LOCOMOTIVE. 1. Traction Engines, p. 1. | 2. Motor Cars, p. 3. 1. Traction Engines. ORDER OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD, DATED NOVEMBER 21, 1903, VARYING PROVISIONS OF SECTION 28 (4) OF THE HIGHWAYS AND LOCOMOTIVES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1878, as TO CONSTRUCTION OF WHEELS OF LocoMOTIVES ON HIGHWAYS. 1903. No. 1003. Highways and Locomotives (Amendment) Act, 1878,* and Locomotives on Highways Act, 1896. ↑ To the County Councils of the several Administrative To the Councils of the several County Boroughs in To the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of To the Councils of the several Metropolitan Boroughs;- To the Rural District Councils of the several Rural Dis- And to all others whom it may concern. Whereas by Section 28 of the Highways and Locomotives (Amendment) Act, 1878, it is enacted that it shall not be lawful to use on any highway a Locomotive constructed otherwise than in accordance with the provisions therein set forth, and by sub-section (4) of that Section it is provided as follows; that is to say, 64 The driving wheels of a locomotive shall be cylindrical and smooth-soled, or shod with diagonal crossbars of not less than three inches in width nor more than three-quarters of an inch in thickness, extending the full breadth of the tire, and the space intervening between each such cross-bar shall not exceed three inches." And whereas by Section 9 of the Locomotives on Highways Act, 1896, it is enacted that the requirements of the abovecited sub-section may be from time to time varied by Order of the Local Government Board; * 41 & 42 Vict. c. 77. † 59 & 60 Vict. c. 36. And whereas We, the Local Government Board, by Orders dated respectively the 26th day of November, 1897, and the 4th day of November, 1898, varied the provisions of the above-cited sub-section so as to authorise the use of Locomotives having driving wheels shod with wooden blocks; and it is expedient that the said Orders should be rescinded, and that the said provisions should be varied as herein-after mentioned; Now therefore, in pursuance of the powers given to Us in that behalf, We do hereby Order as follows: Article 1.-The said Orders dated respectively the Twentysixth day of November, One thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, and the Fourth day of November, One thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, shall be rescinded. Article 2. The provisions of sub-section (4) of Section 28 of the Highways and Locomotives (Amendment) Act, 1878, shall be varied as follows:: A locomotive may be used the driving wheels of which, instead of being smooth-soled or shod with diagonal crossbars, are shod with wooden blocks, subject to the following conditions : 1. The width of each block, when the said width is measured along the circumference of the wheel, shall be not less than six inches. 2. The width of each block, when the said width is measured across the circumference of the wheel, shall be not less than six inches: Provided that if the width prescribed by subsection (1) or sub-section (2) of Section 28 of the Highways and Locomotives (Amendment) Act, 1878, for the tire of the driving wheels exceeds eighteen inches the width of any block, when the said width is measured across the circumference of the wheel, shall be not less than the width prescribed by such of the following rules as may be applicable to the circumstances of the case; that is to say, If the width of the tire does not exceed twenty inches the width of the block shall be six and a half inches. If the width of the tire exceeds twenty inches, but does not exceed twenty-two inches, the width of the block shall be seven inches. If the width of the tire exceeds twenty-two inches, but does not exceed twenty-six inches, the width of the block shall be eight inches. If the width of the tire exceeds twenty-six inches but does not exceed twenty-eight inches, the width of the block shall be eight and a half inches. * Printed in Statutory Rules and Orders, 1897, page 450. 3. The interval between any two blocks, when the said interval is measured along the circumference of the wheel, shall be not more than two inches. 4. The blocks shall be arranged in two or more rows, and 5. The blocks shall work on efficient springs or other Given under the seal of office of the Local Government (a) Use of Petroleum for Motor Cars, p. 3. BY THE THE (a.) Use of Petroleum for Motor Cars. REGULATIONS DATED MARCH 18, 1903, MADE SECRETARY OF STATE UNDER SECTION 5 OF LOCOMOTIVES ON HIGHWAYS ACT, 1896, AS ΤΟ KEEPING AND USE OF PETROLEUM FOR THE PURPOSES OF LIGHT LOCOMOTIVES. 