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126 G e n e r a l Instructions.—Continued.
Apfilanets carried on trains for use in CRE8 Ot aCCielatt or other emergency
and directions for their use.—Continued.
(l) Should a vehicle, or vehicles, be on fire and the fire cannot be promptly
extinguished, the vehicles on each side of those burning must, if possible,
be separated from the burning vehicles. If the train engine can draw the
vehicles forward, the vehicles in the rear of those on fire must be detached
the burning vehicles must then be drawn forward for a distance of at least
50 yards and then uncoupled and left properly secured • (see Rule 226).
Should the train engine from any cause be unable to move the vehicles,
another engine must be brought to the train as promptly as possible to deal
with the burning vehicles as above described. ( O . 4724).
Brakes used by Principal Companies.
General Rules 166 and 206.
The following is a list of the principal Companies using the Westinghouse
and Vacuum automatic brakes respectively :—
WESTINGHOUSE.
Caledonian. L o n d o n , Tilbury, and Southend.
Great Eastern. M e t r o p o l i t a n District.
Great North of Scotland. N o r t h British (see below).
London, Brighton and South Coast. North Eastern.
.Rymney.
VACUUM.
Barry. L o n d o n and North Western.
Cheshire Lines Committee. L o n d o n and South Western.
Cambrian. M a r y p o r t and Carlisle.
Furness. M e t r o p o l i t a n .
Glasgow and South Western.. M i d l a n d .
Great Central N o r t h British (see above):
'Great Northern. N o r t h London.
Great Western. N o r t h Staffordshire.
Highland. S o u t h Eastern and Chatham.
Hull and Barnsley. T a f f Vale.
NB.—For instructions relative to working of continuous brakes (Westinghouse
and Vacuum), see separate book. ( O . 7644).
Distinctlen between Vehicles fated with Brake complete
and Pipe only.
General Rule 165.
In order to distinguish vehicles with the Westinghouse pipe only from
those fitted with the Westinghouse brake it must be borne in mind that on
all Companies' stock the pipes which operate brake blocks are painted black,
and the pipes which do not operate brake blocks are painted bright red.
In N.E. stock there is an additional indication, viz., the letter " W " or " V "
on the sole bar opposite the release wires in the case of vehicles fitted respectively
with the Westinghouse or Vacuum brake complete, whereas there
are no letters on the sole bar of vehicles fitted with the through pipe only.
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