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Genera i instructions.—Continued. 9 1
Engine Headlights.
General Rules 125 and 142.
The following is the standard code of Engine headlights. These headlights
must be carried by engines when working over the North Eastern Railway
or over the lines of other Companies. The engines of the Great Northern
(with the exception of express fish trains between York and Doncaster),
Great Central, Great Eastern, Glasgow and South Western, London and
North Western, Midland, Maryport and Carlisle and North British
Companies, will also carry these lights when working over the North
Eastern Railway.
The lamps must be carried in the same position during the daytime as at
night.
I.—Express Passenger train,
Break-down Van train
going to clear the line,
or Light engine going to
assist disabled train.
2.—Ordinary Passenger train or
Break-down Van train
not going to clear the
line.
3.—Fish, Meat, Fruit, Horse,
Cattle or Perishable]
train composed o f
Coaching Stock.
-4.--Empty Coaching Stock.
5.—Fish, Meat, or Fruit train
composed of Freight Stock,
Express Cattle, or Express
Freight train. Class A.
* Speed per hour, 30 miles.
0 Denotes white light.
6.—Express Cattle or Express
Freight train. Class B.
* Speed per hour, 25 miles.
7.—Through Freight or
Ballast train. Class C.
* Speed per hour, 20 miles.
8.—Ordinary Freight train
stopping at intermediate
stations. Class D.
* Speed per hour, 20 miles.
9.--Light engine or Engine with
additional tender attached,
Light engines coupled
together, o r Engine
and not more than
two brakes.
t For speed of Braked Freight trains, see pages 172 and 173.