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nes.—Continued.
Regulations for Working Single Lines of Railway over which
passenger trains DO NOT RUN, by Train Staff, Train Staff
and one Train Staff Ticket, or by Train Staff and Train Staff'
Tickets.
1.--On lines which are worked with a train staff and train staff tickets, or a
train staff and one train staff ticket only, the Regulations as shown for working
single lines with train staff and train staff tickets must be observed (see pages
3 to 8), together with the following additional Regulations :—
2.—Where a staff and one ticket only is in use, in the event of there being one
engine only to go on to the line, the ticket must be attached to the staff by the
signalman or person in charge of that end of the section at which the engine
enters, so that a driver may know that he has full possession of the line, and
drivers carrying the staff only, will understand that there is a train in advance,
and must run with caution accordingly.
3.—On those lines where a staff only is used, only one engine must be allowed
on the line at one time, except as shewn in Clause 4, and it must in all cases
carry the staff, except on those lines where authority is given for trains to
run coupled, marked on the following list thus IT, when they must be considered
as one train, and the driver of the last engine must carry the staff, but it
must be shewn to the driver of the front engine, who must know that the rear
driver has it in his possession.
4.—Where a staff only is used, and more than one engine is allowed upon the
line at one time, the driver of the last engine must carry the staff and the drivers
of all preceding engines must see the staff before entering upon the single line.
5.-1n all cases when one engine has been allowed to precede another on to
the single line, the driver of the engine following must be made aware of the fact
by the signalman or person in charge of that end of the section, except at those
places where the drivers deal with the staff working, when a driver who leaves
,
without the staff must acquaint the driver or drivers who have to follow him
that he is about to do so.
6.—On lines marked §, should an engine be at the opposite end of the branch
with the staff, and a second engine arrive at the Junction and signal by two
crow whistles that it requires to enter the Branch, the engine at the opposite
end must immediately return to the Junction with the staff, so as to admit the
second engine.
7.—In the event of a train or engine becoming disabled and requiring assistance,
or an accident occurring which renders it impossible for the engine to
proceed, the fireman must take the staff and make the best of his way to that
end of the section whence assistance can be obtained, and inform the person in
charge there of the circumstances, who must, on receipt of such information,
allow a second engine to enter the section.
Should the driver of the disabled engine carry a ticket, the guard, or if it be
a light engine, the fireman, must take immediate steps to protect the train orengine
in accordance with General Rule 217, when the fireman must proceed
to that end of the section where the staff is.
The relieving engine must be accompanied by the fireman of the disabled
engine or train, who must hand the staff to the engine driver and explain to him
where, and under what circumstances, the disabled engine or train is situated.
The driver of the disabled engine must not allow it to be removed until the
assisting engine has arrived.