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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 48

Rules and Regulations applicable to all Members of the
New Zealand Government Railways Department.

IN accordance with an Order in Council made the 6th day
of January, 1881, the following rules and regulations
are declared to be made for the conduct of the traffic on
the New Zealand Government railways, and for the
guidance and observance of the members of the New Zea-
land Government Railways Department. They are to come
into force on and from the 1st day of August, 1897, in substitu-
tion of rules and regulations which appeared in Supplement
of the New Zealand Gazette No. 30, dated the 28th April,
1881, numbered as follows: 41 to 56 (inclusive), 70, 85 to 92
(inclusive), 128, 136, 210, 211, 332, 347, and 423, which are
hereby cancelled as from the 1st August, 1897.

A. J. CADMAN,
Minister for Railways.

Dated the 22nd day of May, 1897.

DESCRIPTION AND USE OF SIGNALS.

Public safety
chief care of
every officer.
41. The PUBLIC SAFETY, which must be the
chief care of every Officer and Servant of the
Railway Department, being mainly depend-
ent on the proper use and observance of the
Signals, all persons employed, whose duties are
in any way connected with the service of the
Line, are therefore particularly required to
make themselves familiar with all the Codes
and Instructions relating to Signalling which
are now or may hereafter be issued from time
to time.

Precautions
by signalling
must be
adopted at all
hours.
42. All persons employed on any duty con-
nected with the Line must bear in mind that
Engines may pass any part of the Line at all
hours or at any moment during the day or
night, whether or not they are mentioned in
the Time Bills, or Signalled in any way; and
the same precautions must always be taken in
Signalling, WHETHER ENGINES ARE EXPECTED
OR NOT.

Signals a first
duty.
43. The FIRST DUTY in every case must be
that relating to SIGNALS.

Duty of every
servant to pre-
vent danger.
44. As regards Signals, it is the duty of every
Servant of the Department to prevent danger
by exhibiting the proper Signal in the proper
manner; and if, from accident, the proper Ser-
vant or Officer cannot perform his duty, any
other Servant on the spot must give the Signal
required.

Colour of
signals.
45. Red is a Signal of “Danger”—Stop.
Green moved is a Signal for “Caution”—Pass
on slowly. Green steady is a Signal for “All
right”—Go on.

HAND-SIGNALS.

Hand-signals.
46. Hand-signals will be made by hand or
with flags by day; and with lamps by night or
in foggy weather. The man signalling must
face the Engine.

Day-signals.

Day danger
signal.
47. A Red Flag, or, in the absence
of flags, both arms raised above the
head, denotes “Danger”—Stop.
Thus:—

Day caution—
go on slowly—
signal.
48. A Green Flag moved slowly up and down
denotes “Caution”—Go on slowly. In the
absence of a Green Flag, the Danger Signal
must be shown.

Day caution—
go on slowly
and stop at
station—
signal.
48A. A Green Flag moved slowly
sideways across the Line, or one
arm raised above the head, de-
notes “Caution”—Go on slowly
and stop at Station. Thus:—

49. A steady Green Flag, or one
    arm held horizontally across the
    Line, denotes “All right”—Go on.
    Thus:—

All right
signal by day.

Night-signals.

50. A Red Light, or, in the absence of a Red Danger signal
    Light, any Light moved violently, denotes given by night.
    “Danger”—Stop.

51. A Green Light moved slowly up and Night caution
    down denotes “Caution”—Go on slowly.
    —go on slowly
    —signal.

51A. A Green Light moved slowly sideways Night caution
across the line denotes “Caution”—Go on—go on slowly
slowly and stop at Station.
and stop at sta-
tion—signal.

52. A steady Green Light denotes “All right” All right
    —Go on.
    signal given
    by night.

53. Hand-lamps and Flags when used as Hand-signals
    Signals must always be held in the hand, and must be held
    not placed upon or stuck into the ground, and in the hand.
    care must be taken that the person sent on any
    occasion to use a Signal be practised in the
    same, and understands its meaning.

54. Signals for Trains running between Sta- Line-repairer’s
    tions are given as under:—A Red Disc, Red signals.
    Flag, Red Light, any Light moved violently,
    both arms held vertically, or detonators on
    rails: each of these denotes “Danger”—Stop.

Two steady Green Lights, one Green Light
moved slowly up and down, a Green Flag
moved slowly up and down, denotes “Caution”
—Reduce speed to six miles an hour.

Two steady White Lights, being the back-
lights of the two Green Light Caution Signals,
for the reverse direction, indicate the end of the
protected portion of the Line.

A Green Flag, or Green Light held steady,
or one arm held horizontally across the Line
denotes “All right”—Go on.

55. Any unusual Signal, or the hand waved Unusual signal
    violently, denotes “Danger,” and the necessity or arm waved
    of stopping immediately.
    violently,
    danger.

56. No Signal must, under any circumstances, Not to alter
    be altered, or made to show a different Signal, signals.
    without the knowledge and sanction of the man
    on duty and in charge of it.

57. Home Signals at places where Starting- Home signals
    signals are not provided must never be passed at places
    when at “Danger,” except as follows:—
    where there
    are no starting-
    When a Train has been stopped at the Home signals.
    Signal, and it is necessary to draw it within First excep-
    such Signal before the Line ahead is clear, the tion to Rule 62
    Engine-driver must, on receiving verbal in- against pass-
    structions from the Signalman, draw past the ing a danger
    Danger Home Signal, so as to bring his train cable only to
    under its protection. If the Signalman is too home signals
    far from the Engine-driver to be able to com- where no
    municate verbally with him, the Engine-driver starting-signal
    must, upon receipt of the necessary Signal provided.
    by Hand-lamp or Flag from the Signalman,
    pass the Home Signal, and draw cautiously
    towards the Signal-box, as far as the Line is
    clear, and there await the verbal instructions
    of the Signalman. The Hand-signals for the
    purpose must be given only by a Green Light
    or a Green Flag, in accordance with Rules 48A
    and 51A.

FIXED SIGNALS.

85. Every Stationmaster, Signalman, Gate-Defective
    man, or other person must, in the event of signals: Tem-
    any Home, Distant, Starting, or Siding Signal porary
    under his charge becoming defective, strictly until again
    arrangements
    carry out Regulation 286; and a competent in order.
    man, or, if necessary, two or more competent
    men, must be selected, provided with the neces-
    sary Hand-signals and Detonators, and ap-
    pointed to signal in lieu of such defective
    Signal until it is again in proper working-
    order.

Where the circumstances of the case admit of
such an arrangement the Stationmaster must
select proper men from his own Staff for the