Items of Minor Civil Engineering Work
APPENDIX XIX
Track
(a) All fishplates inspected and greased. Seven hundred and seventy two
lengths of 95 lb. 36 ft. rails, 7.029 timber sleepers and 1,095 cubic yard of stone ballast renewed.
(b)
(c)
One thousand one hundred and three pairs of fishplates, 3,270 sets of fishbolts, 13,182 dog spikes and 32,560 Macbeth Spikes replaced.
Three sets of 18 ft. switches, seven sets of 15 ft. switches, ten sets of 1 in 10 crossings and ten sets of 1 in 8 crossings replaced.
(a) Rail expansion gaps at Mile 11⁄2 and Mile 5 adjusted.
(e) Tracks at soft ground spots repacked at Mile 16 to Mile 17, Mile 15
and Mile 15 and Mile 5 to Mile 5.
(f) Track inside Tunnel No. 2 adjusted and repacked.
(g) Wo Hop Shek sidings repacked twice for running special trains.
Formation and line protection
(a) Embankments and cuttings along the mainline were maintained. All mile,
kilometre, gradient posts and fouling points were repainted.
(b) Retaining wall at Mile 13 reconstructed.
(c) Tree branches obstructing locomotive drivers' view trimmed away by the
Urban Services Department trimming gang.
Bridges
(a) Bridges No. 36, 32A, 32B, 6 and 29 repainted with epoxy resin. The
overhead bridge at Fanling Station was also repainted.
(b) Bridges No. 9 and 15A overhauled and repainted.
(c) One thousand and eight cubit feet of timber decking replaced and 280
square feet of steel work repainted with epoxy resin at Bridge No. 38.
Road level crossing
Road level crossings at Mile 7, 9, 13, 18, 19 and at north of Sheung Shui Station repacked, 110 pieces decking timber and all defective fastenings replaced. The level crossing gates were repainted.
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