Railway Regulation Act, 1844

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Certain companies to provide one cheap train each way daily.

Conditions.

6. [¹] [Recital.] On and after the several days herein-after specified all passenger railway companies which shall have been incorporated by any Act of the present session, or which shall be hereafter incorporated, or which by any Act of the present or any future session have obtained or shall obtain, directly or indirectly, any extension or amendment of the powers conferred on them respectively by their previous Acts, or have been or shall be authorized to do any act unauthorized by the provisions of such previous Acts, shall, by means of one train at the least to travel along their railway from one end to the other of each trunk, branch, or junction line belonging to or leased by them, so long as they shall continue to carry other passengers over such trunk, branch, or junction line, once at the least each way on every week day, except Christmas Day and Good Friday, (such exception not to extent to Scotland,) provide for the conveyance of third class passengers to and from the terminal and other ordinary passenger stations of the railway, under the obligations contained in their several Acts of Parliament, and with the immunities applicable by law to carriers of passengers by railway; and also under the following conditions (that is to say,)

Such train shall start at an hour to be from time to time fixed by the directors, subject to the approval of the lords of the committee of privy council for trade and plantations:

Such train shall travel at an average rate of speed not less than twelve miles an hour for the whole distance travelled on the railway, including stoppages:

Such train shall, if required, take up and set down passengers at every passenger station which it shall pass on the line:

The carriages in which passengers shall be conveyed by such train shall be provided with seats, and shall be protected from the weather, in a manner satisfactory to the lords of the said committee:

The fare or charge for each third class passenger by such train shall not exceed one penny for each mile travelled:

Each passenger by such strain shall be allowed to take with him half a hundred weight of luggage, not being merchandize or other articles carried for hire or profit, without extra charge; and any excess of luggage shall be charged by weight, at a rate not exceeding the lowest rate of charge for passengers luggage by other trains:

Children under three years of age accompanying passengers by such train shall be taken without any charge, and children of three years and upwards, but under twelve years of age, at half the charge for an adult passenger:

And with respect to all railways subject to these obligations which shall be open on or before the first day of November next these obligations shall come into force on the said first day of November; and with respect to all other railways subject to these obligations they shall come into force on the day of opening of the railway, or the day after the last day of the session in which the Act shall be passed by reason of which the company will become subject thereunto, which shall first happen.

[¹ Rep. (except as to I.) 46 & 47 Vict. c. 34. s. 10]