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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

Name: Stokers and pokers : $b or, The London and North-Western Railway, the electric telegraph, and the railway clearing-house
Author: Head, Francis Bond, Sir

Head, Francis Bond, Sir

London and North-Western Railway; Railway Clearing House (London, England); Telegraph -- Great Britain

That is, after the passing of the 6.45 A.M. Wolverton
     Passenger Train, until the 7.15 A.M. Passenger Train from
     Northampton becomes due. Again--

                     From 9.55 A.M. to 10.50 A.M.

     That is, after the passing of the 7.0 A.M. Passenger Train
     from Birmingham, until the 9.45 A.M. Passenger Train from
     Bedford becomes due. Again--

                     From 12.40 Noon to 1.50 P.M.

     That is, after the passing of the 10.35 Goods Train from
     Wolverton, until the 10.30 A.M. Passenger Train from
     Birmingham becomes due, when the relaying will cease for the
     day.

     The interval from 12.40 Noon to 1.50 P.M. for relaying will
     be allowed daily, except on Thursdays and Saturdays, on
     which days, in consequence of the Up Special Cattle Trains,
     the relaying is to cease after the third interval, viz. at
     10.50 A.M.

     Although all the Up Trains will travel on their own line,
     should any arrive out of course during the hours the
     Relaying Party are engaged, they are not to proceed forward
     on their journey until advised by the Policeman engaged with
     the Workmen that the Line is ready for their passage.

     Until the relaying be reported complete, the Drivers and
     Guards of all Up Trains are to be instructed before leaving
     Wolverton that they are to be in readiness to stop on the
     instant the Policeman engaged with the Working Party signals
     them to do so.

     A Policeman is to be specially appointed to attend the
     Working Party, and stop any Train should it be necessary.

     The work to commence on Friday next, the 1st of September.

     No Pilot Engine is to be allowed to leave Tring on its
     return to London during the time of the four intervals
     allotted to the Relaying Party.

                                         (Signed) H. P. BRUYERES.

In cases of slips of embankments or other heavy accidents of any
description, the Company’s engineer is prepared to collect and
forward to the spot with the utmost possible despatch the amount of
men and materials required.

       *       *       *       *       *

Having concluded a very faint outline of the difficulties attendant
upon the construction of a great railway, and upon the maintenance of
its permanent way, we will now proceed very briefly to describe the
practical working of the whole concern.




                            CHAPTER III.

                         THE TRAINS--EUSTON.

                          _The Down Train._

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Stokers and pokers : $b or, The London and North-Western Railway, the electric telegraph, and the railway clearing-house

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