LEVEL CROSSINGS.
PRECAUTIONS WANTED
(By Telegraph.) (Fp.om Our I'.mu.iamfvtmiv Retries.)
WELLINGTON, Sept. 2. In the House to-day Mr J. A. Young (Waikato) gave notice to ask tho Minister of Hallways whether with a view U> giving a direction to inventors of safety signals for level railway crossings !ie will take lite advice of his rcsj>onfiible officers and m the public interest Announce what length of time (time to he given in the Railway Depa! I ineni lays down as the maximum that an automatic danger signal should o])erate and indicate danger before tho engine arrives at the level crossing.
A further question addressed by Mr Young to the Minister of Railways was; What is the maximum f]x>cd laid down by the regulations, if any, nt which an oxprofs train in New Zealand is permitted to travel over a level crossing at which there is no crossing keeper or bell signal, and in the absence of any such regulation will ho take tho advice of his responsible officers and at an early date fix such maximum of ppeod?
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19130904.2.62
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9588, 4 September 1913, Page 7
Word Count
177LEVEL CROSSINGS. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9588, 4 September 1913, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Standard. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in