The Senior Guard will run between London and Liverpool, and have charge of the whole service connected with that portion of the Train including the Traffic to the North through Parkside and that to Chester; delivering the former at Warrington and the latter at Crewe, to the Branch Guards there. The same on the return journey.
The Second Guard will run between London and Manchester, and will have charge of the whole service connected therewith, and also the road-side business in Parcels, Luggage, &c., between Rugby and Crewe. He will also keep the time between Crewe and Manchester, and make out his Way Bill for that Line.
The Third Guard will run between London and Birmingham, and have charge of the whole service connected therewith, and also the road-side business in parcels, Luggage, &c., between London and Rugby. He will also keep the time between Rugby and Birmingham, and make out his Way Bill for that portion of the journey.
7. When there are two Guards with a Train, the under Guard will ride in the Van next to the Tender. He will stand with his back to it, and keep his attention fixed on the Train, looking alternately down either side, and noting any irregularity in the running—any particular oscillation of a Carriage, or any signal which may be made by a Passenger.
He will be provided with the means of immediately communicating with the Engineman in the event of any circumstance arising which may render it prudent or necessary to stop the Train.
The place of the Senior Guard will be on the last Passenger Carriage, which must always be a Van or a Break Carriage, and his duty will be to look forward and communicate with the Second Guard on the leading Carriage.
With through Trains when there are three Guards with a Train, their position will necessarily be regulated by the division of the Line to which their section of the Train is proceeding, but the duties of the Guard on the leading and last Carriage will always be as stated above, the middle man communicating between them.
8. On arrival of a Train at a Terminus the Guards are not to leave the Platform until they have delivered over all Parcels as well as Luggage to the Porters appointed to take charge of them, and if any article is missing they are immediately to report the same to the officer in charge of the Station.
9. Before leaving the Station the Guards are to make out a return according to a printed form, noting at the foot every circumstance of an unusual character that may have happened; they are also to state on this return whether all the Parcels and Luggage by the Train have been duly delivered.
10. The number of any Carriage complained of as uneasy, and the Division to which it belongs, must be entered on the Way Bill.