186. (a) When vehicles are detached from a train and left on any Running Line prior to being shunted into Sidings, or when it is necessary for a train or any vehicle to be placed outside a Home signal, the signalman must be at once informed of the fact, in order that he may keep the Signals at Danger for the protection of the Line, and take the authorised steps for securing safety in one or both directions, as may be required. At night and in foggy weather or during falling snow, in addition, a Red Light must be shown at the rear of the vehicles, or, where necessary, at both front and rear, until they are safely placed in the Sidings. When vehicles have been detached care must be taken that they are properly secured so as to prevent their moving.
(b) During windy weather, or where the Line is not level, and a detached vehicle is likely to run away, the attention of the Signalman must be called to the fact of there being a vehicle to come off before it is detached.
(c) It is the duty of the shunter or person in charge of the Shunting to see that the necessary Red Light is shown at the rear, or, where necessary, at both front and rear, of vehicles standing on any Running Line, or on vehicles detached from trains, and Station-masters must take care that this is clearly understood by the men concerned. The Signalman must also keep a good look-out upon the arrival of trains, and if he see any vehicles have become detached and are left on any Running Line, he must take the necessary steps to protect them.
(d) Unless special permission is given, no train or vehicle must be placed outside a Home Signal where the Line is on a falling gradient toards the Signal-box in the rear.
187. (a) Vehicles must, when practicable, be attached to or detached from Passenger trains without the trains being moved.
(b) Before any vehicles containing passengers is shunted over Points care must be taken to ascertain thet the Points are securely set for the Line on which the vehicle is required to run, and that the Line is clear and properly protected.
(c) When vehicles are being moved by an engine for the purpose of being attached to a Passenger train, the Continuous Braek pipes, where provided, must be connected, so that the break may be available during the operation.
188. (a) Before moving any Travelling crane the person in charge of it must see that the jib is properly lowered and secured, and so fixed that it will pass under the gauge, and that the balance box is properly secured. When the crane has to be conveyed by train it must, when practicable, be so placed that the jib points towards the rear of the train.
(b) Travelling Cranes must, when practicable, be forwarded by Slow Goods Trains. The Station-master or person in charge, and the Head Guard of the train, must, before a Crane is attached to the train, take care that all the fastenings supplied for securing the jib and balance box, and, where provided, the side-stays of the truck, are in good condition and secured in their proper position, and that the necessary match or guard-waggons are provided. The Engine-driver must, before starting, be informed by the Head Guard that the Crane is being forwarded by the train, and at each stopping place on the journey the guard must satisfy himself that the fastenings are secure. Waggon-examiners must also inspect the fastenings in addition to the usual examination of the wheels, &c. If any defect exists in any of the fastenings the Crane must not be attached to a train, and, if travelling, it must be detached for the fastenings to be made good.
189. Foremen, Guards, and Shunters must take care that no timber-truck, boiler-waggon, or other vehicle provided with chains or other appliances is allowed to leave a Station or Siding without the chains and appliances being first carefully examined and made perfectly secure and safe, and Guards will be held responsible for seeing that they remain so during the journey.
190. (a) Long pieces of Iron, Round Timber, or other articles of unusual length, must not be despatched from Stations or Sidings, unless securely bound to the waggons with ropes, chains, or iron bands, care being taken that the loads are not too tightly bound to admit of the vehicles going easily round curves.
(b) Guards and Shunters must carefully examine loads of this description at places where the train may stop, to see whether they have shifted or require adjustment, and, if so, the waggons must not be taken on until the loads have been made secure.
(c) Furniture Vans, whether loaded or empty, must be secured by ropes in the waggons when conveyed by train.
(d) Special care must be exercised with loads of exceptional character as regards dimensions or weight, especially when sent from Private Sidings, to see that the loading is secure. The Locomotive, Engineering, and Waggon Departments must be consulted when necessary, and the loads inspected by an experienced person before being despatched.
(e) Waggons loaded with Engines, Anchors, Ships' Brackets, Boilers, Armour Plates, Long Timber, Steam Ploughs, Rails, exceptionally heavy machinery, or any other articles exceptionally heavy or lenghty, and Boiler or Oil Tank Waggons, whether empty or loaded, must not be conveyed by Express Goods trains.
191. (a) Should an Engine-driver or Guard observe any irregularity in the working of Signals, or should he see any cattle or other obstruction on the Line, or any defect in the Signals, Works, Pemanent-way, or Telegraph, he must report the same at the first Station at which the train stops, but if the circumstances be of a serious character he must stop the train at the first Signal-box, and give information.
(b) The Engine-driver must, if necessary, also stop before reaching the Signal-box, to give information to Platelayers or other servants of the Company.
(c) The Engine-driver must also, if he see cattle on the line, or observe anything wrong on the Line opposite to that on which his train is running, sound his whistle and exhibit a Danger Signal to any train he may meet; he must also, when practicable, place Detonators on the opposite Line of rails.
