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Stokers and pokers : $b or, The London and North-Western Railway, the electric telegraph, and the railway clearing-house
Head, Francis Bond, Sir
London and North-Western Railway; Railway Clearing House (London, England); Telegraph -- Great Britain
10. An Engineman is never to leave an Engine in Steam, without
shutting the Regulator, putting the Engine out of gear, and fixing
down the Tender Break.
11. No Engine is allowed to =propel= a Train of Carriages or Waggons,
but must in all cases draw it, except when assisting up inclined
planes, or when required to start a train from a Station, or in case
of an Engine being disabled on the road, when the succeeding Engine
may propel the train =slowly= (approaching it with great caution)
as far as the next shunt or turn-out, at which place the propelling
Engine shall take the lead.
12. No Engine is to run on the Main Line =Tender foremost=, unless
by orders from the Locomotive Superintendent, or from unavoidable
necessity.
13. Every Engineman on going out is to take his =Time Table= with
him, and regulate by it the speed of his Engine, whether attached to
a Train or not; and when not attached to a Train, he is on no account
to stop at second-class Stations unless specially ordered, or there
is a signal for him to do so.
14. Enginemen are not allowed (except in case of accident or sudden
illness) to change their Engines on the Journey, nor to leave their
respective Stations, without the permission of their Superintendent.
15. When the Road is obscured by steam or smoke (owing to a burst
tube, or any other cause), no approaching Engine is allowed to =pass
through the steam=, until the Engineman shall have ascertained that
the road is clear; and if any Engineman perceive a Train stopping,
from accident or other cause, on the road, he is immediately to
=slacken his speed=, so that he may pass such Train slowly, and stop
altogether if necessary, in order to ascertain the cause of the
stoppage, and report it at the next Station.
16. Where there is an accident on the opposite Line to that on which
he is moving, he is to stop all the Trains between the spot and the
next Station, and =caution= the respective Enginemen, and further he
is to render every assistance in his power in all cases of difficulty.
17. In case of accident to his Engine or Tender (when alone) he is to
send back notice by his Fireman to the nearest Policeman on duty: but
if the Policeman is too distant, the Fireman is to remain stationary
not less than =600= yards in rear of his Train (until recalled),
showing his Red Signal until he has rejoined his Engine. (See Rule
17, page 182.)
18. Enginemen are strictly prohibited from throwing out of their
Tender any small =coke= or dust, except into the pits made for that
purpose at first-class Stations.
19. Enginemen with Pilot or Assistant Engines must be prepared (while
on duty) to start immediately on receiving instructions from the
Locomotive Foreman or the Station Master.
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