general instructions. - Limit Of Shunt

24 N.E. Company's Exceptions to the R.C.H. Standard
Rule Book.
The following are the North Eastern Company's exceptions to the Railway-
Clearing House Standard Book of Rules and Regulations, dated 1st January,
1916 :—
GRATUITIES.
General Rule 10.
No servant of the Company ha S any right to any gratuity from paSsengersor
other persons in respect of services performed by him. ( O . 3663)_
HOME SIGNALS.
General Rule 40 (b).
(b).—The engine driver of any train which has been thus stopped, or
brought nearly to a stand, must, after the Home signal has been lowered,
go slowly forward towards the Starting signal, but (except for station duties
or shunting purposes) must only proceed as far as is necessary to leave the
last vehicle well clear of junction points and junction crossings, and, as far
as practicable, within sight of the Signalman. The Starting signal must:
not be passed until it is lowered, except as provided in Rule 44. (O. 6897)
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SECTION CLEAR TO HOME SIGNAL ONLY.
General Rule 40 (d) and (e).
Trains not eonveyinab passengers which are allowed to go forward under
the Section Clear to Home Signal only signal will be brought almost to a
stand for the purpose of carrying out the verbal warning referred to in
clauses (d) and (e) of General Rule 40, and not completely stopped as hitherto.
(O. 6361).
STARTING AND ADVANCED STARTING SIGNALS.
General Rule 45, Clauses (b) and (d).
(b).—The engine-driver of any train which has been stopped, or brought
nearly to a stand, at the Starting signal, must, after the Starting signal hasbeen
lowered, go slowly forward towards the Advanced Starting signal,
but (except for station duties or shunting purposes) must only proceed as
far as is necessary to leave the last vehicle well clear of junction points andjunction
crossings, and, as far as practicable, within sight of the signalman.
The Advanced Starting signal must not be passed until it is lowered except
as provided in Rule 44.
(d).--In foggy weather or during falling snow, no train must be drawn
past the , starting signal towards the Advanced Starting signal except for
station duties or shunting purposes, or where special instructions are issued
to the contrary. ( O . 6897).
EXHIBITION OF BOARDS OUTSIDE SIGNAL-BOXES INDICATING THE
STATE OF THE ELECTRIC AND OTHER APPARATUS.
General Rule 56.
The last paragraph of R.C.H. Rule 56, which reads as follows,, has been
deleted from the N.E. Rule Book :—
The Signalman is responsible for exhibiting outside Ms signal-box
the board prescribed to indicate the state of the electric and other.aparatus conected with his signal-box, and he must immediately:
report any defect to the Station Master. ( O . 4820.),