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General Instructions.—Continued. 2 9
Instructions tor Working the British Standard Vestibule Connection.
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4.—The attachment to the face plate of the Pullman vestibule is made by
means of a clip which is pivoted to a wing plate fixed to each side of the
British Standard face plate. The clips must be rotated backward to enable
their jaws to clear the edges of the Pullman face plate. The coupling must
be well screwed up and the flexible gangway drawn forward to meet the
Pullman face plate. The clips must then be rotated by means of the short
pivoted levers, until their jaws engage behind the Pullman face plate at each
side. The clips are to be locked in position by dropping the levers into the
jaws provided for them, and by inserting the French key at the back of each
lever.
5.—The screw couplings must be well tightened up before connecting the
vestibules ; this is specially necessary when connecting to the older type of
E.C.J.S. with long buffer projection. When connecting vestibuled stock the
vehicles must be brought together and they must be absolutely at rest before
attempting to couple. When attaching the water shield to the end vehicle,
it is to be folded double, the pin at the top is to be engaged with the notch
at the top of the vestibule face plate, the pin near the clip lever is to be
next entered into the slot of the water shield, and the latter is to be opened
out on the central hinges, and folded back until the pivoted handle passes
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rINSTRUCTIONS
FOR WORKING CARRIAGES FITTED WITH BUCK-EYE
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General Rules 23, 112, and 113.
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h 1.—All East Coast and G.N. & N.E. Joint Stock is fitted with " Buckeye "
Automatic couplings and is also provided with vestibule and movable side
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buffers ; the couplings, together with the vestibule, are made to act both
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buffers and couplers.
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2.—Before coupling together two of these carriages, the vestibule shields
must be removed, and the side buffers must be fixed in the short position. (Thi
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coupling ; this pushes the vertical lock upwards and allows the jaw of the
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,coupler to open. When vehicles are coupled on a curve the jaws of both
couplers must be opened.
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