general instructions. - Limit Of Shunt

General Instructions.—Continued. 5 9
CLOSING OF CARRIAGE DOORS.
General Rules 104 and 166.
Owing to the large number of cases occurring where passengers' fingers
are trapped when carriage doors are being closed, the attention of the staff
concerned is called to the necessity for the greatest possible care being
taken to see that the doors are not closed until the staff have satisfied
themselves that passengers have their fingers clear. ( O . 2866).
NON-ATTEHTION OF SIGNALMEN TO BLOCK INSTRUMENTS.
General Rules 105, 65 (a), 68 and 173
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When an advance section has been signalled clear, and the rear box
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signalman cannot get attention from the advance box signalman preparatory
to the admission of a train, the rear signalman ulust after the
expiration of five minutes or where 'a tunnel intervenes in a block section
ten minutes from the time of giving the first " call attention " signal allow
the train to Proceed, after having told the driver the circumstances and
desired him to approach the advance box very cautiously. •
If on Arrival at the advance box, the driver finds that the nonattention
has arisen from some circumstance unfitting the signalman for
duty, he may at once proceed cautiously, stopping at the next advance
box and informing the signalman there. In such cases the driver must
stop intermediately where necessary, if by doing so he can expedite the
sending of proper assistance or relief to the box requiring it.
When the non-attention occurs during the night, if the box next in
advance is only in use by day, and the non-attention takes place in connection
with the first train after the closing of the box, it may be assumed
that the signalman there has omitted to turn on the switch, and the rear
box signalman must at once send for his day signalman, and request him
to go to the advance box, and if the signalman lives near to obtain the key
and 'turn on the switch ; but if the signalman is not at hand, the day signalman
must force an entrance to the box. If the clay signalman is not at
hand, then the Station Master must be required either to go himself or send
a messenger to do what is necessary. In regard to this service, any train
may be stopped to take the signalman to or from the defaulting box, so as
to expedite the return to proper working ; and until this is accomplished
all subsequent trains must be stopped and cautioned in accordance with
Block Telegraph Regulation 27, clauses (b) and (c). In the event of the
•failure of the block, telegraph, or of signals or interlocking, or in the case
of electric tablet or staff working, when it is necessary to change the tablet
or staffs, Station Masters are authorised to stop any train, at any place,
to put down or take up the men who may be proceeding to repair the fault.
NOTE.—On single lines where the electric train staff or electric train tablet
'block system is in, operation, Rule 25 ot the Regulations applicable thereto
will apply.