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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
30. As a further precaution in foggy weather, no Engineman is allowed
to leave a Station with a Train until the preceding Train has been
started at least =ten minutes=; and before starting, the Clerk in
charge of the Station, or the Policeman on duty, is to give the
Engineman =the exact time= when the preceding Train started, and
where it is next to stop.
31. Enginemen are at all times to use great caution in =foggy
weather=, and especially in approaching Stations, from the difficulty
of discerning the regular Signals until close upon them; and they
are to be prepared to bring their Engines to a stand, should it be
required.
32. No Engineman is to pass from a Branch on to the Main Line until
the Policeman at the Junction Points signals the Main Line clear, and
in foggy weather he is to bring his Engine to a stand before reaching
the =Junction Points=, and not to enter upon the Main Line till he
has ascertained from the Policeman how long the preceding Train or
Engine has passed.
33. To avoid risk of collision on single Lines, from the meeting of
another Engine, no extra Engine, with or without a Train, is allowed
to pass along the Line without =previous notice=.
34. Every Engineman is to be careful, when he passes a Station, or
when the way is under repair, to proceed slowly and cautiously; and
he is also to do so whenever he sees the =Green Signal=.
35. Luggage, Coal, and Ballast Trains are always to give way to
Passenger Trains by going into the nearest siding.
36. The Whistle is to be sounded on approaching each Station and
level crossing, and on entering the Tunnels. =Three= short sharp
whistles, rapidly repeated, must be given when danger is apprehended,
and when it is necessary to call the attention of the Guards to put
on the Breaks. When more than one Engine is attached to the Train,
the Signal is to be given by the Leading Engineman; and in case
of danger is to be repeated by the following Enginemen, who will
forthwith reverse their Engines and attach their Tender Breaks.
Frequent use must be made of the Whistle in foggy weather.
37. Enginemen with Luggage Trains are to approach all stopping places
at a speed not exceeding =ten miles= an hour, when within a quarter
of a mile of the stopping place, and to signal the Breaksman by =two=
distinct Whistles to put on his Break before the Tender Break is put
on.
38. Luggage Enginemen must refuse to take up waggons of goods, if
they are of a nature to take fire by a spark or hot cinder, unless
such goods are =completely sheeted=. Enginemen are to see that the
cinder-plates at the back of their Tenders are in good order.
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