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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 2, 1910.

(c) The guard should be on the lookout for signals, and should be prepared to help the driver to keep the train under proper control while passing over the work. The guard will signal the driver when his van has passed the signal at the end of the diver- sion and the train has cleared the length over which the restriction extends.

Distinction between

lorries and trollies.

CHAPTER XVIII.

LORRIES AND TROLLIES.

219. For the purpose of these rules, a lorry is defined as a vehicle used for the conveyance of materials; and a trolly, as a light vehicle usually fitted with springs intended for the conveyance of persons only. A trolly must not be used for the conveyance of heavy materials, and neither a trolly nor a lorry must be used in the formation of, or be attached to, trains.

220.-Under all circumstances when trollies or lorries are in use on the main line or in station yards, they must, unless an officer of the Engineering Department is present, be accompanied by a trustworthy subordinate of the Engineering Department, who will be held responsible that they are worked according to rules. These authorised persons will each be furnished with a certificate signed by the Engineer in charge stating that they are qualified to be in charge of trollies on the open line.

221.--No lorry or trolly is to be placed on the line without the permission of the Inspector of the section or other duly authorised person, and notice must at once be given to the Stationmaster at

each of the nearest stations.

222. The notice to the Stationmaster required under the foregoing rule is to be given in writing.

223.-Persons unconnected with the railway must not be allowed to travel on a trolly or lorry unless permitted to do so by an authorised officer, and these only when accompanied by a respon- sible subordinate or officers of the Engineering Department.

224.—When lorries or trollies are in use, the person in charge must have with him a watch, a copy of the working time-table, 2 red and 2 green signal flags, a lamp showing red in both direc- tions, 2 hand signal lamps, 6 fog signals, a chain and padlock, and in the case of lorries, 2 red banners. The person in charge must enquire at each station he comes to, whether extra, special, loco., wood or ballast trains are running, and Stationmasters are to afford full information in answer to such enquiries; and if demanded by the person in charge of the lorry or trolly, the information must be in writing.

225.-Except in cases of emergency, lorries or trollies must not be placed on traffic or loco. lines at night or in foggy weather, nor when the view is impeded by heavy rain or any other cause.

226.-The person in charge of a lorry in use on the line must exhibit conspicuously a red flag by day, and if worked in case of emergency by night, a light showing red in both directions front and rear. When outside station limits on a single line, it must be preceded and followed at intervals of not less than half a mile (880 yards), increasing the distance should the gradient or curves require it, by men bearing a red flag by day or a red lamp by night. Within station limits, similar danger signals must be exhi- bited at such a distance on each side as will ensure safety.

(a) A trolly, when in use, must have exhibited on it, as above described, a red flag by day and a light showing red in both direc- tions front and rear by night; but except when on or near curves or parts of the line when a clear view is not obtainable for half a mile in frort and rear of the trolly, it need not be preceded or followed by men carrying a red flag.

(b) The speed of lorries must not exceed 6 miles, and of trollies 10 miles an hour.