Chapter XXVIII: Section X

REGULATIONS FOR GATEMEN AT LEVEL CROSSINGS.

1. Every Gateman will be provided with Day and Night Signals, which he must keep in proper order.

2. Gates must always be kept =closed= across a road, except when required to be opened to allow the Railway to be passed.

3. Before opening the Gates, the Gateman is to satisfy himself that a Train is not in sight; he will then exhibit his Red light, and always allow the Signal to remain until the Railway is =clear= and the Gates closed.

4. If an Engine follow another within =three minutes=, the Danger Signal is to be shown; from three to seven minutes, the Caution Signal must be exhibited.

5. In all cases, the Gateman, when signalling, is to stand on the =opposite side= of the Railway, that he may be seen by the Driver of the Train.

6. The Gatemen must make themselves well acquainted with the Signals, as laid down in =Sections 2 and 3=.