safe and in working order, a practice much insisted upon in England.

We will deal separately with each of the tests applied in this Colony. Whether

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placed. ed behind the car, the cable is then attached to the coal truck. The Car is loaded with tons of ballast and drawn up to the points. The enquires are then reversed and the Car is allowed to descend when the speed of the car exceeds nine miles an hour the brake lever is released and the car is stopped. 2. The cable Test. The cable is tested by a weight of tons being put on and the whole drawn up to the points. The total weight being five tons in addition to the weight of the Car and coal truck or rather more than half a ton in all. 3. The Boiler Test. The boiler pressure is tested to 180 lbs by hydraulic pressure. The safety of the railway really lies in the frequent inspection by the Company itself to whom the question of keeping all the working parts of its rolling stock in proper order is not only of paramount importance but also crucial to its very existence. If the Government were to fortify such frequent inspections by occasional inspections of their own this would do much to ensure the safety of testing certain cases where inspection gave rise to doubts as to the object inspected being thoroughly safe and in working order, a practice much insisted upon in England. We will deal separately with each of the tests applied in this Colony. Whether Page 90 Page 91
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placed.

ed behind the car, the cable

is then attached to the cool truck.

The

Car

is loaded with 23/4 tou

of ballast and

drawn up to the

are then re-

poricts.

The

enquies

versed

and

the

Cav

and

al

-a.

to deveend

is allowed

given point

when the speed of the car exceeds mine miles an hour the brake

lever is released and the car

stopped,

2. The cable Fest. The cuble is

ticked by

of 24/4 tone

Coal Truck

addihmrab

being pub

weight

in the

and the whole dracon

up to the points. The total weight being five tour in addition to

the weight of the

CAH

and coated

truck or rather more than hollve

bouw in acc.

3

The Boiler Text. The boiler. pare pressed to 180 ibs by hydraulic pressure.

>

Wik

above and

lies

and to the..

regard

87

all similar texts.

the safety of the Iubire really in the frequent inspection by the Company itself to whom, the question of keeping all the working parts of its rolining

inn proper order is not only.

thick

exo.

of paramount misfortance out abeo.

cukry essential to its

very were the Government.

tene

ALLA

to fortify such frequent unspections by occasional nispections of their

mon this would do

21my

with

the recevity of testing caftin cases where nspection gav

uch

Aive 4 dable

as to the object

nispected being thoroughly sope

and ui

tests are

but we

working order to much insisted upon

England

will deal separately with

each of the leits

- prevent applied,

thing

arc al

this Edony.

Wheth

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