S.I. No. 255/1951 - Transport Act, 1944 (Alteration of Maximum Railway Charges of the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland)) Order, 1951.


S.I. No. 255 of 1951.

TRANSPORT ACT, 1944 (ALTERATION OF MAXIMUM RAILWAY CHARGES OF THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY (IRELAND)) ORDER, 1951.

I, SEÁN F. LEMASS, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 89 of the Transport Act, 1944 (No. 21 of 1944), hereby order as follows :

1. This Order may be cited as the Transport Act, 1944 (Alteration of Maximum Railway Charges of the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland)) Order, 1951.

2. The maximum charges applicable to the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland) for traffic by rail are hereby altered by the substitution of the charges set out in the Schedule to this Order for the appropriate charges at present in operation and the altered charges shall come into operation on the 10th day of September, 1951.

3. On the commencement of this Order the Transport Act, 1944 (Alteration of Maximum Railway Charges of the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland)) Order, 1947 ( S. R. & O. No. 284 of 1947 ), shall cease to have effect.

SCHEDULE

PART I

Maximum railway charges applicable to the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland) as modified and set out in the undermentioned pages of the Order of the Court of the Railway Tribunal dated the 9th August, 1943, under the provisions of section 31 of the Railways Act, 1924 , to be altered as follows :

Maximum railway charges as modified and set out in the Order of the Court of the Railway Tribunal dated 9th August, 1943, in the undermentioned pages thereof :—

To be altered as follows :

Pages 1 to 77 (both inclusive)

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Charges to be increased by thirty-one per cent., subject to Condition "A "below.

 "84 " 100   "

 "104" 119   "

 " 78" 83   "

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 "101" 103   "

 "120" 122   "

Charges to be increased by thirty-seven per cent., subject to Condition "A "below.

 "177" 196   "

 "198" 204   "

 "206" 207   "

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Charges to be increased by thirty-seven per cent., subject to Condition "A" below.

Pages 123 to 126 (both inclusive)

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Charges to be increased by forty per cent., subject to Condition "A "below.

  " 130"164  "

  " 166"176  "

  " 127"129  "

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Condition " A " referred to above :

In determining the amount to be added to the existing maximum charge fractions of one penny if less than one-half to be dropped and if one-half or more to be charged as one penny.

Condition " B " referred to above :

In determining the amount to be added to the existing maximum charge, fractions of ·01 of one penny if less than ·005 to be dropped and if ·005 or more to be charged as ·01 of one penny.

PART II

Substitution for the appropriate maximum railway charges in operation immediately prior to the date upon which this Order shall take effect of the altered maximum railway charges as set out hereinafter :—

(i) Charges for the conveyance of Passengers :

For single journey charge per mile

d.

d.

For each passenger carried in a First-class compartment

3·289

2·633

For each passenger carried in a Third-class compartment

2·339

1·755

(ii) Scale of charges for the conveyance of Workmen between such points and hours as Workmen's Tickets are from time to time issued :

For each Return Journey : per workman

d.

Where the single journey does not exceed 2 miles

4·1

Where the single journey exceed

exceeds 2 miles but does not exceed 2 1/3 miles

4·7

  "  2 1/3 "   "   "  2 2/3"

5·4

  "  2 2/3 "  "   "   3  "

6·1

  " 3 "  "   "  3 1/3 "

6·8

  "  3 1/3"   "   "  3 2/3 "

7·4

  " 3 2/3 "   "   "  4  "

8·1

Where the single journey exceeds 4 miles :—

For first 4 miles

8·1

For each additional half or part mile or part thereof.

·7

(iii) Exceptional charges for Season Tickets between specified points as shown hereunder :—

ONE MONTH

Dublin with

Third Class

£

s.

d.

