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S.I. No. 284/1947 -- Transport Act, 1944 (Alteration of Maximum Railway Charges of the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland)) Order, 1947.

S.I. No. 284/1947 -- Transport Act, 1944 (Alteration of Maximum Railway Charges of the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland)) Order, 1947. 1947 284

No. 284/1947:

TRANSPORT ACT, 1944 (ALTERATION OF MAXIMUM RAILWAY CHARGES OF THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY (IRELAND)) ORDER, 1947.

TRANSPORT ACT, 1944 (ALTERATION OF MAXIMUM RAILWAY CHARGES OF THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY (IRELAND)) ORDER, 1947.

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, 1947.

2. The maximum charges applicable to the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland) for traffic by rail are hereby altered in accordance with the Schedule to this Order and such altered charges shall come into operation on the date of this Order.

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)

}

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

 "  84 " 100  "  "

 " 104 " 119  "  "

 "  78 " 83  "  "

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 " 101 " 103  "  "

 " 120 " 122  "  "

 " 177 " 196  "  "

 " 198 " 204  "  "

 " 206 " 207 "  "

Page 205

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Pages 123 to 126 (both inclusive)

}

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

 "  130 " 164  "   "

 "  166 " 176  "   "

Pages 127 " 129 "   "

}

Page 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 :—

CHARGES FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF PASSENGERS :

(i) For each passenger carried in a Third Class compartment—1·86d. per mile.

(ii) Scale of charges for Ordinary Season Tickets :

TWELVE MONTHS

Distance Miles

First Class

Second Class

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

Up to 3

7

18

10

6

7

1

 4

10

6

6

8

5

2

 5

12

14

1

10

3

4

 6

14

12

3

11

13

9

 7

15

17

8

12

14

1

 8

17

9

5

13

19

6

 9

19

1

2

15

4

11

10

20

13

0

16

10

4

11

21

19

8

17

12

8

12

23

6

11

18

13

5

13

24

14

2

19

15

2

14

26

0

11

20

18

0

15

27

7

7

21

18

4

16

28

14

11

23

0

8

17

30

2

2

24

1

6

18

31

8

11

25

3

10

19

32

15

7

26

4

2

20

34

2

11

27

6

4

21

35

8

5

28

6

8

22

36

13

10

29

7

8

23

37

19

2

30

6

9

24

39

4

7

31

7

0

25

40

10

0

32

8

0

26

41

15

5

33

7

1

27

43

0

10

34

9

4

28

44

6

3

35

8

5

29

45

11

8

36

8

8

30

46

17

0

37

9

7

Add for every additional mile

1

5

0

1

1

0

(iii) Scales of Exceptional charges for Season Tickets between specified points :

(a)

TWELVE MONTHS

Dublin with

First Class

Second Class

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

Clontarf

4

19

0

3

19

6

Raheny

*

8

2

3

Howth Jct.

12

14

1

10

3

3

Sutton

14

17

0

11

11

0

Howth

17

6

6

13

12

3

Hill of Howth

21

3

6

17

9

3

(via Sutton or Howth)

Portmarnock

*

12

6

5

Malahide

19

1

2

15

4

11

Donabate

23

0

8

18

2

1

Rush and Lusk

25

8

2

20

6

8

Skerries

28

11

9

23

0

8

Balbriggan

31

15

3

25

8

2

Gormanston

34

18

9

27

0

0

Laytown

36

10

7

28

11

9

Drogheda

38

18

3

31

15

3

*Note.—Existing statutory maximum charge remains unaltered.

(b)

SIX MONTHS

Dublin with

First Class

Second Class

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

Clontarf

2

17

2

2

1

3

Killester

*

2

17

2

Sutton

8

11

7

6

12

0

Howth

9

10

7

7

12

4

Hill of Howth

11

19

0

10

0

9

(via Sutton or Howth)

Skerries

15

14

6

*

(c)

THREE MONTHS

Dublin with

First Class

Second Class

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

Clontarf

1

8

7

1

2

3

Killester

1

18

3

*

Sutton

*

3

9

10

Skerries

8

5

2

*

(d)

ONE MONTH

Dublin with

First Class

Second Class

Third Class

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

Clontarf

11

7

8

3

*

Killester

15

2

11

7

*

Sutton

*

*

19

3

*Note.—Existing statutory maximum charge remains unaltered.

