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32 G e n e r a l Instructions.—Continued.
INSTRUCTIONS IN REGARD TO THE USE OF THE NEW
COUPLING ON COACHING STOCK.
General Rules 23 and 174.
New Coaching Stock is being fitted with buffers 1 ft. 10 ins, in length,
and couplings to correspond. When vehicles fitted with these buffers and
couplings require to be coupled to stock fitted with the old type of buffer
(1 ft. 11 ins.) and coupling, the new coupling must in all cases be used. The
latter can be distinguished by the difference in the attachment of the
coupling ball shank and by the coupling ball being pear-shaped instead of
round, thus :—
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WAGONS BUILT TO COACHING STOCK REQUIREMENTS WITH
BUFFERS OF 1 ft. /V, in. PROJECTION.
General Rules 23 and 174.
A number of wagons fitted for Express Freight train working are fitted
with buffers with 1 ft. 8i in. projection (instead of 1 ft. 11 in.) and couplings
'to suit.
For Passenger train working, when wagons or other vehicles with the
different length of buffers come together, the shorter coupling must be
used. ( T . 13194-10-08).
FOREIGN STOCK COUPLED TO N.E. STOCK.
General Rules 23 and 174.
The L. & N.W. Co.'s couplings must be used when attaching L. & N.W.
-vehicles to North Eastern trains, and when attaching North Eastern vehicles
to L. & N.W. trains.
When other Companies' Stock is coupled to N.E. Stock, the coupling on
zthe N.E. vehicle should be used, unless the latter coupling will not draw the
buffers together, in which case the foreign couplings may be used.