Clontarf

8

8

Sutton

1

6

0

Howth

1

9

9

Hill of Howth (via Sutton or Howth)

2

1

8

CHARGES FOR THE CARRIAGE OF MERCHANDISE BY PASSENGER TRAIN OR OTHER SIMILAR SERVICE STATION TO STATION :

(iv) Scale of charges for the carriages of horses in horse boxes by Passenger Train or other similar service :

Distance not exceeding Miles :

Number of horses from the same Consignor to the same Consignee

One*

Two

Three

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

3

17

7

14

1

25

6

20

4

33

9

26

11

4

17

7

14

1

25

6

20

4

33

9

26

11

5

17

7

14

1

25

6

20

4

33

9

26

11

6

17

7

14

1

25

6

20

4

33

9

26

11

7

18

2

14

7

25

6

20

4

33

9

26

11

8

18

2

14

7

25

6

20

4

33

9

26

11

9

18

2

14

7

25

6

20

4

33

9

26

11

10

18

10

16

3

25

6

20

4

33

9

26

11

11

18

10

16

3

26

9

21

5

35

8

26

6

12

18

10

16

3

28

1

22

7

37

5

29

10

13

18

10

16

3

29

8

23

6

39

3

23

6

14

19

9

16

3

31

0

24

8

41

0

32

10

15

20

4

16

3

32

3

25

9

43

2

35

5

16

21

2

16

10

33

9

26

11

44

9

35

8

17

21

9

17

5

35

5

28

1

46

8

37

4

18

22

7

18

0

36

8

29

3

48

4

38

7

19

22

11

18

6

38

0

31

0

50

3

40

2

20

24

0

19

2

39

3

32

3

52

1

41

6

21

24

6

19

5

40

11

33

9

53

10

43

2

22

25

6

20

4

42

2

35

0

55

7

44

6

23

25

9

21

7

43

8

36

4

57

9

47

3

24

26

9

21

7

45

11

37

9

59

4

48

6

25

27

5

22

11

48

6

40

5

61

11

51

3

26

29

8

24

4

50

0

41

11

63

5

52

11

27

29

8

24

4

51

3

43

2

66

1

55

4

28

31

0

25

8

53

10

44

6

67

6

56

7

29

32

3

26

11

55

4

45

11

71

7

59

4

30

32

3

26

11

56

7

47

3

72

10

60

8

31

33

9

28

5

59

4

50

0

75

5

63

5

32

35

0

29

8

61

11

51

3

78

2

64

8

32

35

0

29

8

63

5

52

7

80

11

67

6

34

37

9

31

0

64

8

53

10

82

3

68

10

35

39

2

32

3

66

1

55

4

86

3

71

7

36

39

2

32

3

67

6

56

7

87

7

72

10

37

40

5

33

9

71

7

59

4

90

4

75

5

38

41

11

35

0

72

10

60

8

91

7

76

11

39

41

11

35

0

74

2

61

11

94

5

79

6

40

43

2

36

4

75

5

63

5

97

0

80

11

41

45

11

37

9

78

2

64

8

99

9

83

6

42

45

11

37

9

79

6

66

1

102

6

85

0

43

47

3

39

2

82

3

68

10

105

1

87

7

44

48

6

40

5

83

6

70

1

106

7

88

10

45

48

60

40

5

86

3

71

7

110

5

91

7

46

50

0

41

11

87

7

72

10

111

11

93

2

47

51

3

43

2

88

10

74

2

114

6

95

9

48

51

3

43

2

90

4

75

5

115

11

97

0

49

53

10

44

6

94

5

78

2

120

1

99

9

50

55

4

45

11

95

9

79

6

121

4

101

1

51

55

4

45

11

97

0

80

11

124

1

1034

10

52

56

7

47

3

98

6

82

3

126

9

105

1

53

57

11

48

6

99

9

83

6

129

5

107

10

54

57

11

48

6

102

6

85

0

130

9

109

2

55

59

4

50

0

105

1

87

70

134

9

111

11

(iv) Scale of charges for the carriage of horses in horse boxes by Passenger Train or other similar service—continued.

