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58 G e n e r a l Instructions.—Continued.
Short Westinghouse Brake Pipes.—Continued.
2.—When a pipe is put into use by Brake Examiners, or they find it necessary
to allow it to. work beyond their station, which may in the first instance
have been intended as its destination, particulars of the number of the pipe,
vehicles between which it has been placed, and station to which it is intended
to be worked, should be given to the Station Master, so that he may wire.
forward in accordance with the above instructions.
3.—All N.E. stations receiving these pipes must return them to the
"Home " station under "Company's ;Use Traffic" free label, and the Brake'
Examiners after removing a pipe on the completion of a journey must
hand it to the Station Master for this purpose. •
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: pipes go astray, the circumstances must be reported at once to the
District Superintendent.
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SIGNAL BOXIZS SWITCHED OUT OF GIRCUIT.--LIGI4TING OF
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SIGNAL LAFtliPS.
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General Rules 97 and 67.
tAt i junctions where the boxes are closed during the night after the branch'
traffic s has ceased, the home and distant signal lights must be left burning,
a green light being shewn for the line open upon which the trains are run after
that f time, and a red light for the line which is closed.
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At boxes where the signals are lighted by the new long burning lamp&
General c Rule 67 (e) will not apply, and it will not be necessary for the signal
lights t to be extinguished during the time the box is closed, except during
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summer months, when no lights are required in the signals at any time
during the Working hours of the box. ( O . 7532).
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See also paragraph on page 18 headed "Opening and closing of Signal Boxes.
and y Stations where there are telegraphic switches).
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SECURING OF BARROWS WHEN NOT IN USE.
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General Rule 100.
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Station Masters and others concerned must be particular to see that alb
barrows i when not in use are placed in such a position that there is no risk
of etheir
falling on to the line during the prevalence of high winds, or from
any s other cause. At exposed stations where there is not a suitable place.
to leave the barrows without being specially secured, the barrows must be.
chained c to some fixture. Station Masters will be held responsible for ordering
the a necessary chains through the District Superintendent.
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WINDOWS OF GUARDS COMPARTMENTS.
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General Rule 102 (b).
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The instruction in General Rule 102 (b), that windows of empty compartments
b are to be kept closed also applies to Guards Compartments anc.
vans e in which no guard is riding.
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windows in the Attendants' Compartment of Horse Boxes, and also.
the r sliding doors opposite the headstalls must be kept closed in vehicles
,standing at stations or in sidings.
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