▁ 2 0 8 ▁drivers ▁and ▁fire men ▁employed ▁and ▁ 6 9 3 ▁occasions ▁on ▁which ▁they ▁worked ▁a ▁ 1 4 - hour ▁day ▁or ▁longer , ▁including ▁two ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁worked ▁over ▁ 1 8 ▁hours ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 1 8 ▁miles ▁of ▁railway ▁it ▁worked , ▁only ▁ 2 3 ▁were ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁block ▁system ▁ ▁It ▁had ▁no ▁engines ▁or ▁vehicles ▁whose ▁bra kes ▁met ▁the ▁requirements ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trade , ▁further more : ▁ ▁MR . ▁CH AN N ING ▁( N orth am pt ons hire , ▁E .) ▁I ▁beg ▁to ▁ask ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trade ▁whether ▁ 1 1 ▁years ▁ago , ▁in ▁reporting ▁upon ▁a ▁serious ▁collision ▁on ▁the ▁Great ▁Northern ▁of ▁Ireland ▁Railway , ▁between ▁two ▁port ions ▁of ▁a ▁train ▁which ▁had ▁become ▁separated , ▁General ▁H utch inson ▁pointed ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁Company ▁that ▁an ▁automatic ▁bra ke ▁would ▁have ▁absolutely ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁collision , ▁by ▁arrest ing ▁the ▁carri ages ▁the ▁moment ▁the ▁separation ▁occurred ; ▁whether ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁informed ▁General ▁H utch inson ▁that ▁the ▁simple ▁vac u um ▁bra ke , ▁whose ▁failure ▁caused ▁this ▁accident , ▁was ▁being ▁merely ▁tried ▁experiment ally ▁on ▁the ▁line , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁company ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁come ▁to ▁a ▁decision ▁as ▁to ▁what ▁bra ke ▁would ▁be ▁finally ▁adopted ; ▁and , ▁whether , ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁this ▁recommendation , ▁this ▁simple ▁vac