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	1889 in rail transport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		June 12 - The Armagh rail disaster occurs near Armagh, Northern Ireland; runaway carriages collided with an oncoming train, killing 88, and spurring the UK Parliament to pass the Regulation of Railways Act 1889, mandating improved brake and signal systems.
		July 17 - The Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad, in Colorado, is sold from receivership to the Denver, Leadville and Gunnison Railway.
		November 7 - Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway consolidates several of its subsidiary railroads in California into the Southern California Railway.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1889_in_rail_transport (322 words)

	TRANSPORT ACT, 1987 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		—Section 22 (4) of the Act of 1950 is hereby amended by the substitution of "£400, or at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or to both the fine and the imprisonment" for "ten pounds".
		—Section 59 (1) of the Act of 1950 is hereby amended by the substitution of "£500, or at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to both the fine and the imprisonment" for "two pounds".
		—Section 25 (1) of the Act of 1971 is hereby amended by the substitution of "£500, or at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to both the fine and the imprisonment" for "£25".
	www.irishstatutebook.ie /1987_27.html (1331 words)

	Railways Act 1993 (c. 43)
		Section 6 of the [1889 c. 57.] Regulation of Railways Act 1889 (which provides that every passenger ticket issued by any railway company in the United Kingdom shall show on its face the fare chargeable for the journey for which it was issued) shall cease to have effect.
		In section 2 of the [1923 c. 27.] Railway Fires Act (1905) Amendment Act 1923 (conditions precedent to application of the Act of 1905) after the words "any railway company" there shall be inserted the words "(as defined in section 4 of that Act)".
		In Schedule 6 to the [1987 c. 53.] Channel Tunnel Act 1987, in paragraph 2 (sections 4 and 6 of the [1889 c. 57.] Regulation of Railways Act 1889 not to apply to Concessionaires and through service operators, within the meaning of that Act), for the word "Sections" there shall be substituted the word "Section".
	www.opsi.gov.uk /acts/acts1993/Ukpga_19930043_en_16.htm (3138 words)

	The Northern Ireland Assembly - Railway Safety Bill
		(2) Regulations under this section shall prescribe the cases in which reports are required, the persons required to make them, the time and manner in which they are to be made, and the particulars to be included in them.
		"vehicle", in relation to a railway, includes anything which (whether or not it is constructed or adapted to carry any person or load) is constructed or adapted to run on flanged wheels over or along parallel rails.
		(2) The Department may give directions to the operator of a railway which is crossed in any place by a private road or path for the placing of crossing signs or barriers of a character specified in the directions on or near the road or path near the crossing.
	www.niassembly.gov.uk /legislation/primary/2001/niabill3_01.htm (2145 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| Were trains any better 100 years ago?
		The social revolution the railways heralded meant that for many, the train was a symbol of immense pride.
		Regulation helped improve matters with the introduction of a signalling system, the principles of which are still widely in use today.
		The Regulation of Railways Act (1889) insisted passenger trains were fitted with continuous automatic brakes - a safety feature previously dismissed as too expensive.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/uk/992144.stm (665 words)

	Principles of UK Signalling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The problems were inexperience, bad brakes and the rather tenuous contact which exists on the railway between steel wheel and steel rail for traction and braking.
		In the early days of railways, it was thought that the easiest way to increase the train driver's stopping distance was to impose time intervals between trains.
		Railways are provided with signalling primarily to ensure that there is always enough space between trains to allow one to stop before it hits the one in front.
	www.railway-technical.com /sigtxt1.html (2666 words)

	10e Rencontres internationales des C.F. à voie étroite
		The legislation was the Regulation of Railways Act 1889 which gave the Board of Trade the power to order 1) the inter-locking of points and signals 2) absolute block working on passenger lines (only one train in section at one time) and 3) automatic continuous brakes on passenger trains.
		From the time of the 1871 Regulation of Railways Act, it was to be another thirty years before appropriate legislation was introduced that specifically had the welfare of railway employees in mind.
		It was to be many years before the UK Railway companies were able to show that no passengers had been killed and that there had been a substantial reduction in the numbers of railway employees and contractors killed in the performance of their duties.
	www.voieetroite.com /textes10/leighton_buzzard_e.htm (2292 words)

	The CPS : Transport Offences
		Section 16 Railway Regulation Act 1840: it is an offence to wilfully trespass on any railway or premises connected therewith and to refuse to leave when asked to do so by any officer or agent of the railway company.
		Consider using the provisions of the Theft Act 1978, especially Sections 2 and 3, where there is evidence of premeditation, or persistence, or repeat offending, or large loss by the transport authority.
		Under Section 92(2) Civil Aviation Act 1982 DPP consent is required for the prosecution of offences committed outside United Kingdom airspace on either a British controlled or a foreign aircraft.
	www.cps.gov.uk /legal/section9/chapter_d.html (2274 words)

