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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 2, 1910.

Definitions

Kowloon-Canton Railway.

BRITISH SECTION.

Part I.-RULES FOR THE GUIDANCE

OF RAILWAY SERVANTS.

CHAPTER I.

PRELIMINARY.

1.In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-

(1) ADEQUATE DISTANCE " means the distance suffi- cient to ensure safety, having regard to the local conditions obtain- ing.

(2) AUTHORISED OFFICER means the person who is duly empowered by general or special order of the railway adminis- tration, either by name or by office, to issue instructions or to do

any other thing of the nature referred to in each case.

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(3) SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

means instructions

issued from time to time by the authorised officer in respect to particular cases of special circumstances.

(4) "MAIN LINE means the line ordinarily used for running trains through and between stations.

(5) "TRAIN" means an engine with or without vehicles attached.

(6) "PASSENGER TRAIN means a train intended solely or mainly for the carriage of passengers and other coaching traffic, and includes a troop train.

(7) GOODS TRAIN '' means a train intended solely or mainly for the carriage of general merchandise, minerals, materials or live stock.

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(8) MIXED TRAIN " means a train intended for the carriage of both passengers and goods, or of passengers, animals and goods.

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(9) BALLAST TRAIN '' means a train intended for the carriage of ballast, stone, material or fuel when picked up or put down either between stations or within station limits.

(10) "ORDINARY TRAIN " means a train, whether passenger, goods or mixed, which is entered in the working time- table.

(11) SPECIAL TRAIN" means any train which is neither an ordinary train nor a ballast train.

(12) RUNNING TRAIN means a train which has started under an authority to proceed and has not completed its journey.

(13) GUARD includes a Brakesman and any other Railway servant who may for the time being be performing the duties of a Guard.

(14. ENGINE DRIVER " means the person for the time being in charge of a working locomotive engine.

(15) INSPECTOR OF PERMANENT-WAY means the Railway servant performing the duties of an Inspector of Permanent-way by whatever designation he may be known on any particular Railway.

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(16)

"GANGER means the person in charge of a gang of platelayers or other workmen employed on the permanent-way.

(17) "STATIONMASTER means the person on duty who is for the time being responsible for the working of the traffic within station limits as hereinafter defined, and includes:

(a) An Assistans Stationmaster,

(b) A Clerk in charge, and

(c) Any other person appointed to the charge of a station. (18) "SYSTEM OF WORKING means the system adopted for the time being for the working of trains on any portion of a

Railway

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