A detailed manual issued in 1916 for the Peking–Mukden Line, one of the key trunk railways in early Republican China. The volume sets forth comprehensive rules and regulations for railway officers and staff, covering topics such as the working of points and signals, control of stations, level crossings, train operations, maintenance, and the handling of goods trains carrying explosives and dangerous materials.
Original cloth, lightly rubbed and soiled. With label indicating recovery from Tokyo after wartime looting, and Nankai University library stamp and pocket. Appendices section not present, possibly as issued.