Distance not exceeding Miles :

Number of horses from the same Consignor to the same Consignee

One*

Two

Three

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

56

61

11

51

3

106

7

88

10

136

1

113

2

57

61

11

51

3

107

10

90

4

138

10

115

11

58

63

5

52

7

110

5

91

7

140

1

117

3

59

64

8

53

10

111

11

93

2

144

2

120

1

60

64

8

53

10

113

2

94

5

145

5

121

4

61

66

1

55

4

115

11

97

0

148

3

124

1

62

67

6

56

7

118

6

98

6

151

0

125

5

63

67

6

56

7

120

1

99

9

153

10

128

2

64

70

1

57

11

121

4

101

1

155

1

1129

5

65

71

7

59

4

122

8

102

6

159

1

132

0

66

71

7

59

4

124

1

103

10

160

5

133

6

67

72

10

60

8

128

2

106

7

163

2

136

1

68

74

2

61

11

129

5

107

10

164

5

137

6

69

74

2

61

11

130

9

109

2

168

6

140

1

70

75

5

63

5

132

0

110

5

169

9

141

7

71

78

2

64

8

134

9

111

11

172

6

144

2

72

78

2

64

8

136

1

113

2

175

2

145

5

73

79

6

66

1

138

10

115

11

117

11

148

3

74

80

11

67

6

140

1

117

3

179

3

149

9

75

80

11

67

6

142

10

1187

6

183

3

152

4

76

82

3

68

10

144

2

120

1

184

9

153

7

77

83

6

70

1

145

5

121

4

187

4

156

4

78

83

6

70

1

147

0

122

8

188

7

157

5

79

86

3

71

7

151

0

125

5

192

8

160

5

80

87

7

72

10

152

4

126

9

194

1

161

8

81

87

7

72

10

153

7

128

2

196

9

164

5

82

88

10

74

2

155

1

129

5

199

5

165

9

83

90

4

75

5

156

4

130

9

202

3

168

6

84

90

4

75

5

159

1

132

0

203

7

169

9

85

91

7

76

11

161

8

134

9

206

0

172

6

86

94

5

78

2

163

2

136

1

208

11

173

11

87

94

5

78

2

164

5

137

6

211

8

176

8

88

95

9

79

6

167

0

138

10

212

11

177

11

89

97

0

80

11

168

6

140

1

217

0

180

8

90

97

0

80

11

169

9

141

7

218

3

182

0

91

98

6

82

3

172

6

144

2

221

0

184

9

92

99

9

83

6

175

2

145

5

223

7

186

0

93

99

9

83

6

176

8

147

0

226

4

188

7

94

102

6

85

0

177

11

148

3

227

11

190

1

95

103

10

86

3

179

3

149

9

231

9

192

8

96

103

10

86

3

180

8

151

0

233

3

194

1

97

105

1

87

7

184

9

153

7

235

10

196

9

98

106

7

88

10

186

0

155

1

237

3

198

2

99

106

7

88

10

187

4

156

4

241

4

200

10

100

107

10

90

4

188

7

157

8

242

7

202

3

101

110

5

91

7

191

4

159

1

245

2

204

10

102

110

5

91

7

192

8

160

5

247

11

206

4

103

111

11

93

2

195

5

163

2

250

8

208

11

104

113

2

94

5

196

9

164

5

252

0

210

2

105

113

2

94

5

199

5

165

9

256

1

212

11

106

114

6

95

9

200

10

167

0

257

5

214

3

107

115

11

97

0

202

3

168

6

260

2

217

0

108

115

11

97

0

203

7

169

9

261

5

218

3

109

118

6

98

6

207

7

172

6

265

6

221

0

110

120

1

99

9

208

11

173

11

266

9

222

4

(iv) Scale of charges for the carriage of horses in horse boxes by Passenger Train or other similar service—continued.

Distance not exceeding Miles :

Number of horses from the same Consignor to the same Consignee

One*

Two

Three

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

111

120

1

99

9

210

2

175

2

269

6

225

1

112

121

4

101

1

211

8

176

8

272

3

226

4

113

122

8

102

6

212

11

177

11

274

10

229

2

114

122

8

102

6

215

8

179

3

276

4

230

6

115

124

1

103

10

218

3

182

0

280

2

233

3

116

126

9

105

1

219

9

183

3

281

9

234

6

117

126

9

105

1

221

0

184

9

283

11

237

3

118

128

2

106

7

223

7

186

0

285

9

238

7

119

129

5

107

10

225

1

187

4

289

10

241

4

120

129

5

107

10

226

4

188

7

291

1

242

7

*Where one horse occupies two or three stalls these charges may be increased by 50%, fractions of one penny in the total charge being reckoned as one penny

