One major drawback to the system was that the railway authorities missed their peak seasons by giving all railway workers long vacations on major holidays, such as Chinese New Year!
平日如此，到了假日，卻另有衙門規矩。比如農曆過年，全體鐵路員工放長假一個月，即使有人為了返鄉團聚而願「冒險」賞光，也只有另謀交通工具。