RULES FOR TRAVELLERS. 



On the Manchester and Leeds, on the 9th of March, 1847, a 

 passenger train was stopped by a broken axle ; another train 

 belonging to the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company, not- 

 withstanding signals were made, ran into and injured the two 

 hindmost carriages. 



On the Midland, on the 20th of October, 1845, a pilot-engine, 

 sent after a disabled passenger train to assist it, overtook and 

 ran into it. Two passengers killed. 



19. Rule IX. BEWARE OF YIELDING TO THE SUDDEN IMPULSE 



TO SPRING FROM THE CARRIAGE TO RECOVER YOUR HAT 

 WHICH HAS BLOWN OFF, OR A PARCEL DROPPED. 



It would appear that there is an impulse, which in some 

 individuals is almost irresistible, to leap from a train to recover 

 their hats when blown off or accidentally dropped. The reports 

 of railway accidents supply numerous examples of this. 



On the Edinburgh and Glasgow, on the 2nd of December, 1846, 

 a passenger fell between carriages in motion, while attempting to 

 recover his cap, which had been blown off into the next carriage, 

 and was killed. 



On the Manchester and Birmingham, on the 16th of October, 

 1845, a passenger was struck by a bridge while getting on the 

 roof of oiie of the carriages to recover his hat which had been 

 blown off, and was killed. 



On the Manchester and Leeds, on the 23rd of January, 1845, a 

 passenger, attempting to recover his hat, fell off the train and 

 was killed. 



On the North- Western, on 26th of June, 1847, a passenger, 

 jumping after his hat from a train in motion, was killed. 



On the same line, on the 10th of May, 1847, a passenger, jump- 

 ing after his hat from a train in motion, fell upon a block of stone, 

 and was killed on the spot. 



20. Pade, X. WHEN YOU START ON YOUR JOURNEY, SELECT, IF 



YOU CAN, A CARRIAGE AT OR AS NEAR AS POSSIBLE TO THE 

 CENTRE OF THE TRAIN. 



In case of collision, the first and the last carriages of a train 

 are the most liable to damage. If the train run into another, 

 the foremost carriages suffer. If it be run into by a train over- 

 taking it, the hindmost carriages suffer. Almost every case of 

 collision affords an example illustrating this rule. 



In case of the engine running off the rails, the carriages most 

 likely to suffer are the foremost. 



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