(v) Scale charges for the carriage of animal drawn vehicles by Passenger Train or other similar service :

Distance not exceeding Miles :

Per Vehicle

2 Wheels

4 Wheels

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

3

15

3

12

3

20

5

16

4

4

15

11

12

9

20

11

16

10

5

16

4

13

0

21

6

17

1

6

16

10

13

6

22

1

17

8

7

17

1

13

11

22

8

18

6

8

17

8

14

5

23

9

19

1

9

18

6

14

8

24

6

19

8

10

18

9

15

2

25

1

20

3

11

19

8

15

7

26

2

20

11

12

20

0

15

11

26

8

21

2

13

20

5

16

4

27

6

22

1

14

20

11

16

10

28

2

22

7

15

21

6

17

1

28

7

22

10

16

22

1

17

7

29

1

23

4

17

22

7

18

0

29

10

23

11

18

22

10

18

6

30

9

24

6

19

23

4

18

9

31

6

25

1

20

23

11

19

3

32

6

25

9

21

24

6

19

8

33

2

26

4

22

25

1

20

0

33

9

26

11

23

25

7

20

5

34

4

27

5

24

26

2

20

11

34

11

27

10

25

26

8

21

2

35

7

28

2

26

26

11

21

8

36

2

28

9

27

27

6

22

1

36

9

29

4

(v) Scale of charges for the carriage of animal drawn vehicles by Passenger Train or other similar service :—continued.

Distance not exceeding Miles :

Per Vehicle

2 Wheels

4 Wheels

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

28

28

7

22

10

38

5

30

9

29

29

4

23

9

39

2

31

6

30

30

9

24

6

40

10

32

8

31

31

11

25

3

42

1

33

9

32

32

8

26

2

43

3

34

10

33

33

9

26

11

44

11

36

0

34

34

10

27

10

46

7

37

3

35

35

8

28

7

47

8

38

0

36

36

9

29

4

49

0

39

2

37

37

10

30

3

50

3

40

3

38

38

11

31

0

51

5

41

4

39

39

9

31

11

53

1

42

6

40

40

10

32

8

54

5

43

7

41

41

11

33

5

56

0

44

9

42

43

0

34

4

57

2

45

8

43

44

2

35

1

58

10

47

1

44

44

11

36

0

59

7

47

10

45

46

0

36

9

61

3

49

0

46

47

1

37

6

62

6

50

1

47

47

11

38

5

63

8

51

2

48

49

0

39

2

65

4

52

4

49

50

1

40

1

66

7

53

3

50

51

2

40

10

68

8

55

3

51

52

0

41

7

69

11

56

1

52

52

11

42

2

71

1

57

2

53

53

10

43

1

72

5

58

3

54

54

11

43

10

73

8

59

4

55

55

10

44

9

74

10

60

2

56

56

9

45

5

76

3

61

3

57

57

9

46

2

77

7

62

4

58

58

10

47

1

78

10

63

5

59

59

7

47

10

80

0

64

3

60

60

8

48

7

81

3

65

4

61

61

9

49

6

82

5

66

5

62

62

6

50

1

83

10

67

6

63

63

6

50

10

85

2

68

4

64

64

7

51

9

86

4

69

5

65

65

6

52

6

87

11

70

6

66

66

7

53

3

89

1

71

7

67

67

6

53

10

90

4

72

5

68

68

4

54

9

91

8

73

6

69

69

5

55

6

92

10

74

7

70

70

2

56

1

94

1

75

8

71

71

3

57

0

95

3

76

6

72

72

2

57

8

96

8

77

7

73

73

1

58

5

98

0

78

8

74

74

1

59

4

99

3

79

9

75

75

2

60

1

100

5

80

7

76

76

3

60

10

101

8

81

8

77

77

0

61

5

102

10

82

9

78

78

1

62

4

104

4

83

10

79

78

10

63

1

105

7

84

9

80

79

10

63

8

106

9

85

9

81

80

11

64

7

108

0

86

10

(v) Scale of charges for the carriage of animal drawn vehicles by Passenger Train or other similar service—continued.