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

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

Distance not exceeding

Number of horses from the same Consignor to the same Consignee

One(*)

Two

Three

Miles

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

15

1

12

1

21

10

17

5

28

11

23

1

4

15

1

12

1

21

10

17

5

28

11

23

1

5

15

1

12

1

21

10

17

5

28

11

23

1

6

15

1

12

1

21

10

17

5

28

11

23

1

7

15

7

12

6

21

10

17

5

28

11

23

1

8

15

7

12

6

21

10

17

5

28

11

23

1

9

15

7

12

6

21

10

17

5

28

11

23

1

10

16

2

13

11

21

10

17

5

28

11

23

1

11

16

2

13

11

22

11

18

4

30

7

24

5

12

16

2

13

11

24

1

19

4

32

1

25

7

13

16

2

13

11

25

5

20

2

33

8

27

0

14

16

11

13

11

26

7

21

2

35

2

28

2

15

17

5

13

11

27

8

22

1

37

0

29

6

16

18

2

14

5

28

11

23

1

38

4

30

7

17

18

8

14

11

30

4

24

1

40

0

32

0

18

19

4

15

5

31

5

25

1

41

5

33

1

19

19

8

15

10

32

7

26

7

43

1

34

5

20

20

7

16

5

33

8

27

8

44

8

35

7

21

21

0

16

8

35

1

28

11

46

2

37

0

22

21

10

17

5

36

2

30

0

47

8

38

2

23

22

1

18

6

37

5

31

2

49

6

40

6

24

22

11

18

6

39

4

32

4

50

10

41

7

25

23

6

19

8

41

7

34

8

53

1

43

11

26

25

5

20

10

42

10

35

11

54

4

45

1

27

25

5

20

10

43

11

37

0

56

8

47

5

28

26

7

22

0

46

2

38

2

57

10

48

6

29

27

8

23

1

47

5

39

4

61

4

50

10

30

27

8

23

1

48

6

40

6

62

5

52

0

31

28

11

24

4

50

10

42

10

64

8

54

4

32

30

0

25

5

53

1

43

11

67

0

55

5

33

30

0

25

5

54

4

45

1

69

4

57

10

34

32

4

26

7

55

5

46

2

70

6

59

0

35

33

7

27

8

56

8

47

5

73

11

61

4

36

33

7

27

8

57

10

48

6

75

1

62

5

37

34

8

28

11

61

4

50

10

77

5

64

8

38

35

11

30

0

62

5

52

0

78

6

65

11

39

35

11

30

0

63

7

53

1

80

11

68

2

40

37

0

31

2

64

8

54

4

83

2

69

4

41

39

4

32

4

67

0

55

5

85

6

71

7

42

39

4

32

4

68

2

56

8

87

10

72

10

43

40

6

33

7

70

6

59

0

90

1

75

1

44

41

7

34

8

71

7

60

1

91

4

76

2

45

41

7

34

8

73

11

61

4

94

8

78

6

46

42

10

35

11

75

1

62

5

95

11

79

10

47

43

11

37

0

76

2

63

7

98

2

82

1

48

43

11

37

0

77

5

64

8

99

4

83

2

49

46

2

38

2

80

11

67

0

102

11

85

6

50

47

5

39

4

82

1

68

2

104

0

86

8

51

47

5

39

4

83

2

69

4

106

4

89

0

52

48

6

40

6

84

5

70

6

108

8

90

1

53

49

8

41

7

85

6

71

7

110

11

92

5

* 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.

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

Distance not exceeding

Number of horses from the same Consignor to the same Consignee

One(*)

