18. On 18th May, 1961, 21 metric tons of petrol were transported by rail to China. A total of 13,248 metric tons of personal effects and 5,369 metric tons of foodstuffs were sent to the Chinese Mainland through this railway. Other notable exports to China by rail during the year under review were 1,821 metric tons of fertilizers, 60 metric tons of waste paper and 55 metric tons of chemicals.
19. Some 9,232 metric tons of mail and mail packets were conveyed by rail to China for the General Post Office.
20. One transformer weighing 17 metric tons was conveyed by rail from Kowloon to Fanling for China Light & Power Co. Ltd. on 14th May, 1961.
21. Details relating to goods traffic appear in Appendix V.
22. Operation. Train punctuality for the year under review was satisfactory in spite of the speed restriction imposed at No. 1 Cutting for the whole year for the Nairn Road extension project.
No. of scheduled
passenger trains
Percentage
Trains on time
Trains delayed for less than 5 minutes Trains delayed for 5 minutes and over
6,196 2,017
70.76
23.04
543
6.20
Total No. of passenger trains run
8,756
100.00
23. The number and types of special trains run for the year under
review are as follows:
Up
Down
Total
Goods (loaded)
1
662
663
Goods (empty)
540
540
Passenger
684
666
1,350
Passenger (empty)
4
14
18
Military
15
14
29
Ballast trains
43
43
86
Trial trains
9
9
18
1,296
1,408
2,704
24. On 19th May, 1961 typhoon 'Alice' hit the Colony. The train service was suspended from 11.30 hours to 14.00 hours after which normal service was resumed.
25. Fares and Rates. There was no revision of fares in general during the year, but crane charges were increased as from 21st September, 1961.
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