(d) At the end of his journey the Engine-driver must report the circumstances to his superintendent, or Foreman, or Clerk in attendance, and the Guard must also report the case in his journal.
192. At the end of the journey the Guard in charge must deliver to the Station-master, or forward direct to the Superintendent, Goods Manager, or other official as may be ordered, a journal containing the time of the running of his train, noting therein every circumstance of an unusual kind, and detentions that may have taken place on the journey, and any error as to parcels, luggage or goods. In the event of any occurrence having taken place which may have involved, in and respect, the safety of the train or Line, he must, in addition to the notes in his journals, make a special report thereof.
193. (a) When a Guard is riding in a train other than that he is appointed to work, he must, if so instructed, and his hours of duty will not be exceeded, render any assistance necessary in the working of the train by which he travels, and obey any instructions received from the Guard in charge of such train; and when there is on the train a break-van in which no Guard is riding, he must , when so instructed, ride in such van, and act as Assistant Guard.
(b) Passenger Guards when waiting at Junction Stations, must assist with luggage, parcels, &c., to facilitate the despatch of the trains.
194. (a) Should a vehicle be attached to, or detached from, the rear of a train at an intermediate Station, the Guard, if there be only one, or the Rear Guard if there be more than one, must see that the Tail and Side Lamps are in there proper places on the train.
(b) The Head Guard must see that the Continuous Break, Passenger Communications, and other couplings between the vehicles are properly adjusted after shunting is performed, and before again starting his train.
195. Smoking in the carriages, except in the compartments specially set apart for that purpose, is strictly forbidden, and Guards must take care that the Bye-law on the subject is enforced. Guards must, before starting, see that they have a sufficient number of compartments reserved for smokers, and be careful not to place ladies in the compartments so reserved.
196. Should complaint be made of the running of any carriage, tje Guard must report the fact to the Station-master or first Carriage-examiner, and enter the particulars in his journal, giving the number and class of the carriage; but if the Guard have reason to aprehend danger fron such carriage before it can be inspected, he must have it detached from the train.
197. When ladies are travelling alone the Guards must pay every attention to their comfort; and, in placing them in the train, they must, if requested, endeavour to select a compartment for them (according to the class of their tickets) in which other ladies are travelling. If ladies wish to change compartments during the journey the Guards must enable them to do so.
198. When a passenger is desirous of changing from an inferior to a superior class, the Guard must have this arranged by the Station-master or person in charge.
199. The racks in the carriages are provided for light articles only, and must not be used for boxes, portmanteaus, and other heavy articles of luggage, which must, if possible, be placed under the seats of the carriages when passengers desire to have the luggage with them, or otherwise loaded in the Guards' vans, or in the proper luggage compartments of the trains. Any infringement of this instruction is attended by risk of injury to passengers, and this must be explained to any passenger objecting to comply with it.
200. Newspapers or other parcels must not be thrown from trains as they pass through intermediate Stations, unless specially sanctioned by the Superintendent of the Line. Where authority has been given for parcels to be thrown off, Guards must, before throwing parcels from the train, satisfy themselves that the platforms are clear, and Station-masters and others must warn persons who may be about to keep clear of the train.
201. When a deficiency of room occurs in a train while on the journey, The Guard must request the Station-master to telegraph to the next Station where carriages are kept, to have one or more in readiness to attach on the arrival of the train, reporting the fact in his journal. He must also report in his journal if he has habitually either an excess or deficiency of room in his train.
202. The Guard must see that Platelayers and other workmen of the Company holding third-class passes are kept as separate as possible from the passengers. When a large number of workmen travel by the same train, carriages must be specially provided for their use, and they must ride in these carriages only.
203. Insane persons, and prisoners under the charge of police must not be placed with other passengers, but in a separate compartment.
204. In the event of any passenger being drunk or disorderly, to the annoyance of others, the guard is to use all gentle means to stop the nuisance; failing which, he must, for the safety and convenience of all, have the offender removed from the train at the first Station. The Guard must obtain the name and address of the offender, and also of one, at least, of the passengers present at the time; he must also take care that the offender's luggage is put out of the train before it proceeds on its journey.
205. (a) Guards on arrival at a Ticket-collecting Station, must request the passengers to have their tickets ready, and must assist the Ticket-collectors by opening and closing the carriage doors; they must not, however, collect or examine tickets except under special instructions.
(b) Guards must also distinctly call out the names of the Stations at which the trains stop during the journey.
206. (a) The Guard in charge of a Goods train must satisfy himself before starting, and during the journey, that the vehicles composing the train are properly loaded, marshalled, coupled, greased, and sheeted; that there are the prescribed number of breaks; that they are in good working order; that the train is in a state of efficiency for travelling; and that it has the proper Tail and Side Lamps attached to it. He must also carefully examine the loading of any vehicles he may attach on the way, and if any vehicle become unsafe from the shifting or derangement of the load, he must, at once, have the load re-adjusted or the vehicle removed from the train. All irregularities must be reported in his journals.
