Red Pamphlet instructions

Resource Type: Image | Posted on 7th November 2011 by Liam Physick

This page gives “Instructions for Handling and Conveyance of Dangerous Goods by Rail and Road”. In particular, it gives advice on handling explosives. It places restrictions on the weight of explosives that can be carried by any one train, and the need for two barrier wagons separating vehicles carrying explosives from the locomotive, “Highly Inflammable” wagons and wagons containing liquefied gas, as well as behind the last wagon carrying explosives

Tagged under: railway workers, wagons, goods, trucks, freight, explosives, liquefied gases, highly inflammable

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