190 Molesworth’s pocket-book
Board of Tkade Regulations— continued.
stations—continued.
Level-crossing gates to be capable of being closed
across both road and railway.
Clocks visible at all stations.
Mile posts and gradient boards.
Tunnels and dangerous places protected by
telegraph.
Tunnels provided with man-holes.
Pkecautions recommended in the Working of
> Railways by the Board of Thade.
. 1. There should be a break-vehicle with a guard
iu it at the tail of every train ; this vehicle should
be provided with a raised roof and extended sides,
glazed to the front and back; and it should be
the duty of the guard to keep a constant look-out
from it along his train.
2. There should be means of intercommunication
between a guard at the tail of every passenger train
aud the engine driver, and between the passengers
and the servants of the company.
3. There should be at least one break-vehicle to
every three or four carriages iu a passenger train,
a proportion which may be economically provided
by the use of continuous breaks. On uteep inclines,
and with trains which travel at high speed, a larger
proportion of break-power is required.
4. The tires of all wheels should be so secured
to the rims of the wheels as to prevent them from
flying, open when they are fractured.
5. The engines employed with passenger trains
should be of a steady description, with not less
than six wheels, with a long wheel-base, with the
centre of gravity iu front of the driving wheels,
and with the motions balanced. They should not
be run tender first.