	Dáil Éireann - Volume 211 - 30 June, 1964 - Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Prosecution for Non-Payment ...
		The penalties for offences are laid down by section 5 of the Act of 1889.
		Article 56 of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicle) Regulations, 1963, provides that a person who travels on a public service vehicle, that is, any road vehicle used for the carriage of passengers for reward, shall not refuse or omit to pay the appropriate fare.
		A contravention of this provision constitutes an offence under section 82 (6) of the Road Traffic Act, 1961, and a person who commits such an offence is liable to prosecution, the penalties applicable being set out in section 102 of the Act.
	www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie /D/0211/D.0211.196406300016.html (207 words)

	Transport Blog
		And, to be fair to the state, it did pass the Acts which, by permitting the compulsory puchase of land and the formation of joint-stock companies, probably made the railways possible.
		The Acts in question were the ones passed prior to the building of every single major railway in the UK.
		The Regulation of the Railways Act (1889) was the "whole raft of safety legislation" I was referring to in "The British state has never been very good at interfering in the railways".
	www.transportblog.com /archives/2004_08.html (3917 words)

	Antiques Ireland - Online Book Lists - Irish Transport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The LMS in 1923 inherited the former Belfast and Northern Counties Railway.
		It led to the Regulation of Railways Act 1889.
		The 16 mile narrow gauge railway from the LMS mainline at Ballymoney to Ballycastle.
	www.antiquesireland.com /booklists/irishtransport.shtml (1192 words)

	Railways Act 1993 (c. 43)
		Sections 33 to 42 of the [1953 c. 36.] Post Office Act 1953 (which make provision for and in connection with the power of the Post Office to compel railway undertakers to convey mail-bags on their trains) shall cease to have effect.
		(13) Section 3 of the [1974 c. 48.] Railways Act 1974 (which is superseded by this section) shall cease to have effect.
		(5) Subsection (3) of section 331 of the [1975 c. 21.] Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (which relates to the date of commencement of proceedings) shall apply for the purposes of this section as it applies for the purposes of that section.
	www.opsi.gov.uk /acts/acts1993/Ukpga_19930043_en_4.htm (13555 words)

	Signals, Signalling & the Bluebell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		To try to regulate things better, Railway Policemen were employed and they were literally a form of human signal, policing the traffic on their line and endeavouring to keep the trains a safe distance apart.
		This meant a lot of work for some of the railways, such as the Cambrian, which had (through their dire financial conditions) been unable to make much effort to improve the safety of their lines.
		A few railways had a rather complicated "somersault" arrangement whereby the signal arm would pivot, away from its post, through 90 degrees so that when "off" the arm was vertical.
	www.bluebell-railway.co.uk /bluebell/ssb.html (1993 words)

	The Railways Archive :: Latest Additions
		Bigg's General Railway Acts: A Collection of the Public General Acts, Relating to Railways: including The Companies, Lands, and Railways Clauses Consolidation Acts, Complete: 1830-1911 (Sixteenth Edition) [table of contents and amendments] added.
		Railway Accident in Merstham Tunnel: A Report on an Accident that Occurred on 29 January 1989 added.
		An ACT for Establishing Agreements made between Charles Brandling, Esquire, and other Persons, Proprietors of Lands, for laying down a Waggon-Way, in order for the better supplying the Town and Neighbourhood of Leeds, in the County of York, with Coals added.
	railwaysarchive.co.uk /updates.php?PHPSESSID=4d5ac8e21721c7505d55d86... (3561 words)

	GNSRA Great Northern Signal Boxes
		Most pre-grouping railway companies had their own styles of signal box, with a number of standard styles also available from the main contractors for the supply of signalling equipment.
		Most boxes on the rest of the system were built in the period from 1890, when interlocking was applied throughout the system in conformance with the Regulation of Railways Act, 1889, the Great North being among the last companies to fully comply with that legislation.
		At single line crossing places, two signal boxes were generally required because of the length of point rodding required at the loops, a main one near one end of the loop which would also control the sidings and contained the block instruments, and a minor one at the other end.
	www.gnsra.org.uk /gnsra_sigbox1.htm (685 words)

	Emergency brake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This type of equipment was introduced to the United Kingdom by the Regulation of Railways Act 1868.
		When the use of the automatic brakes was made compulsory in the Regulation of Railways Act 1889, the equipment was modified so that it operated the brakes, but the name communication cord has survived to the present day.
		In most rolling stock built since the 1980s, passenger communication handles (PassComms) have been installed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Emergency_brake (301 words)

	No. 29/1924: PART V REGULATION OF RAILWAYS
		Provided that, if on any such application a company satisfies the railway tribunal that under all the circumstances the capital required for the purpose cannot be provided or expended as proposed without prejudicially affecting the interests of the then existing stockholders, the order shall not be made:
		Provided further that the powers under this sub-section shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other existing powers of requiring measures for securing the safety of the public or the provision of reasonable facilities.
		(4) The provisions of the Regulation of Railways Acts, 1840 to 1889, with respect to the opening of any railway, shall be extended to apply to the inspection of all new or reconstructed works, including bridges and viaducts.
	www.acts.ie /zza29y1924.6.html (556 words)

