For the conveyance of animals and goods paying the two highest class rates to stations on the main lines, the time of transit is fixed as follows:—
Distances. | Time allowed for loading and dispatch. | Time allowed for conveyance by rail. | Total number of days, station to station, exclusive of day of delivery. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilometres. | Miles. | Days. | Days. | Days. |
| 1 to 200 = | 1 to 124 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 201 ” 400 = | 125 ” 248 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 401 ” 600 = | 249 ” 372 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 601 ” 800 = | 373 ” 497 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 801 ” 1,000 = | 498 ” 621 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1,001 ” 1,200 = | 622 ” 745 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 1,201 ” 1,400 = | 746 ” 869 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 1,401 ” 1,600 = | 870 ” 994 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 1,601 ” 1,800 = | 995 ” 1,110 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
For traffic which has to pass from one line to another one day in addition to the time specified above is allowed for transfer if the transfer station is a joint station, and two days if the transfer stations are apart from each other.[141]
TOLL AND MAXIMUM RATE CLAUSES IN RAILWAY ACTS.
The following are illustrations of the Tolls and Rates which Railway Companies have been authorised to charge in this country:—
Tolls authorised by the Stockton and Darlington Railway Act, 1821—1 and 2 Geo. IV., cap. 44, s. 62.
“And in consideration of the great Charge and Expense which the said Company of Proprietors must incur and sustain in making and maintaining the said Railways or Tramroads, and other the works hereby authorised to be made and maintained: be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the said Company of Proprietors, from time to time, and at all Times hereafter, to ask, demand, take, recover, and receive, to and for the Use and Benefit of the said Company of Proprietors for the Tonnage of all Goods, Wares, and Merchandise, and other Things which shall be carried or conveyed upon the said Railways or Tramroads, or upon any part thereof, the Rates, Tolls, and Duties hereinafter mentioned: (that is to say),
“For all Limestone, Materials for the Repair of Turnpike Roads or Highways, and all Dung, Compost, and all sorts of Manure, except Lime, which shall be carried or conveyed upon the said Railways or Tramroads, such sum as the said Company of Proprietors shall from time to time direct or appoint, not exceeding the Sum of Fourpence per Ton per Mile.
“For all Coal, Coke, Culm, Cinders, Stone, Marl, Sand, Lime, Clay, Ironstone, and other Minerals, Building Stone, Pitching and Paving Stone, Bricks, Tiles, Slates, and all gross and unmanufactured Articles, and Building Materials, such sum as the said Company of Proprietors shall from time to time direct and appoint, not exceeding the Sum of Fourpence per Ton per Mile.
“For all Lead in Pigs or Sheets, Bar Iron, Wagon Tire, Timber, Staves, and Deals, and all other Goods, Commodities, Wares and Merchandises, such Sum as the said Company of Proprietors shall from time to time direct and appoint, not exceeding the Sum of Sixpence per Ton per Mile.