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
11. The Tunnel-breaksman in going up is to take charge of the
messenger. Before starting, he will take notice of the =position of
the Breaks=, and in case of the rope or messenger giving way, he will
be required immediately to get to the Break and put it on fast, so as
to prevent the Train going down the Tunnel.
12. In a Train of =five= coaches, the Train-guard will be
sufficient; but if the Train exceeds that number, there must be a
Tunnel-breaksman, and for every additional =five= coaches there must
be an extra Breaksman. No more than =fifteen= coaches must at any
time be taken up the Tunnel at once; and any Train exceeding that
number must be taken up at twice.
13. No =Waggons= are to be sent down the Tunnels without =special=
permission.
14. The Station Master at Lime Street will be answerable for the
=efficiency= of the Breaksman, and he, or the Assistants on duty at
Lime Street, will see to the carrying out of the regulations.
15. The Station Master, or the Assistants on duty at Edge Hill, will
also do the same at the Tunnel top; and before a Train is allowed to
start, the Officer on duty will be required to see that the =Guard
and Breaksman are properly placed=.
16. The Officer on duty is required to report forthwith to the
Assistant Manager, Lime Street, any instance of a Train being
allowed to run into the Station =too quickly=, even although no
damage may have ensued.
REGULATIONS FOR WAPPING TUNNEL, LIVERPOOL.
17. No person, unless in service of the Company, is allowed to enter
the Tunnel without permission of the Manager or Engineer, who will
give a =printed pass= to strangers, when required.
18. On arrival of each Down Train at Edge Hill, it is the duty of the
Tunnel-breaksmen to examine particularly the =Coupling Chains=, the
=Breaks=, and the Loading of the Waggons, before they are brought
over the =bank head= of the Tunnel. After doing which, the senior
one of them must =sign the Register-book=, for assurance that all is
right, safe, and ready. The same Breaksman must then go down with the
Train to the bottom of the Tunnel, taking care that they hold full
and complete control over the speed of the Train.
19. Every train is to be brought to a complete stand upon the bank
head, whilst the requisite number of good Breaks are =pinned down=.
The Breaksmen are required not to allow the Train to attain a greater
rate of speed than =four to five= miles an hour in any part of the
Tunnel, or fifteen minutes in time of descending, in order that they
may be able to get off the Waggons without danger to themselves, and
put down or take up any of the Breaks, as necessary.
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