TRAMWAY WORKING RULES

TRAMWAY WORKING RULES

Maximum current from the. earth connexions (see
rule 8 (i)).
Leakage current (see rule 12).
Fall of potential in return (see rule. g).
Monthly records.
Condition of earth connexions (see rule 7).
Insulation resistance of insulated cables (see rule 13).
Quarterly record.
Conductance of joints to pipes (see rule io).
Occasional records.
Any test made under the provisions of rule 8 (ii).
Localization and removal of leakage, stating time occupied.
Particulars of any abnormal occurrence affecting the
electric working of the

21. any person who acts in contravention of rules 3 to 13 and
iS to 20 shall be liable to a fine of twenty-five dollars, and also in
the case of a continuing offence to a further fine
of ten dollars for every day after the first during. such
offence continues.

TRAMWAY WORKING RULES.
(Cap. 107,, sections 32 and 33).
(Ordinance No. 10 Of 1902).
[7th January, 1916.]
1. (I) The driver of every, car shall ring his bell, or make use
of the warning apparatus provided, in any of the following
circumstances
(a)in case of impending danger, or to warn any person in
any way obstructing the line; or
(b) just before passing another car.
(2) NO person shall sound any bell or other instrument fitted to
a tramcar for signalling its approach by sound be





tween the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. on any road or street in any
silent area for the time being prescribed in, under or by virtue of any
Ordinance relating to vehicles and traffic regulation or any regulations
thereunder.

2. Every car shall be brought to a standstill at the, places specified
in Appendix A to these rules and in all cases when necessary in order
to avoid impending danger.

3. The speed of the cars shall in no case exceed the speed laid
down in scction 32 of the Ordinance.

4. (1) The driver or conductor of a car shall stop the same at the
places specified in Appendix B to these rules when required b), any
passenger desiring to leave the car or by any person desirous of
travelling by the car for -whom there is room and to whose admission no
valid objection can be made.
(2) The driver of a car, on coming in sight of a vehicle standing or
travelling on any part of the road so as not to leave sufficient space for
the car to pass, shall sound his bell or whistle as a warning to the.
person in charge of such vehicle, and that person shall with reasonable
despatch cause such vehicle to be removed so as not to obstruct the
car.
(3) No person shall in any way wilfully impede or interfere with the
traffic on the tramway, nor shall any driver or conductor needlessly
cause interruption to the ordinary road traffic.

5. The driver or conductor of a car shall stop or move on the same
in obedience to all directions and signals which may be given by any
police officer in uniform for the purpose of regulating traffic.

6. All rules for the time being relating to the tramway shall be
conspicuously and publicly exhibited in the following places
(a) the company's registered office;
(b) the General Post Office;
(c) Blake Pier;
(d) the Central Market.





7. A set of instructions shall be issued to the Commissioner
of Police for the use of his constables embodying the course of
action recommended in the event of a trolly wire falling or the
safety of the public being otherwise endangered.

8. Any person committing an offence against any of these rules or
against any rule hereafter made under section 32 of the Ordinance, shall upon
summary conviction be (Cap. 107) liable to a fine of one hundred dollars for each
offence: G.N.A. 93,151. Provided that in the case of a continuing offence the
aggregate fine. shall not exceed fifty dollars for each day during which the
offence continues.

9. These rules may be cited as the Tramway Working
Rules.

[rule 2.] APPENDIX A.

