S.I. No. 105/1953 - Transport Act, 1944 (Alteration of Maximum Railway Charges of the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland)) Order, 1953.

S.I. No. 105 of 1953.

TRANSPORT ACT, 1944 (ALTERATION OF MAXIMUM RAILWAY CHARGES OF THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY (IRELAND)) ORDER, 1953.

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, 1953.

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 19th day of March, 1953.

3. On the commencement of this Order the Transport Act, 1944 (Alteration of Maximum Railway Charges of the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland)) Order, 1951 (Amendment) Order, 1952 ( S.I. No. 243 of 1952 ), 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 9th August, 1943, under the provisions of section 31 of the Railways Act, 1924 , and as amended by Statutory Instrument No. 255 of 1951 , dated 4th September, 1951, and Statutory Instrument No. 243 of 1952 , dated 18th August, 1952 :

Maximum railway charges as modified and set out in the Order of the Court of the Railway Tribunal dated 9th August, 1943, in the under-mentioned pages thereof and as amended by Statutory Instrument No. 255 of 1951 , dated 4th September, 1951, and Statutory Instrument No. 243 of 1952 , dated 18th August, 1952		To be altered as follows
Pages 1 to 77 both inclusive)		Substitute for the words " thirty-seven and a half per cent " the words " forty-seven and a half per cent." subject to Condition " A " below.
" 84to100 " "
" 104to119 " "
" 78to 83 " "
" 101to103 " "
" 120to122 " "
" 177to196 " "
" 198to204 " "
" 206to207 " "
" 205
" 123to126 " "		Substitute for the words " forty-seven per cent." the words " fifty-seven and a half per cent." subject to Condition " A " below.
" 130to164 " "
" 166to176 " "
" 127to129 " "
" 165

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	3·7	2·962
For each passenger carried in a Third-class compartment	2·631	1·974

(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	4·6
Where the single journey
exceeds 2 miles but does not exceed 21/3 miles	5·3
" 21/3" " " " " 22/3 "	6·1
" 22/3" " " " " 3 "	6·9
" 3 " " " " " 31/3 "	7·6
" 31/3 " " " " " 32/3 "	8·3
" 32/3 " " " " " 4 "	9·1
Where the single journey exceeds 4 miles :—
For first 4 miles	9·1
For each additional half mile or part thereof	·8

(iii) Sales of Charges for Season Tickets :

Sale of Charges for Ordinary Season Tickets :

Distance Miles :	First Class												Third Class
Twelve Months			Six Months			Three Months			One Month			One Month
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Up to 3	9	13	0	5	6	2	2	16	1	1	0	3		17	5
"to 4	12	10	9	6	18	0	3	12	5	1	6	1	1	1	2
"to 5	15	8	10	8	9	9	4	8	9	1	12	10	—
"to 6	17	15	0	9	14	11	5	2	5	—			—
"to 7	19	5	11	10	12	5	5	11	2	2	0	7	1	12	10
"to 8	21	4	6	11	13	8	6	1	6	2	4	5	1	14	8
"to 9	23	3	2	12	14	8	6	13	2	2	8	3	1	18	8
"to 10	25	1	9	13	15	11	7	4	10	2	12	0	2	2	5
"to 11	26	15	7	14	15	4	7	14	5	2	16	6	2	4	5
"to 12	28	7	1	15	11	10	8	3	2	2	18	9	2	7	3
"to 13	30	0	1	16	10	1	8	12	9	3	2	9	2	10	3
"to 14	31	14	9	17	9	4	9	2	4	3	5	8	2	13	1
"to 15	33	5	9	18	6	6	9	11	0	3	9	6	2	16	0
"to 16	34	19	8	19	4	11	10	0	8	3	13	5	2	17	11
"to 17	36	11	4	20	2	5	10	10	2	3	16	5	3	1	8
"to 18	38	5	2	21	0	9	11	0	0	4	0	2	3	3	9
"to 19	39	16	2	21	18	0	11	8	7	4	3	0	3	5	8
"to 20	41	9	8	22	16	5	11	18	5	4	6	10	3	9	6
"to 21	43	0	8	23	13	6	12	8	0	4	9	11	3	11	5
"to 22	44	12	6	24	11	2	13	1	9	4	12	10	3	15	3
"to 23	46	1	6	25	6	9	13	5	5	4	16	5	3	17	3
"to 24	47	12	4	26	3	11	13	14	0	4	19	5	3	19	2
"to 25	49	4	1	27	1	2	14	2	9	5	2	5	4	2	0
"to 26	50	13	2	27	16	9	14	11	3	5	5	3	4	4	11
"to 27	52	6	11	28	16	0	15	0	1	5	8	11	4	6	10
"to 28	53	15	11	29	11	6	15	9	7	5	11	11	4	9	9
"to 29	55	6	9	30	8	10	15	18	5	5	14	11	4	12	8
"to 30	56	18	5	31	6	3	16	7	2	5	18	9	4	14	6
Add for every additional mile	1	11	11		17	2								2	10

Scale of exceptional charges for Season Tickets between specified points :

ONE MONTH.

Dublin with	Third Class
	£	s.	d.
Sutton	1	6	8
Howth	1	10	7
Hill of Howth via Sutton or Howth	2	2	9

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

The charges shown in the Transport Act, 1944 (Alteration of Maximum Railway Charges of the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland)) Order, 1951 ( S.I. No. 255 of 1951 ) increased by 12½%, fractions of one penny if less than one half to be dropped and if one half or more to be charged as one penny.

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

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

Distance Miles :	Per Dog
	s.	d.
21 to 30	1	5
31 to 40	1	11
41 to 60	2	10
61 to 80	3	9
81 to 100	4	8
101 to 130	5	8

(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 :

The charges shown in the Transport Art, 1944 (Alteration of Maximum Railway Charges of the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland)) Order, 1951 ( S.I. No. 255 of 1951 ) increased by 12½% ; fractions of one penny if less than one half to be dropped and if one half or more to be charged as one penny.

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

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

The charges shown in the Transport Act, 1944 (Alteration of Maximum, Railway Charges of the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland)) Order, 1951 ( S.I. No. 255 of 1951 ) increased by 12½%, fractions of one penny if less than one half to be dropped and if one half or more to be charged as one penny.

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

The charge shown in the Transport Act, 1944 (Alteration of Maximum Railway Charges of the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland)) Order, 1951 ( S.I. No. 255 of 1951 ) increased by 12½%, fractions of one penny if less than one half to be dropped and if one half or more to be charged as one penny.

(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		Returned empty bread hampers
s.	d.	d.
3	1	8
Minimum charge,
1s. 6d. per
consingment

(xii) Scale of 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 :

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 11th day of March, 1953.

SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.