(b) Before leaving Sidings and other places the doors of vehicles must be carefully examined to see that they are properly securd by the fastenings provided for the purpose.
(c) the guard must not attach any waggon which he may think is unfit to travel
(d) The guard must not attach to his train any loaded waggon unless it is labelled or directed on both sides, nor any empty waggon which requires to be labelled or directed, unless such waggon is labelled or directed on both sides.
206A. (a) Every loaded waggon must be labelled or directed on both sides to its destination.
NOTE.- This clause does not apply to Mineral traffic in train loads for journeys not involving marshalling during, or on completion of, the journey.
(b) When it is necessary for any empty waggon to be labelled or directed to its destination, such waggon must be labelled or directed on both sides.
(c) Station-masters, Goods Agents, or other persons in charge will be held responsible for seeing that this regulation is complied with.
207. (a) Without the special authority of the Superintendent of the Line no Goods train must be run on any Running Line beyond the limits of Stations unless there is a break-van in the rear.
NOTE.- For list of authorised exceptions see Appendix to Rule Book.
(b) Where a train is authorised to run without a break-van in the rear, a break-van or other suitable vehicle, for the use of the man in charge of such train, must be so attached as to be conveniently used by him, and also with due regard to safety in working the train. A Tail Signal must be carried on the last vehicle.
208. When it is necessary for any engine to run round a train, other than a Passenger train, between two Signal-boxes for the purpose of removing it from a running Line, or when a train has to be removed by another engine attached to the rear, the train engine going forward, the train must first come to a stand at the Signal-box in the rear, when the Guard or Shunter must inform the Signalman what is about to be done. When the train is at a stand clear of the first Crossover-road the engine must be uncoupled, and a Lamp, showing a White Light by night or in foggy weather or during falling snow, must be placed by the Guard or Shunter on the leading end of the vehicle from which the engine has been detached. In the event of the vehicles being attached to the end of the train from which the engine has been uncoupled, the Lamp must be transferred to the front of the leading vehicle. The Lamp must remain on the vehicle until the train has been removed, to furnish evidence to the Signalman, when the train is drawn back, that it is complete.
209. (a) When a vehicle is not fit to travel it must be labelled by the Examiner with a Red "Not-to-Go" label, and must not be allowed to travel.
(b) When a vehicle requires repair, but is fit to travel, it must be labelled with a Green label, lettered "For Repairs," and be taken to the place indicated on the label.
(c) Any unauthorised person removing the label will render himself liable to criminal prosecution.
210. (a) When waggons of Live Stock are attached to a train the Guard must see that the fastenings of the doors are all secure. On the journey he must avoid unnecessarily shunting such waggons, and shunting, when requisite, must be done as gently as possible.
(b) Guards working trains by which Live Stock is conveyed must carefully examine the animals from time to time, as may be necessary, and satisfy themselves that they are travelling safely; if any are found down, or requiring attention, steps must be taken to have them put right as soon as possible, and a note of the circumstance must be made in the Guard's jornal, the numbers of the waggons, and the sending and receiving Stations being also given.
(c) Loads of Live Stock received at Junctions from other companies must be examined to see that they are in good condition when exchanged, and in case of injury or death, the attention of the other Company's servants must be drawn to the fact at the time.
211. When a Guard receives delivery at a junction of home, foreign, or traders' Rolling Stock, in a damaged condition, he must draw the attention of the Clearing House Number-taker or the Station-master or person in charge to the circumstance, so that it may be noted. He must also note the circumstance in his journal.
212. Guards mus not take on waggons loaded with goods liable to be set on fire by sparks or hot cinders, unless the waggons are properly sheeted. Such waggons must be placed as far as possible from the engine.
213. Every Goods Guard who has used a van with a stove in it must, before leaving duty, take care that the fire in the stove is entirely extinguished, unless the van has to be sent out again immediately, in which case a small fire may be allowed to remain, all necessary precautins being taken to avoid damage arising therefrom.
214. Goods Guards must not leave their trains until they have been delivered over to the Foreman, Yardman, Shunter, or Relief Guard.
215. Should a ballast train have to discharge or take up materials on any running Line between two Signal-boxes, the Guard of such train must, before entering the section, inform the Signalman in charge of the Signal-box of the fact, and of the probable time the work will occupy, so that the signalman may give any instructions that may be necessary as to the shunting of the ballast train for other trains.
216. (a) No ballast train must be allowed to run over the Line unless in charge of a Guard, who must have been passed as competent by the Traffic Department, and he will be responsible for the safe working of the train.
(b) The Guard must be accompanied by a Flag-man, who must act under his instructions, and who must have been passed as competent by the Traffic or Engineer's Department, as the case may be.
NOTE.- See explanation of this rule in Appendix to the Rule Book.
