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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 2, 1910.

Responsibili

ty for star- ting trains.

Tall board or tail lamps.

Supply of

Rules and exhibition of

deenmenuts,

Obedience to orders.

Behaviour of Railway

servants,

passengers,

127.-The Stationmaster must see before he gives the Guard permission to start a train, that all is right for the train to proceed.

(a)-Ab stations at which trains stop long enough, the departure warning bell shall be rung five minutes before any train carrying passengers is due to start,

128.--When a train is examined by a Carriage and Wagon Examiner at a station, the Stationmaster shall not give permission to start the train until he has received a report from such Examiner to the effect that the train is fit to proceed.

129.-(1) The Stationmaster must see that every train passing through the station is provided with a tail-board or tail-lamp on the last vehicle.

NOTE.-If a tail-board or tail-lamp be not available, a red flag or other device may be used in accordance with special instruc- tions.

(2) If by day the tail board or tail-lamp be missing, or if by night the tail-lamp be out or be missing, the Stationmaster must immediately advise the station ahead to stop the train, to see that the defect is remedied, and to reply saying whether the train is complete or not.

130.

The Stationmaster must see--

(a) that every railway servant subordinate to him who should be supplied with a copy or translation of these rules under Rule 100 duly receives the same: (b) that the Working Time-table in force, together with all corrigenda and with the appendix thereto (if any), working instructions, and other notices having reference to the working of the line, are properly distributed or exhibited as may be required;

(c) that both the English and Vernacular sheet time- tables and fare-lists are correctly exhibited at all stations where traffic is booked; and

(d) that Goods and Coaching Tariffs are available for

inspection by the public.

131.--The Stationmaster shall see that all orders and instruc- tions are duly conveyed to the staff concerned and are properly carried out, and that all books and returns are regularly written up and neatly kept.

132.-The Stationmaster must see that all railway servants at hie station behave respectfully and civilly to the public and to passengers of every class.

Assistance bo 133. (1) The Stationmaster must see that each member of

the platform staff is acquainted with the times of arrival and departure of all passenger trains, so as to render information to the public when required.

Report of neglect of duty.

Shunting.

Securing vehicles at stations,

(2) Upon the arrival at a station of a train carrying passen- gers, the Stationmaster must see that the station servants pay immediate attention to any indication shown by passengers of their desire to receive assistance.

134.--The Stationmaster shall report, without delay, to his immediate superior, all neglect of duty on the part of any railway servant who is under his orders.

135. The Stationmaster must see that the shunting of trains or vehicles is carried on only at such times and in such manner as will not involve danger.

136.--The Stationmaster must see that vehicles standing at the station are properly secured in accordance with speci 1 instruc- tions.

ta-All vehicles in each siding must be coupled together; one wheel of thi vehicle at each end of every rake must be secured by a padlocked chain to the rai below, the chain being passed under the rall, round the tyre and the ends so fastened that no stress will be exerted on the padlock by the tightening of the chain. Isolated vehicle must be secured in the same manner as the end vehicle of a ruke.

(b)-Bogle or other vehicles with disc or block wheels which cannot be con vententiy secured with chains, must, whenever possible, be coupled between vehicles with open wheels; when this cnnot be done as may be the case occasional- ly at certain stations, they must be placed in a dead end siding within the Scotch- blocks and the points must be so set and locked as to deräll the vehicles in the event of their being blown along the siding and the Scotch-blocks failing to stop them.

(e-When vehicles are fitted with brakes, the brakes must be notched down, or screwed hard on and where Scotch-blocks are provided they must be ineked across the rall.

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