Stokers and pokers : $b or, The London and North-Western Railway, the electric telegraph, and the railway clearing-houseHead, Francis Bond, Sir
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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
20. Enginemen are strictly enjoined to =start and stop their Trains
slowly=, and without a jerk, which is liable to snap the couplings
and chains; and they are further warned to be careful not to shut off
their steam too suddenly (except in case of danger), so as to cause
a concussion of the carriages.--This rule applies more especially
to =Cattle Trains=, the beasts being liable to be thrown down and
injured by a sudden check.
21. No Engineman is to start his Train until the proper Signal is
given: he is invariably to start with care, and to observe that he
has the whole of his Train before he gets beyond the limits of the
Station.
22. It is very important that Engine-Drivers use the utmost caution
when shunting Waggons into sidings, so as to avoid injuring the
Waggons or other property of the Company.
23. Enginemen in bringing up their Trains are to pay particular
attention to the state of the =weather= and the condition of
the =Rails=, as well as to the length of the Train: and these
circumstances must have due weight in determining when to shut off
the Steam. Stations must not be entered so rapidly as to require a
violent application of the Breaks, and any Engineman overrunning the
Station will be reported.
24. Enginemen and others are required to be careful in turning their
Engines on the Tables, so as not to =swing= them round rapidly.
25. Engines running alone, or taking luggage or empty carriages, must
not exceed a speed of =20= miles an hour without distinct orders in
each case, or some urgent necessity.
26. Enginemen and Firemen are to pay immediate attention to all
=Signals=, whether the cause of the Signal is known to them or not;
and any Engineman neglecting to obey a Signal is liable to immediate
dismissal from the Company’s service. The Engineman must not,
however, =trust to Signals=, but on all occasions be vigilant and
cautious, and on no account be running before the time specified in
his Time-Table. He is also to obey the Special orders of the Officers
in charge of Stations, when required for the Company’s service.
27. Whenever he sees the =Red Signal=, or any other which he
understands to be a Signal to stop, he is to bring his Engine to a
stand close to the Signal, and on no account to pass it.
28. In addition to the usual Red Signals, the Police have orders
to place =Detonators= on the Rails in foggy weather, and every
Engineman, when he hears a Detonating Signal, is to bring his Engine
to a stand as quickly as possible. The Enginemen also are supplied
with these Signals to be used in the same manner. (See _Rule for Fog
Signals_.)
29. =Ballast= Engines are prohibited from passing along the Main
Line in a =fog=, except when authorised to do so under special
circumstances.
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