30. Sidings connected with the main lines near a public road level crossing to be so placed that shunting may be carried on with as little interference as possible with the level crossing; and, as a rule, the points of the sidings to be not less than 100 yards from the crossing. 31. At public road level crossings in or near populous places, the lower portions of the gates to be either close barred, or covered with wire netting. 32. Mile posts, half-mile, and quarter-mile posts, and gradient-boards to be provided along the line. 33. Tunnels and long viaducts to be in all cases constructed with refuges for the safety of platelayers. On under-bridges without parapets, handrails to be provided. Viaducts of steel, iron, or timber to be provided with manholes or other facilities for inspection. 34. Continuous brakes (in accordance with the Regulation of Railways Act of 1889), complying with the following requirements, to be provided on all trains carrying passengers, viz.-- (1) The brake must be instantaneous in action, and capable of being applied by the engine-driver and guards. (2) The brake must be self-applying in the event of any failure in the continuity of its action. (3) The brake must be capable of being applied to every vehicle of the train, whether carrying passengers or not. (4) The brake must be in regular use in daily working. (5) The materials of the brake must be of a durable character, and easily maintained and kept in order. 35. Any undertaking furnished by a railway company to be under the seal, and signed by the chairman and secretary of the company. Recommendations as to the Working of Railways.--1. There should be a brake vehicle, with a guard in it, at or near the tail of every passenger train; this vehicle should be provided with a raised roof and extended sides, glazed to the front and back, and it should be the duty of the guard to keep a constant look-out from it along his train. 2. All passenger carriages should be provided with continuous footboards, extending the whole length of each carriage and as far as 31 the outer ends of the buffer castings. As passenger carriages pass from one company’s line to another’s, it is essential for the public safety that, although the widths of the carriages on the different lines may differ from each other, the widths across the carriages from the outside of the continuous footboard on one side, to the outside of the continuous footboard on the opposite side, should be identical for the carriages of all railway companies, so that the lines of rails may be laid at the proper distance from the edges of the passenger platforms. 3. There should be efficient means of communication between the guard, or guards, of every passenger train and the engine-driver, and between the passengers and the servants of the company in charge of the train.