	[No title]
		The paper based material consists of photographs, books, maps, plans, pictures, drawings, and correspondence relating to the railways in the north-east of England, and is available for reference through the Study Centre for full details of the catalog, please follow this link Study Centre Catalog
		AN ACT FOR REGULATING THE GAUGE OF RAILWAYS.
		RAILWAYS ACT, 1921: AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REORGANISATION AND FURTHER REGULATION OF RAILWAYS AND THE DISCHARGE OF LIABILITIES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE POSSESSION OF RAILWAYS, AND OTHERWISE TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO RAILWAYS, AND TO EXTEND THE DURATION OF THE RATES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
	www.staff.ncl.ac.uk /m.h.ellison/nera/khoole/khoolecat/hleaccts.htm (3566 words)

	Signal Boxes of the South Eastern Railway
		The South Eastern Railway provided interlocked signal boxes at key locations from 1864, and block working soon followed.
		The South Eastern manufactured its own frames from 1867, but the 1889 Regulation of Railways Act created a demand which their supply could not satisfy.
		Saxby and Farmer erected several boxes to their 1884 design for the South Eastern Railway.
	www.signalbox.org /gallery/se.htm (209 words)

	Railway Legislation - UK Railways (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		An ACT for Establishing Agreements made between Charles Brandling, Esquire, and other Persons, Proprietors of Lands, for laying down a Waggon-Way, in order for the better supplying the Town and Neighbourhood of Leeds, in the County of York, with Coals -1758
		An Act for regulating the Gauge of Railways 1846
		An Act to establish a Ministry of Transport and for purposes connected therewith 1919
	ukrailways.wikia.com /wiki/Railway_Legislation (132 words)

	The Railways Archive :: Regulation of Railways Act, 1889
		The Railways Archive :: Regulation of Railways Act, 1889
		This Act - introduced only 79 days after the Armagh collision - signalled a loss of patience with the railway companies on the part of the public, after a series of serious accidents; each of which would have been prevented by the introduction of the famous 'lock, block and brake' measures.
		Railway Accidents - Legislation and Statistics 1825 to 1924
	www.railwaysarchive.co.uk /docSummary.php?docID=62 (576 words)

	Travelling by Train
		Regulation had provided that some provision be made for third class passengers and prices had been fixed by Parliament.
		However, safety had been a low priority and deaths were common in accidents.
		Signalling had gradually improved, and The Regulation of Railways Act 1889 compelled companies to introduce continuous automatic brakes.
	a-day-in-the-life.powys.org.uk /eng/trans/et_train.php (235 words)

	Southern Signals
		There have been many, many different Acts of Parliament covering all topics of safety but probably the most important was the Regulation of Railways Act of 1889 which made compulsory:
		The LBandSCR, however, was one railway at the forefront of railway safety, having had the misfortune of some spectacular accidents early in its life and the will to try to do something to prevent recurrences!
		Far from being "automatic" in operation, this was merely a signal that was operated by the Policeman but returned to 'danger' once the train had passed, by means of a treadle.
	www.semg.org.uk /proto/signals.html (816 words)

	Management
		The initial introduction of automatic ticket gates had a deterrent effect on ticketless travel, but the system was still open to abuse by a determined minority.
		Passengers are liable for a Penalty Fare if found to be travelling on the system without a valid ticket, unless they were genuinely unable to obtain a ticket at the start of the journey.
		London Underground continues to resort to other legal means, such as its Byelaws and the Regulation of Railways Act 1889, when there is evidence of intent to travel fraudulently.
	www.uni-duesseldorf.de /WWW/fjks/klassen/London/Management.htm (1395 words)

	Consilio LAWinaBOX Forums - View Single Post - Train fare penalty-please advise
		I guess the summons is pursuant to the Regulation of Railways Act 1889.
		If this is the case then they need to prove that you intended to travel without a valid ticket.
		Don't let them intimidate you by the issue of a summons.
	www.spr-consilio.com /vbulletin/upload/showpost.php?p=7021&postcount=9 (247 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Magazine \| Were trains any better 100 years ago? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The early years of the 20th Century are commonly thought of as the golden age of train travel.
		When you crashed a wooden carriage lit by gas, my God, you had a disaster on your hands."
		There was a lot of criticism too from the railway workers and by the trade union movement that was developing."
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/magazine/3112248.stm (656 words)

	Railways Abergele at Local.co.uk
		THIS dramatic CCTV footage shows the deadly risks being run by youngsters on North Wales railways - Latest news headlines daily from Wales and...
		Engineering and Technology / Railways and Railway Memorabilia / Historic Railway Disasters by O. Nock O. Nock BCA 1992 ;
		Snowdon and Welsh Highland Railways Day Excursions from Abergele (c.1925) £0.50...
	www.local.co.uk /Abergele/Railways (191 words)

	Image:Icon train.png - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The requested URL /wiki/Image:Icon_train.png was not found on this server.
		Coaches of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
		Chief Mechanical Engineers of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
	www.godseye.com /stat/en/i/c/o/Image~Icon_train.png_8e20.html (108 words)

	Chronological list-1900-1929
		Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages (Army) Act 1879
		New Parishes Acts and Church Building Acts Amendment Act 1869
		Navy and Marines (Property of Deceased) Act 1865
	www.butterworths.com /escribe/Looseleafs/chrono/1800_1899.htm (144 words)

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