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Rh of Special Type, Constructed for Narrow Gauge Lines, and for Shunting Yards, 105

Method of Building at Crewe Works, no Interchangeability of Parts, 111

Increase in size and weight of, 247

and Railway Volunteer Staff Corps, Constitution of, 284

Volunteers, Enrolment of, at Crewe Works, 288

Officers, Duties of, 14

, System of Control Over, 19

, Railway Companies not Bound to Carry, 269

Point Locks, 75

Points, Distance from which they can be Safely Worked from Cabins, 79

and Rates Committee, Functions of, 13

Mode of Regulation, 204

Effects of Competition Upon, 206

Conferences of Railway Companies to Agree Upon, 207

Reduction of, in 1875, 243

, Employment of, as Clerks, 25

Committee, Functions of, 12

, Arrangements for Preventing or Extinguishing at Stations, 198

Liability of Railway Companies for Damage Resulting from, 270

, Unproductive character of, 256

Plates, Description of, 44

Traffic, Mode of Dealing with, at Holyhead Harbour, 198

Signalmen, Duties of, 165

Signalling by Mechanical Methods, 166

Signalmen, Means of Providing Dwellings for, Near their Posts, 167

, Mode of Working Railways During, 164

for Carriages, Improved Method of Heating, 135

Practised upon Railway Companies as to Value of Goods, 269

, Railway Companies may Demand Prepayment of, 268

Railway Companies may Detain Goods for Payment of, 273

, Consumption of, by Engines, 255

for Lighting Signal Lamps, 80

Lighting of Carriages, 137

Engines for Actuating Machinery in Goods Warehouses, 201

Agents, Duties of, 15

Conference, Business Transacted at, 16

Traffic, Perfect Organisation Required for Conduct of, 181

Method of Invoicing, Checking, Loading, and Unloading, 184.

Warehouses, Methods of Construction and Working of, 199

Lost or Damaged, Liabilities of Common Carriers with Regard to, 270

Must be Properly Packed, or the Carrier is Absolved from Liability, 269

Deterioration of, in Transit, 270

Stopped in transitu, 275

(See also Merchandise)

of Railways, 55

Effect of, on Speed and Load of Trains, 58

, Selection, Training, and Examination of, 26