APRIL 28.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

493

screws or links, so as to compensate for the
expansion and contraction caused by varia-
tions of temperature.

286. In the event of a Home or Starting When home or
Signal becoming defective, or not working starting signals
efficiently, a competent person must be placed defective.
outside such Signals, with Hand-Signals and
Detonators, who shall act under the instruc-
tions of the Signalman.

In the event of a Distant Signal becom- Distant signal
ing defective, or so that it will not work out of repair.
efficiently, a competent person must be
stationed just outside the Distant Signal
Post, with Hand-signals and Detonators,
who shall act under the instructions of the
Signalman; and when such temporary Signal-
man is out of sight of the man in charge of the
Signal Station, an intermediate man, or more
if required, must be placed between that post
and the defective Signal, for the purpose of
repeating any Hand-signals which may be
given from the Signal Station to the man
stationed temporarily at the Distant Signal.
When the circumstances of the case admit of
such an arrangement, the Stationmaster must
select proper men from his own Staff for the
purpose; but where this cannot be done, he
must apply to the nearest Ganger for com-
petent Platelayers, who must be instructed by
the Station-master or Signalman, and fur-
nished with the necessary Hand and Detonat-
ing Signals.

287. The Line must not be obstructed or Obstruction of
occupied by Shunting or otherwise, excepting line by shunting
when the Signals applicable to the Line or or otherwise.
Lines about to be obstructed are placed at
"Danger." Where the Block System is in
operation, and it is necessary to foul or
occupy any portion of the Line outside the
Home Signal, the Line must first be blocked Precautions
back by Telegraph to the next Signal-box, to be taken.
before such obstruction is permitted; and
during a fog or snow-storm, or where, in con-
sequence of the Station being approached
upon a falling gradient, or for any other
reason, special instructions for working are
issued, no obstruction must be allowed at the
Station inside the Home Signal until the
Line is so blocked back to the Signal-box in
rear.

288. Should any obstruction exist upon the Signals to be
Line within the sight or knowledge of the exhibited in case
Signalman, he must not exhibit "Clear" Sig- of obstruction.
nals, but prevent any Train or Engine passing
his post in that direction until such obstruc-
tion has been removed, and the Line made
clear and safe.

289. When a Train is approaching Facing Facing points.
Points, the Signalman must be careful to see
that the lever of the locking-frame which
governs the Facing Points is close home to the
frame, and the catch firmly down in the
notch, and so kept until the whole of the
Train has passed.

All Facing Points must be frequently
tested by the Signalman, so that he may
satisfy himself that they work well, and that
no part is injured.

Facing Points not working from a locking-
frame must, in all cases, be locked or held
for the passage of Trains.

290. When a Train approaches a Station Working of
the Signalman must ascertain whether the signals.
Line on which the Train is about to run is
clear; and, if so, he will exhibit the Signals
for it to proceed.

If, when two or more Trains approach When two trains
a Junction at nearly the same time, the approach a
Signalman should have lowered the Signals junction at
for a Train which should have been kept
back for the passage of another, he must
not attempt to alter the order of the Trains
by reversing the Signals, but must put all
the Signals to "Danger," and keep them on
until all the Trains have been brought to a
stand, when precedence can be given to the
proper Train.

291. Where the Block System is not in Interval of time
operation, no Train or Engine must be allowed between trains.
to follow any other Train or Engine on the
same Line within ten minutes.

292. When a Train or Engine has to be Shunting train
shunted from one Main Line to the other to from line.
allow a following Train to pass, such Train
or Engine must be set well within the Home
Signal, so as to be efficiently protected by it
from any Train or Engine approaching from
the opposite direction.

293. No Engine or Vehicle must be shunted Shunting
or moved from one Main Line to the other, or and crossing
from the Main Line into a Siding, or from a operations to
Siding on to the Main Line, nor allowed to be protected.
stand on Main Line unless protected by the
proper Signals, exhibited in one or both direc-
tions, as may be required; and where Fixed
Signals are not provided, Hand-signals must
be used.

294. Care must be taken when the Main Obstruction of
Line is about to be obstructed, after a Distant main line.
Signal has been placed at "Danger" for the
purpose of protecting it, to allow sufficient
time to elapse for any approaching Engine or
Train (which may have been near to or within
such Signal before it was so placed at "Dan-
ger") to pass before the obstruction is allowed.

295. When it is necessary to change or Working of fixed
turn a Rail, or in any manner to obstruct the signals when
Line, or to do any work to the Permanent platelayers are
Way, between the Distant Signals of any station limits.
Station, Junction, or intermediate signalling-
place, of a character to make the exhibition of
a Signal at all necessary, the permission of the
Signalman in charge of the Fixed Signals
must first be obtained by the Ganger, and
the work must not be commenced unless those
Signals are at "Danger," and the Signals must
remain in that position until the Signalman is
informed by the Platelayer that the Line is
again clear and safe for the passage of Trains.

The Platelayers must also protect their Platelayers to
operations by sending out a Flagman, as send out
ordered by Rule 426. flagman.

296. When a Flagman, in going to stop Signalling by
a Train, passes any Signal Station or Juno- platelayers.
tion, he must request the Signalman to keep
at "Danger" the Signals of that Station
or Junction to protect the Line which is
obstructed; and the Signalman so instructed
must not take off his Signals until the Flag-
man or Ganger in charge of the work has in-
formed him that the obstruction has been
removed and that the Line is clear: the
object being that the Signalman and Plate-
layers shall not show contrary Signals to
approaching Engine-drivers.

297. Every Signalman and Pointsman must Signal-box to be
keep his Signal-box strictly private, and not private, and no
allow any other Person than the Authorized trespass to
Officers of the Department to enter it, and he be allowed.
is not to allow any Persons but those in the
employment of the Railway to trespass on the
Line without written authority from the Head
of Department.

298. Whenever, from the passage of an Injury to points,
Engine or Train, the Points, Crossings, or crossings, &c.,
Check-rails receive injury or strain, or the to be reported.
Rails themselves are split or chipped, the cir-
cumstance must immediately be reported to
the Station-master and Inspector of Perma-
nent Way, or Foreman Platelayer.

299. All Signalmen and Pointsmen must Signalman
take particular notice of each Train as it seeing anything
passes; and if they see anything wrong, such wrong in
as signals of alarm by Passengers, Tail Lamp passing train.
missing or out, Goods falling off, Vehicle on
fire, Train divided, or other mishap, they must
show a Red Signal to the Guard or Driver,
and blow their whistle. If unable to at-
tract attention, they must give the station
in advance the Signal to "Stop and examine
Train," and the Signalman at the Station in
advance must acknowledge such Signal.
Where practicable, the Signalman must also
telegraph the Station in advance the cause
of sending the "Stop and examine Train"
Signal.

300. When a Train has divided, and is Train divided
running on a falling gradient, the front por- when running
tion must not, when the Line is clear for it to on a gradient.
proceed beyond the Signals, be stopped so as
to risk its being overtaken by the second por-
tion; but when such Train is running on a
rising gradient, or on the level, the first por-