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(c) Permanent Way Sub-Inspector's quarters at

Yaumati.

(d) Locomotive Staff quarters at Hung Hom.

(e) Workshop Foremen's quarters at Hung Hom. (f) Signal Fitter's quarters at Blackheads

Yaumati.

(g) Ganghuts at Blackheads, Yaumati and Shatin.

and

53. New Works and Improvements. A new project, the erection of a new crossing station at Ma Liu Shui was com- menced in January, 1955. The station has included a single- storeyed station building 42′ x 23′ x 14' high, a separate flush latrine 25' x 9' x 10' high, a loop line of 1,900 linear ft. and a total length of 1,250 linear ft. of platform. The works have involved the removal of over 12,000 cu. yds. of cutting for the widening of the existing embankments. The Station will be operated by double wire signals supplied by the Westing- house Brake and Signal Co. Ltd., the order being placed through the Crown Agents. The whole project with the excep- tion of the signalling system is expected to be completed in June, 1955.

Various new minor works were carried out during the year, the most important being the addition of a brick building to the Railway Stores at Hung Hom for store offices, the erection of warning posters along the main line, the construction of a loading ramp at Fanling Station and incinerators at the out- stations for burning rubbish, and the surfacing of the loading platforms at Fanling Station Yard.

Among the improvement works are the conversion of the dry latrine for workshop staff quarters at Hung Hom to a flush latrine, the laying of white glazed tiles to the flushing trough, walls and floors of the old latrine in Hung Hom Locomo- tive Yard and the levelling and resurfacing of the open yard at the Hung Hom Works.

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