49. All Trains passing from or to the Liverpool, Manchester, and the Grand Junction Railways at Newton, are to slacken speed so that the same shall not exceed Five miles an hour before passing from one line to the other.
50. Engines passing from the Chester Line to the Main Line at Crewe are to come to a stand before entering the Main Line.
Inclined Planes.
51. The Assistant Engine is invariably to return down the left-hand Line, and no Luggage Engine is to leave any part of its Train on the Main Line unless in case of urgent necessity. No Luggage Engine is to attempt to ascend the Sutton and Whiston Inclines with a greater load than their Engines, assisted by the Bank Engines, can manage: and if any doubt exist whether the Engines are or are not able to take up the whole load at one trip, the Train must be stopped at the bottom, and the requisite number of Waggons be shunted, and left in a siding and not on the Main Line.
52. In the event of any Waggons being left upon or at the foot of the Incline, and a succeeding Engine coming up, such Engine is not to commence propelling or drawing the said Waggons until the Engines which left them shall have returned.
53. No Engine, either with Passengers, Coals, or Merchandize, is to go down the Inclined Plane at a greater speed than 30 miles an hour, and no Engineman is to attempt to make up lost time in going down any Inclined Plane; and coming down Whiston Incline, no Engineman shall begin to increase his speed till he reaches Huyton Quarry Station.
54. In going down the Inclined Planes, Enginemen, Guards, and Breaksmen must take care that they have complete control over the speed of the Trains by applying their Breaks.
55. Enginemen with Trains requiring assistance up the Whiston and Sutton Inclined Planes are required in all cases to go up the bank first and let the Assistant Engine follow.
56. All Enginemen are required to give one loud whistle as they pass Platt’s Bridge.