Accrington on Rails - The Tramways: A Complete History - Robert Kenyon

13.Should the Driver be taken ill whilst the car is in motion, the Conductor must knock out the canopy switch and stop the car using the hand brake. If he is in possession of a Driver’s certificate he may then drive the car back to the central terminus. 14.In the event of a car running backwards when failing to ascend an incline, the Conductor in addition to applying the slipper brake must operate the sand pedal and sound the alarm gong as a warning. 15.In the case of a runaway car, it is the Conductor’s duty to instruct the passengers to stand up with legs apart facing the direction of movement, whilst taking a firm hold on the handrails or hanging straps, and to remain in this position until the car has come to a halt. 16.In any of the following circumstances the Conductor must obtain the name and address of the person involved and report any irregularities to the Traffic Superintendent – A passenger refusing to pay the fare on demand. A passenger smoking inside the car after being cautioned. A person spitting after a caution. Any person causing annoyance to other passengers and/or using offensive language. Committing a nuisance on or up against a car. 17.Conductors may only give a person into custody for a personal assault. 18.In poor weather the Conductor should keep the doors of the car closed as much as is practical for the comfort of the passengers, and also by adjusting the ventilators. 19.On each occasion the car arrives at the Central Terminus, the Conductor must instruct all passengers to leave the car by way of the Driver’s platform. 20.Conductors will be responsible for any counterfeit or foreign coinage accepted by him. 21.Conductors are responsible for operating the lights in the car when conditions warrant it, with particular attention to switching them off when working early morning cars. 22.Personal luggage, including the tools of artisans, which do not exceed 28lbs in weight, will be carried without charge. If in excess of this weight then it will be charged as excess luggage and a penny ticket issued. 23.All tickets must be punched in the correct section and in the presence of the paying passenger. 24.The passenger must be told if a ticket is incorrectly punched and asked to inform the Inspector of this error should one board the car. Each passenger’s ticket should be examined after every stage to prevent a passenger from overriding. Upon arriving at a 1 penny stage Conductors must book up all ticket numbers on the place indicated by ‘1st stage’. 25.Conductors should endeavour to collect as many fares as possible whilst the car is standing at a terminus or stage, but must always be stationed on the rear platform in order to give the Driver a signal to move off. 26.When collecting fares inside the car, the Conductor must always start on the left hand side of the saloon nearest to the doorway. Having issued tickets and collected fares on that side he then must return along the right hand side. On the upper deck he must first collect the fares on the end seats of the cars and then proceed by crossing from side to side along the car. 27.After collecting all the fares he must then call out “show your tickets please” to see that each passenger is in possession of a valid ticket before returning downstairs. He must then check inside the saloon to ascertain if any passenger has boarded the car whilst he was on the upper deck. 28.Passengers who board the car should be followed to their seat with the request “fares please”. Conductors are not allowed to punch tickets out on the rear platform of the car. 29.Conductors are responsible for checking the time when the car departs from a terminus, and the identity of that terminus should be entered correctly on a Way Bill, one Way Bill to be completed for every trip.

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