Distance not exceeding Miles :

Per Vehicle

2 Wheels

4 Wheels

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

82

81

8

65

2

109

2

87

11

83

82

9

65

11

110

9

88

9

84

83

10

66

8

111

11

89

10

85

84

9

67

7

113

3

90

11

86

85

9

68

4

114

6

92

0

87

86

6

69

0

115

8

92

10

88

87

7

69

11

117

1

93

11

89

88

8

70

9

118

5

95

0

90

89

8

71

7

119

8

96

1

91

90

5

72

2

120

10

96

11

92

91

6

72

11

122

1

98

0

93

92

7

73

8

123

7

99

1

94

93

6

74

7

124

9

100

2

95

94

6

75

4

126

0

101

0

96

95

7

75

11

127

2

102

1

97

96

4

77

0

128

9

103

2

98

97

5

77

7

129

11

104

3

99

98

6

78

4

131

2

105

1

100

99

4

79

3

132

6

106

2

101

100

5

80

0

133

8

107

3

102

101

4

80

7

134

9

108

0

103

102

3

81

6

136

0

109

1

104

103

2

82

2

137

0

109

10

105

104

3

82

9

138

3

110

10

106

105

0

83

6

139

4

111

7

107

106

0

84

1

140

6

112

9

108

106

9

85

0

141

7

113

7

109

107

10

85

9

142

9

114

6

110

108

7

86

4

143

8

115

5

111

109

8

87

1

145

1

116

6

112

110

5

87

11

145

11

117

3

113

111

6

88

8

147

2

118

3

114

112

5

89

3

148

3

119

0

115

113

3

90

0

149

5

120

1

116

114

2

90

7

150

6

120

10

117

115

1

91

6

151

8

121

11

118

116

0

92

1

152

9

122

8

119

117

1

92

10

154

0

123

9

120

117

10

93

6

155

0

124

8

(vi) Scale of charges for the carriage of Dogs (accompanied) by Passenger Train :

Distance Miles

Per Dog

s.

d.

61 to 80

3

5

81 to 100

4

2

(vii) Scale of charges for the carriage of Calves, Rams, Sheep, Goats, Lambs, Kids and Pigs in crates, by Passenger Train or other similar service :

Distance Miles

Each

s.

d.

Up to 25

6

3

26 to 50

8

0

51 to 75

9

10

76 to 100

12

3

101 to 150

15

11

(viii) Scale of charges for the carriage of Corpses without hearse by Passenger Train or other similar service :

Per Mile

s.

d.

Child under 12 years

1

0

(ix) Scale of Exceptional charges for the carriage at Owner's Risk of Tobacco and Cigarettes by Passenger Train or other similar services : Dublin with Navan, Ballybeg and Kells :

Weight Lbs.

Per Package

s.

d.

Up to 7

1

9

8 to 14

2

5

15 to 21

3

1

22 to 28

3

7

29 to 35

4

2

36 to 42

4

8

43 to 49

5

3

50 to 56

5

10

57 to 63

6

4

64 to 70

6

10

71 to 77

7

4

78 to 84

7

11

85 to 91

8

4

92 to 98

8

11

99 to 105

9

6

Per cwt.

10

3

(x) Exceptional charge for the carriage at Owner's Risk of Laundry by Passenger Train or other similar services :—Dublin with Navan, Ballybeg and Kells :

Per Cwt.

s.

d.

5

3

(xi) Exceptional charges for the carriage at Owner's Risk of Bread in hampers and of returned empty bread hampers by Passenger Train or other similar service :—Dublin with Navan, Ballybeg and Kells :

Bread in hampers Per cwt.

Returned empty bread hampers Per hamper

s.

d.

d.

2

9

7

Minimum charge

1s. 2d. per

consignment.

Charges for the Carriage of Goods in Class 3 of the Statutory Railway Classification Applicable to the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland) by Merchandise Train between Dublin and Ballybeg, Kells and Navan :—

Dublin

Station to Station

and

per ton

s.

d.

Ballybeg

43

6

Kells

45

4

Navan

39

10

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 4th day of September, 1951.

SEÁN F. LEMASS

Minister for Industry and Commerce.