1903. No. 225. THE Locomotives on Highways Act, 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. c. 36, s. 5). In promulgating the following Regulations relating to the keeping, conveyance and use of petroleum in connection with light locomotives, the Secretary of State for the Home Department desires to direct public attention to the dangers that may arise from the careless use of the more volatile descriptions of petroleum, commonly known as petroleum spirit. Not only is the vapour therefrom, which is given off at ordinary temperatures, capable of being easily ignited, but it is also capable, when mixed with air, of forming an explosive atmosphere. It is, therefore, necessary, in dealing with and handling the spirit, to take strict precautions by 8 31848. B the employment of thoroughly sound and properly closed vessels, and by avoiding the use of naked lights in dangerous proximity, to prevent leakage of the spirit and the contact of any form of artificial light with the highly inflammable vapour which it is always evolving. REGULATIONS. By virtue of the powers conferred on me by the Fifth Section of the Locomotives on Highways Act, 1896, I hereby make the following Regulations for the keeping and use of petroleum for the purposes of light locomotives. In these Regulations the expression "petroleum spirit" shall mean the petroleum to which the Petroleum Acts, 1871° and 1879,† apply, provided that when any petroleum other than that to which the said Petroleum Acts apply, is on or in any light locomotive, or is being conveyed or kept in any place on or in which there is also present any petroleum spirit as above defined, the whole of such petroleum shall be deemed to be petroleum spirit. In these Regulations the expression "storehouse" shall mean any room, building, coachhouse, lean-to, or other place in which petroleum spirit for the purposes of light locomotives is kept in pursuance of these Regulations. 1. The following shall be exempt from license under the Petroleum Act, 1871, namely: (a) Petroleum spirit which is kept for the purpose of, or is being used on light locomotives when kept or used in conformity with these Regulations. (b) Petroleum spirit which is kept for the purpose of, or is being used on, light locomotives by, or by authority of, one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, the Admiralty, or other department of the Government, and which is subject to special Regulations. 2. These Regulations shall apply to petroleum spirit which is kept for the purpose of, or is being used on, light locomotives, and for which (save as herein-after provided) no license has been granted by the Local Authority under the Petroleum Act, 1871, and shall not apply to petroleum spirit which is kept for sale, or partly for sale and partly for use on light locomotives, and which must be kept in accordance with the provisions of the Petroleum Acts as heretofore. 3. Where for any special reason a person keeping petroleum spirit for the purpose of light locomotives applies for a license under the Petroleum Act, 1871, and the local authority see fit to grant such license, such petroleum spirit shall be subject only to Regulations 8 to 13, and the conditions of * 34 & 35 Vict. c. 105. +42 & 43 Vict. c. 47, such license, in so far as the said conditions are not contrary to the said Regulations 8 to 13. 4. Where a storehouse forms part of, or is attached to another building, and where the intervening floor or partition is of an unsubstantial or highly inflammable character, or has an opening therein, the whole of such building shall be deemed to be the storehouse, and no portion of such storehouse shall be used as a dwelling or as a place where persons assemble. A storehouse shall have a separate entrance from the open air distinct from that of any dwelling or building in which persons assemble. 5. The amount of petroleum spirit to be kept in any one storehouse, whether or not upon light locomotives, shall not exceed 60 gallons at any one time. 6. Where two or more storehouses are in the same occupation and are situated within 20 feet of one another, they shall for the purposes of these Regulations be deemed to be one and the same storehouse, and the maximum amount of petroleum spirit prescribed in the foregoing Regulation shall be the maximum to be kept in all such storehouses taken together. Where two or more storehouses in the same occupation are distant more than 20 feet from one another, the maximum amount shall apply to each storehouse. 7. Any person who keeps petroleum spirit in a storehouse which is situated within 20 feet of any other building whether or not in his occupation, or of any timber stack or other inflammable goods not owned by him, shall give notice to the local authority under the Petroleum Acts for the district in which he is keeping such petroleum spirit, that he is so keeping petroleum spirit, and shall renew such notice in the month of January in each year during the continuance of such keeping, and shall permit any duly authorised officer of the local authority to inspect such petroleum spirit at any reasonable time. This Regulation shall not apply to petroleum spirit kept in a tank forming part of a light locomotive. 8. Every storehouse shall be thoroughly ventilated. 9. Petroleum spirit shall not be kept, used, or conveyed except in metal vessels so substantially constructed as not to be liable, except under circumstances of gross negligence or extraordinary accident, to be broken or become defective or insecure. Every such vessel shall be so constructed and maintained that no leakage, whether of liquid or vapour, can take place therefrom. 10. Every such vessel, not forming part of a light locomotive, when used for conveying or keeping petroleum spirit shall bear the words "petroleum spirit highly inflammable" legibly and indelibly stamped or marked thereon, or on a metallic or enamelled label attached thereto, and shall be of a capacity not exceeding two gallons. |