Places at which a car must be brought to a standstill.
Kennedy Town Terminus (Catchick Street). Junction of Catchick
Street and Smithfield. Junction of Kennedy Town Praya and Sand
Street. Junction of Kennedy Town Praya and Holland Street.
Junction of Kennedy Town Praya and Queen's Road West. Junction
of Des Voeux Road West and Connaught Road.
Junction of Des Voeux Road West and Water Street.
Junction of Des Voeux Road West and Western Street. Junction
of Des Voeux Road West and Eastern Street.
Junction of Des Voeux Road West and Sutherland Street. Junction of
Des Voeux Road West and Wing Lok Street.
Junction of Connaught Road and Morrison Street.
Junction of Des Voeux Road Central and Morrison Street (west-bound car).
Junction of Des Voeux Road Central and Cleverly Street (east-bound car).
Junction of Des Voeux Road Central and Rumsey Street, at Harbour
Office.
Junction of Des Voeux Road Central and Wing Wo Street.
Junction of Des Voeux Road Central and Queen Victoria Street.
Junction of Des Voeux Road Central and Pedder Street, at Post Office. Junction
of Des Voeux Road Central and Ice House Street.
Junction of Queen's Road East and Garden Road.
Junction of Queen's Road East and Arsenal Street. Junction
of Johnston Road and Gresson Street.
Junction of Johnston Road and Tai Yuen Street. Junction of
Johnston Road and Wanchai Road. Junction of Johnston Road and
Hennessy Road. Junction of Hennessy Road and Tin Lok Lane.
Junction of Hennessy Road and Bowrington Canal Road. Junction
of Hennessy Road and Percival Street.
Junction of Hennessy Road and Jardine's Bazaar.





Junction of Yee Wo Street and Caroline Road (Causeway Bay).
King's Road, at Ngan Mok Street.
King's Road, at Ming Yuen.
King ' S Road, at Quarry Bay Village.
King's Road, at Taikoo Dockyard, east entrance.
Shaukiwan Road, at Sai Wan Ho Market.
Shaukiwan Road, at Soy Factory.
Junction of Shaukiwan Road and Island Road.
Shaukiwan Road, at tram pole No. 420.
Shaukiwan Terminus.
Junction of Canal Road East and Leighton Hill Road.
Junction of Leighton Hill Road and Wong Nei Chong Road.
Junction of Wong Nei Chong Road and Broadwood Road.
Man Chung Terrace.
Junction of Morrison Hill Road and Gap Road.
Junction of Morrison Hill Road and Leighton Hill Road,
and at any point on the train line crossed by another authorized line.

[rule 4.] APPENDIX B.

Places at which a car must be stopped on request.
Junction of Cadogan Street and Belcher's Street.
Queen's Road East, at main entrance, H. M. Dockyard.
Queen's Road East, at Wellington Barracks.
Junction of Johnston Road and Anton Street (west-bound cars).
West side of junction of Johnston Road and Hennessy Road (east-
bound cars).
Junction of Yee Wo Street and Pennington Street.
Causeway Road, at Royal Naval Football Ground.
Junction of King's Road and Tung Lo Wan Road.
King's Road, at Lau Li Street.
King's Road, at Wing Hing Street.
King's Road, at Boat Street.
King's Road, at Power Street.
King's Road, at Fort Street.
King's Road, at Commercial Press (tram pole No. 290).
King's Road, at tram pole No. 296A.
King's Road, at bathing pavilions.
King's Road, at Quarry Bay Terrace.
King's Road, at Taikoo Sugar Refinery.
King's Road, at Quarry Bay School.
King's Road, at Taikoo Club.
King's Road, at Taikoo Dockyard, west entrance.
King's Road, at Saiwan Terrace.
Shaukiwan Road, at tram pole No. 392.
Shaukiwan Road, at Hong Kong Electric Sub-Station.
Shaukiwan Road, at tram pole No. 420.
Junction of Hennessy Road and Canal Road East.
Junction of Canal Road East and Russell Street.
Wong Nei Chong Road, at Government Quarters.
Wong Nei Chong Road, at tram pole No. 647.
Junction of Wong Nei Chong Road and Village Road.
Wong Nei Chong Road, at Race Course Enclosure.
Wong Nei Chong Road, at Roman Catholic Cemetery.
Des Voeux Road West, at Tai Ping Theatre.
G.N.A. 75/51. Regulations Fraser, vol. 2, p. 537. G.N.A. 75/51. G.N.A. 93/51.
[r. 1 cont.] G.N.A. 75/51. (Cap. 107)
(Cap. 107) G.N.A. 93/51.

G.N.A. 75/51. Regulations Fraser, vol. 2, p. 537. G.N.A. 75/51. G.N.A. 93/51.
[r. 1 cont.] G.N.A. 75/51. (Cap. 107)
(Cap. 107) G.N.A. 93/51.

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