Two

Three

Miles

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

54

49

8

41

7

87

10

72

10

112

1

93

7

55

50

10

42

10

90

1

75

1

115

6

95

11

56

53

1

43

11

91

4

76

2

116

8

97

0

57

53

1

43

11

92

5

77

5

119

0

99

4

58

54

4

45

1

94

8

78

6

120

1

100

6

59

55

5

46

2

95

11

79

10

123

7

102

11

60

55

5

46

2

97

0

80

11

124

8

104

0

61

56

8

47

5

99

4

83

2

127

1

106

4

62

57

10

48

6

101

7

84

5

129

5

107

6

63

57

10

48

6

102

11

85

6

131

10

109

10

64

60

1

49

8

104

0

86

8

132

11

110

11

65

61

4

50

10

105

2

87

10

136

4

113

2

66

61

4

50

10

106

4

89

0

137

6

114

5

67

62

5

52

0

109

10

91

4

139

10

116

8

68

63

7

53

1

110

11

92

5

140

11

117

10

69

63

7

53

1

112

1

93

7

144

5

120

1

70

64

8

54

4

113

2

94

8

145

6

121

4

71

67

0

55

5

115

6

95

11

147

10

123

7

72

67

0

55

5

116

8

97

0

150

2

124

8

73

68

2

56

8

119

0

99

4

152

6

127

1

74

69

4

57

10

120

1

100

6

153

8

128

4

75

69

4

57

10

122

5

101

7

157

1

130

7

76

70

6

59

0

123

7

102

11

158

4

131

8

77

71

7

60

1

124

8

104

0

160

7

134

0

78

71

7

60

1

126

0

105

2

161

8

135

2

79

73

11

61

4

129

5

107

6

165

2

137

6

80

75

1

62

5

130

7

108

8

166

4

138

7

81

75

1

62

5

131

8

109

10

168

8

140

11

82

76

2

63

7

132

11

110

11

170

11

142

1

83

77

5

64

8

134

0

112

1

173

4

144

5

84

77

5

64

8

136

4

113

2

174

6

145

6

85

78

6

65

11

138

7

115

6

176

7

147

10

86

80

11

67

0

139

10

116

8

179

1

149

1

87

80

11

67

0

140

11

117

10

181

5

151

5

88

82

1

68

2

143

2

119

0

182

6

152

6

89

83

2

69

4

144

5

120

1

186

0

154

10

90

83

2

69

4

145

6

121

4

187

1

156

0

91

84

5

70

6

147

10

123

7

189

5

158

4

92

85

6

71

7

150

2

124

8

191

8

159

5

93

85

6

71

7

151

5

126

0

194

0

161

8

94

87

10

72

10

152

6

127

1

195

4

162

11

95

89

0

73

11

153

8

128

4

198

8

165

2

96

89

0

73

11

154

10

129

5

199

11

166

4

97

90

1

75

1

158

4

131

8

202

2

168

8

98

91

4

76

2

159

5

132

11

203

4

169

10

99

91

4

76

2

160

7

134

0

206

10

172

2

100

92

5

77

5

161

8

135

2

207

11

173

4

101

94

8

78

6

164

0

136

4

210

2

175

7

102

94

8

78

6

165

2

137

6

212

6

176

10

103

95

11

79

10

167

6

139

10

214

10

179

1

104

97

0

80

11

168

8

140

11

216

0

180

2

105

97

0

80

11

170

11

142

1

219

6

182

6

106

98

2

82

1

172

2

143

2

220

8

183

8

107

99

4

83

2

173

4

144

5

223

0

186

0

* 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.

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

Distance not exceeding

Number of horses from the same Consignor to the same Consignee

One(*)

Two

Three

Miles

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

108

99

4

83

2

174

6

145

6

224

1

187

1

109

101

7

84

5

177

11

147

10

227

7

189

5

110

102

11

85

6

179

1

149

1

228

8

190

7

111

102

11

85

6

180

2

150

2

231

0

192

11

112

104

0

86

8

181

5

151

5

233

4

194

0

113

105

2

87

10

182

6

152

6

235

7

196

5

114

105

2

87

10

184

10

153

8

236

10

197

7

115

106

4

89

0

187

1

156

0

240

2

199

11

116

108

8

90

1

188

4

157

1

241

6

201

0

117

108

8

90

1

189

5

158

4

243

4

203

4

118

109

10

91

4

191

8

159

5

244

11

204

6

119

110

11

92

5

192

11

160

7

248

5

206

10

120

110

11

92

5

194

0

161

8

249

6

207

11

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

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

Distances not exceeding

Per Vehicle

2 Wheels

4 Wheels

Miles :

