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Head, Francis Bond, Sir
London and North-Western Railway; Railway Clearing House (London, England); Telegraph -- Great Britain
20. Every Foreman having been sworn in as a Special Constable is
required to order off all persons =trespassing= within the fences on
his district, and if such persons persist in remaining he is to take
them to the nearest Station, and give them into the charge of the
Company’s Police.
21. The Foreman is also to report if any gates which the owners or
occupiers of land are required to keep shut have been =left open=,
that the parties may be charged with the penalties, and any instance
of sheep or cattle being on the Lines or Slopes is also to be duly
reported.
22. Every Plate-layer is to make himself =duly acquainted= with the
code of Signals in use on the Railway, as detailed in =Sections 2 and
3=.
SECTION XII.
REGULATIONS FOR GUARDS AND TUNNEL BREAKSMEN AT LIME-STREET.
GOING DOWN THE TUNNEL.
1. The moment a Train arrives at Edge Hill, the Tunnel-breaksman,
whose turn it is to go down the Tunnel, is to =examine= how many
=Breaks= there are on the Train, and, before the Train is allowed to
start, must be perfectly satisfied that the requisite number are in
good working order, and must report to the Superintendent on duty
that they are so.
2. The Tunnel-breaksman must see that the =Guard= of the Train is at
his post before the Train starts.
3. No Train is, on any account, to go down the Tunnel without a
=Tunnel-breaksman=.
4. Trains going down the Tunnel are never to be allowed to exceed in
speed =ten miles= an hour.
5. In some instances Trains have been allowed to acquire a
considerable velocity before the Breaks were applied, the Breaksman
relying on the power of the Breaks to stop the Train. This practice
is most strictly =forbidden=; at no period of the descent must the
Trains be at a greater speed than =ten miles= an hour; the Breaks
must be applied gradually, and the Breaksman must be sure at all
times that he has perfect control over his speed.
6. The Guard of the Train and Tunnel-breaksman will be held =equally=
responsible for the safety of the Train.
7. No Train is to go down without a Guard and one Breaksman; when the
Train exceeds =ten= coaches, there must be an =extra= Breaksman; if
it exceed =fifteen= coaches, two extra Breaksmen.
8. No Train is to follow another Train down the Tunnel without an
interval of =five= minutes.
9. No Train of any description is to be allowed to pass down the
Tunnel without the =Signal= having been previously given.
10. Whenever, from a number of Trains going down the Tunnel, there is
a deficiency of Breaksmen at Edge Hill, the Breaksman, on applying to
the Superintendent of the Station at Lime Street, is to be sent up
without waiting for a Train.
GOING UP THE TUNNEL.
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