48. Signalling. The gantries, brackets and arms of all signals along the line and all point indicators were overhauled and painted with defective component parts replaced.
49. Tunnels. A section of the leaked roof inside Railway Tunnel No. 2 was repaired by injecting cement/sand grout into the interstices between the bricklining and the rock surface.
50. Bridges. The following works were carried out during the year: (a) All the stone arches of Railway Bridge No. 11 except half-width of the southernmost span were strengthened with reinforced concrete in connection with Shing Mun River Flood Control Scheme.
(b) The stone arches of Railway Bridge No. 19 were strengthened
with reinforced concrete.
(c) The piers at Railway Bridge No. 20 were strengthened with re- inforced concrete as the old concrete of the piers was found to be in the process of disintegration. The steel superstructure of the bridge was also overhauled including renewal of corroded parts. (d) The steel superstructure of Railway Bridge No. 22 was over-
hauled, including renewal of corroded parts.
51. Road Level Crossings.
(a) A temporary road level crossing 25 feet wide was constructed at Railway Mileage 153 to facilitate the transportation of material across track for the Plover Cove Water Scheme.
(b) The road level crossings at Running Shed Line, north of Sheung Shui Station, Kowloon Terminal, Miles 7, 8 and 9 were repacked and the defective fastenings were renewed.
(c) The road level crossings at Miles 13 and 19 were overhauled
including renewal of timber deckings and fastenings.
(d) The road level crossing gates at Miles 7, 9, 131 and 18, Fanling
Station and north of Sheung Shui Station were re-furbished.
52. Station Yards and Platforms.
(a) The waiting shelters at Sheung Shui, Tai Po Market and Mong
Kok Stations were overhauled.
(b) The access road to Mong Kok Goods Yard was re-surfaced.
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