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- s)or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile Statutory InstrumentsIonstraimí Reachtúla 1947 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. AmendmentsLeasuithe STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1947. No. 284. 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 " " " 101"103 " " " 120"122 " " " 177"196 " " " 198"204 " " " 206" 207 " " Page205 } Pages 123to 126 (both inclusive) } Charges to be increased by twenty per cent., subject to Condition " A " below. " 130"164 " " " 166"176 " " Pages127 " 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 to3 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. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais