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Signals for the protection of the second Train, may case of complaint against any man, he is to communi. then rejoin his own Train. If other trains come up, cate the particulars as soon as possible to his Superior the same Regulations to be carried out, the Guard Officer, of the last Train being the protection of the whole. 72. The Station Clerk has the power to suspend 60. Each Guard, Brakesman, Policeman, and any servant under him, where the conduct of the Pointsman not at a Station, and all Enginemen, servant is such as to require that course, either with Gateinen, Foremen of Works, and Gangers of Plate- ' regard to the safety of the public or the interests of layers will be held responsible for having the proper \ the Service. He must, however, report the matter supply —namely, one dozen of Detonating Signals — immediately to the Manager. which they must keep in a dry place, and always 73. Terminal Station Clerks must be very strict in have ready for use whilst on duty; and every their selection of Porters sent to perform Guards' duty Officer in charge of a Station will be provided with temporarily. The smartest, most intelligent, and these Signals, which are to be kept in an unlocked best educated men must be employed on such drawer or shelf in a dry place, in order that they occasions. may, at all times, be easy of access to all on duty at 74. No Station Clerk is allowed to be absent withthe Station; and every person connected with the out leave from the Manager, except from illness, in station shall be made acquainted with the place which case he must immediately inform the Manager, where they are deposited. and send a doctor's certificate, and take care that 61. During a Fog, should a Train be disabled and some competent person is intrusted with his duties, standing at a Station, so that it cannot proceed for- 75. Passenger Trains must take precedence of ward, and cannot get clear of the Main Line —if Goods and Mineral Trains ; and the latter must not another Train is nearly due, a Servant of the Rail- be started from any Station or Junction within ten way must be sent back 800 yards at the least, minutes of the time of a Passenger Train being due to place one of the Detonators on the Rails, in to leave. If, however, the Station Clerk or Signalorder to stop any engine that may approach until man is aware, from facts which may come to his the Station shall be free from obstruction; and knowledge by Telegraph or otherwise, that the Passhould another Train be then nearly due, he must senger train which is due to leave may not be exproceed 800 yards further and pace another Ueto- pected for some time, he will be justified in despatchnator. Every Train in succession that is thus ing the Goods or Mineral Train, taking care specially brought up, either in consequence of fo? or accident, to warn the Engineman and Guard of the Passenger is to be sent on slowly, as ordered in Rule 59. Train when it arrives, and to inform them of the precise time when the Goods or Mineral Train was CLERKS. despatched. 62. Every Officer in charge of a Station is answer- 76. When a Truck is left at a Station short of its able for the Office and Buildings and the Railway destination, in consequence of an axle-bos being hot, Property there. He is also responsible for the or from other cause, the Stationmaster must take faithful and efficient discharge of the duties de- care that the goods are not unnecessarily delayed, volving upon all the Railway Servants at the Station. If the Truck cannot speedily be put into running He must pay particular attention to the Special order, the contents must be transferred to another Rules for working that portion of the Line on which Truck and forwarded to their destination. he is engaged. 77. A Station Clerk, having no wagons to forward 63. The address of every Servant connected with by a Train timed to call at his Station, must exhibit the Station is to be registered in a book to be kept to the Engineman the White Hand Signal, on at the Station for that purpose. observing which the Engineman, if he has no wagons 64. He is to see that all general and other orders to leave, may proceed without stopping. are duly entered and executed, and that all Books 78. Intermediate Stationmasters, who have to atand Returns are regularly written up and neatly taeh Carriages or Wagons, should have them quite kept. ready by the Time the Train arrives, and, if possible, 65. He is to take care that all Servants at his so arrange them as to prevent unnecesssary shunting. Station behave respectfully and civilly to Passengers 79. Persons not employed in the service, or not of every class, and to prevent Passengers from about to travel by the Trains, have no right of crossing the Line, or standing near the edge of the access to the Station ; but no person is to be exPlatform on the approach or departure of Trains, eluded from the platforms without sufficient or 66. He is to inspect daily all Rooms and Offices special reasons. The Booking Offices must be kept in connection with the Station, in order to see that perfectly private, and the public must not have they are neat and clean, and also ascertain that the access behind the counter of any Station, or be furSignals are in proper order., Terminal Station nished with information not intended for them. Clerks must satisfy themselves that the Carriages 80. The Booking Office must never be left during are always started in a clean and orderly condition. the Hours of Business without a competent person 67. Every Station Clerk in charge of a Station in charge, and the Window of the Booking Office where there is no telegraphic communication is to must be Open, for the purpose of issuing Tickets, take the time from the Guard of the First Train, at least Fifteen Minutes before each Train is due to and no Train is on any account to be started start. On Race Days and other Holidays, Tickets from any Station before its appointed time. must be sold at all times. 68 He is to take care that all the Servants come 81. If the Guard or Station Clerk has reason to on duty clean in their persons and clothes. suspect that any Passenger is or has been travelling 69. He must be careful that all Stores supplied upon the Railway without having paid any Fare, or for the Station are prudently and economically used, the proper Fare, he may require such person to proand that there is no waste of gas, oil, grease, coal, duce his Ticket; and every Passenger, before leaving wood, or stationery. the Railway premises at the end of the journey, is 70. He must cause the u-indows to le closed and the to be required to deliver up his Ticket. If any Pasdoors locked of all spare Carriages standing at his senger shall refuse or be unable to produce a proper Station, so as to exclude the rain and dust, and Ticket, or shall commit any other offence against tlie prevent the Cushions being stolen. By-laws or Regulations of the Railway relating to 71. He is to report, without delay, neglect of duty Travellers by the Railway, the case shall be imon the part of any one under his charge; and, in mediately investigated by the Station Clerk where