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
9. Before leaving the Station the Guards are to make out a return
according to a printed form, noting at the foot every circumstance of
an =unusual= character that may have happened; they are also to state
on this return whether all the Parcels and Luggage by the Train have
been duly delivered.
10. The number of any Carriage complained of as =uneasy=, and the
Division to which it belongs, must be entered on the Way Bill.
11. Should any Train =overshoot= the Water Pillar at a stopping place
by the length of the Train, the circumstance must be noted on the
Bill.
12. No Passenger is to be allowed to =ride outside=, without special
permission.
13. Guards must keep a good look-out that no Passenger on arriving
at any Station gets out for the purpose of =re-booking= by the same
Train, as this is forbidden by the Regulations.
14. Guards are forbidden to pass over the =tops of the Carriages=
when in motion, and any Guard doing this without urgent necessity
will be fined.
15. The Doors of the Carriages on the off side are always to be
=locked=, and Guards are charged to request Passengers to keep their
seats in case of any stoppages on the road, except when necessary to
alight.
16. =Smoking= in the Carriages and at Stations is forbidden by the
Regulations. The Guard must prevent Passengers endangering themselves
by imprudent exposure. In the event of any Passenger being =drunk
and disorderly=, to the annoyance of others, the Guard is to use all
gentle means to stop the nuisance; failing which, he must, for the
safety and convenience of all, exercise his authority, and confine
him in a separate place until he arrives at the next Station.
17. When a Passenger or Luggage Train =comes to a stand on the Main
Line=, or is only enabled to proceed at a very slow pace, the Senior
Guard is to send back notice by the Junior Guard to the nearest
Policeman, if within distance for prompt communication; but if too
far, then the Junior Guard will remain stationary, not less than
=600= yards in rear of the Train, showing his Red Signal until
recalled. Should the 600 yards terminate near a curve in the Line,
he is to continue on until his Red Signal can be well seen round the
curve; and before starting to rejoin his Train, he is to leave one of
the 10-minute Blue Light Signals by the side of the Rail. Should the
Train have only one Guard, he will perform this duty.
18. Every Guard is to observe the strictest attention and obedience
to all the =Signals= and =auxiliary Signals= at Crossings,
intermediate Stations, Tunnels, and of each Policeman on the Line, as
well as to respect all special orders which the officer in charge of
Stations may think necessary.
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