19.
Some 5,751 metric tons of mail and mail packets were conveyed by rail to China for the General Post Office, the greater portion of which was sent at the end of the fiscal year.
20. A total of 241 steel water pipes of 48" diameter was conveyed by special goods trains for a local construction company in August and September 1960 from Blackheads to No. 21 Mile Post near Lo Wu for work in connexion with the Sham Chun water supply project.
21. One transformer weighing 17 metric tons was conveyed by rail from Kowloon to Fanling for China Light & Power Co. Ltd. on 2nd October, 1960.
22. Details relating to goods traffic appear in Appendix VIII.
23. Operation. Train punctuality was satisfactory during the year in spite of a 15 M.P.H. speed restriction imposed at No. 1 Cutting for the whole year. This was necessary in order to facilitate work for the construction of a railway tunnel in connexion with the Nairn Road extension project.
Trains on time
Trains delayed for less than 5 minutes Trains delayed for 5 minutes and over
Total No. of passenger trains run
No. of scheduled
passenger trains
Percentage
6,376 1.662
74.32
19.37
6.31
8,579
100.00
541
24. The number and types of special trains run for the year under
review were as follows:
Up
Down
Total
Goods (loaded)
7
692
699
Goods (empty)
480
3
483
Passenger
390
358
748
Passenger (empty)
19
53
72
Military
7
7
14
Ballast trains
62
62
124
Trial trains
7
7
14
972
1,182
2,154
25. On 9th June, 1960 typhoon 'Mary' hit the Colony. The train service was suspended from 6.30 hours to 14.00 hours after which a restricted service was run in the afternoon between Kowloon and Fanling when that part of the line was clear for traffic. Normal service was resumed the following morning with the exception of the first down train which started from Sheung Shui instead of Lo Wu.
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