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

3

13

1

10

6

17

6

14

0

4

13

8

10

11

17

11

14

5

5

14

0

11

2

18

5

14

8

6

14

5

11

7

18

11

15

2

7

14

8

11

11

19

5

15

10

8

15

2

12

4

20

4

16

4

9

15

10

12

7

21

0

16

10

10

16

1

13

0

21

6

17

4

11

16

10

13

4

22

5

17

11

12

17

2

13

8

22

10

18

2

13

17

6

14

0

23

7

18

11

14

17

11

14

5

24

2

19

4

15

18

5

14

8

24

6

19

7

16

18

11

15

1

24

11

20

0

17

19

4

15

5

25

7

20

6

18

19

7

15

10

26

4

21

0

19

20

0

16

1

27

0

21

6

20

20

6

16

6

27

10

22

1

21

21

0

16

10

28

5

22

7

22

21

6

17

2

28

11

23

1

23

21

11

17

6

29

5

23

6

24

22

5

17

11

29

11

23

10

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

Distances not exceeding

Per Vehicle

2 Wheels

4 Wheels

Miles

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

25

22

10

18

2

30

6

24

2

26

23

1

18

7

31

0

24

8

27

23

7

18

11

31

6

25

2

28

24

6

19

7

32

11

26

4

29

25

2

20

4

33

7

27

0

30

26

4

21

0

35

0

28

0

31

27

4

21

8

36

1

28

11

32

28

0

22

5

37

1

29

10

33

28

11

23

1

38

6

30

10

34

29

10

23

10

39

11

31

11

35

30

7

24

6

40

10

32

7

36

31

6

25

2

42

0

33

7

37

32

5

25

11

43

1

34

6

38

33

4

26

7

44

1

35

5

39

34

1

27

4

45

6

36

5

40

35

0

28

0

46

8

37

4

41

35

11

28

8

48

0

38

4

42

36

10

29

5

49

0

39

2

43

37

10

30

1

50

5

40

4

44

38

6

30

10

51

1

41

0

45

39

5

31

6

52

6

42

0

46

40

4

32

2

53

7

42

11

47

41

1

32

11

54

7

43

10

48

42

0

33

7

56

0

44

10

49

42

11

34

4

57

1

45

8

50

43

10

35

0

58

10

47

4

51

44

7

35

8

59

11

48

1

52

45

4

36

2

60

11

49

0

53

46

2

36

11

62

1

49

11

54

47

1

37

7

63

2

50

10

55

47

10

38

4

64

2

51

7

56

48

8

38

11

65

4

52

6

57

49

6

39

7

66

6

53

5

58

50

5

40

4

67

7

54

4

59

51

1

41

0

68

7

55

1

60

52

0

41

8

69

8

56

0

61

52

11

42

5

70

8

56

11

62

53

7

42

11

71

10

57

10

63

54

5

43

7

73

0

58

7

64

55

4

44

4

74

0

59

6

65

56

2

45

0

75

4

60

5

66

57

1

45

8

76

4

61

4

67

57

10

46

2

77

5

62

1

68

58

7

46

11

78

7

63

0

69

59

6

47

7

79

7

63

11

70

60

2

48

1

80

8

64

10

71

61

1

48

10

81

8

65

7

72

61

10

49

5

82

10

66

6

73

62

8

50

1

84

0

67

5

74

63

6

50

10

85

1

68

4

75

64

5

51

6

86

1

69

1

76

65

4

52

2

87

2

70

0

77

66

0

52

8

88

2

70

11

78

66

11

53

5

89

5

71

10

79

67

7

54

1

90

6

72

8

80

68

5

54

7

91

6

73

6

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

Distances not exceeding

Per Vehicle

2 Wheels

4 Wheels

Miles

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

Ordinary

Owner's Risk

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

81

69

4

55

4

92

7

74

5

82

70

0

55

10

93

7

75

4

83

70

11

56

6

94

11

76

1

84

71

10

57

2

95

11

77

0

85

72

8

57

11

97

1

77

11

86

73

6

58

7

98

2

78

10

87

74

2

59

2

99

2

79

7

88

75

1

59

11

100

4

80

6

89

76

0

60

8

101

6

81

5

90

76

10

61

4

102

7

82

4

91

77

6

61

10

103

7

83

1

92

78

5

62

6

104

8

84

0

93

79

4

63

2

105

11

84

11

94

80

2

63

11

106

11

85

10

95

81

0

64

7

108

0

86

7

96

81

11

65

1

109

0

87

6

97

82

7

66

0

110

4

88

5

98

83

6

66

6

111

4

89

4

99

84

5

67

2

112

5

90

1

100

85

2

67

11

113

7

91

0

101

86

1

68

7

114

7

91

11

102

86

10

69

1

115

6

92

7

103

87

8

69

10

116

7

93

6

104

88

5

70

5

117

5

94

2

105

89

4

70

11

118

6

95

0

106

90

0

71

7

119

5

95

8

107

90

10

72

1

120

5

96

8

108

91

6

72

10

121

4

97

4

109

92

5

73

6

122

4

98

2

110

93

1

74

0

123

2

98

11

111

94

0

74

8

124

4

99

10

112

94

8

75

4

125

1

100

6

113

95

7

76

0

126

2

101

4

114

96

4

76

6

127

1

102

0

115

97

1

77

2

128

1

102

11

116

97

10

77

8

129

0

103

7

117

98

8

78

5

130

0

104

6

118

99

5

78

11

130

11

105

2

119

100

4

79

7

132

0

106

1

120

101

0

80

2

132

10

106

10

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

Distance Miles

Per dog

s.

d.

61 to 80

2

11

81 to 100

3

7

(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

5

4

26 " 50

6

10

51 " 75

8

5

76 " 100

10

6

101 " 150

13

8

(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

10

(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 :

Weight lbs.

s.

d.

Up to 7

1

6

8 " 14

2

1

15 " 21

2

8

22 " 28

3

1

29 " 35

3

7

36 " 42

4

0

43 " 49

4

6

50 " 56

5

0

57 " 63

5

5

64 " 70

5

10

71 " 77

6

3

78 " 84

6

9

85 " 91

7

2

92 " 98

7

8

99 " 105

8

2

Per cwt.

8

9

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

Per cwt.

s.

d.

4

6

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 and

Station to Station

per ton

s.

d

Ballybeg

37

3

Kells

38

10

Navan

34

2

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 25th day of August, 1947.

(Signed) SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.



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