S.I. No. 129/1949 -- Transport Act, 1944 (Alteration of Maximum Railway Charges of the Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway Company) Order, 1949.

S.I. No. 129/1949 -- Transport Act, 1944 (Alteration of Maximum Railway Charges of the Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway Company) Order, 1949. 1949 129

S.I. No. 129/1949:

TRANSPORT ACT, 1944 (ALTERATION OF MAXIMUM RAILWAY CHARGES OF THE DUNDALK, NEWRY AND GREENORE RAILWAY COMPANY) ORDER, 1949.

I, DANIEL MORRISSEY, 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 Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway Company) Order, 1949.

2. The maximum charges applicable to the Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway Company for traffic by rail are hereby altered in accordance with the Schedule to this Order and the altered charges shall come into operation on the 14th day of May, 1949.

SCHEDULE.

PART I.

Maximum ranway charges applicable to the Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway Company as modified and set out in the undermentioned pages of the Order of the Court of the Railway Tribunal dated 24th June, 1940, under the provisions of Section 31 of the Railways Act, 1924 , to be altered as follows :--

At page 1	Charges to be increased by 331/3%
" " 2	" " " " " 22½%
" " 3	" " " " " 331/3%
	Subject in every case to the following condition :--
	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.

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 hereunder :--

(i) Maximum charges for the carriage of goods and minerals by merchandise train :

Distance Miles	Class Rates
Class B		Class C		Class 1		Class 2		Class 3		Class 4		Class 5
	per ton		per ton		per ton		per ton		per ton		per ton		per ton
	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
3	3	5	*		11	5	13	0	14	9	17	0	19	5
4	3	8	*		11	9	13	5	15	5	17	9	20	5
5	4	0	*		12	3	14	0	16	0	18	8	21	3
6	4	3	*		*		14	8	16	8	19	3	22	0
8	4	9	*		*		15	8	17	9	20	9	23	9
9	5	3	*		*		16	3	18	5	21	5	24	8
10	5	5	*		*		16	8	19	0	22	3	25	5
11	5	9	*		*		17	3	19	9	23	0	26	5
12	6	0	*		*		*		20	5	23	8	27	3
14	6	8	*		*		18	9	21	8	25	3	29	0
15	7	0	*		*		19	5	22	3	25	9	29	9
16	7	3	*		*		20	0	22	9	26	8	30	8
20	8	5	14	3	19	5	22	0	25	3	29	5	34	0

* For alteration in statutory maximum charge see Part I of this Schedule.

(ii) Maximum ordinary charges for the carriage of horses, mules, ponies and other beasts of draught or burden (including asses) by merchandise train :--

Distance Miles	Head Rates
Distance Miles	Number of Animals
1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8
	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
3	7	4	11	7	13	1	14	9	16	4	17	10	19	5	21	0
14	13	0	21	11	27	1	31	0	37	1	43	2	49	4	55	7
15	13	6	22	10	28	2	32	5	38	10	45	6	52	0	58	7

(iii) Maximum Owner's risk charges for the carriage of horses, mules and ponies declared as not above £10 each in value by merchandise train :--

Distance Miles	Head Rates
Distance Miles	Number of Animals
1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8
	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
3	7	4	10	2	11	9	13	4	14	9	15	9	16	10	17	10
14	11	7	17	10	22	1	25	3	30	1	35	0	39	11	44	10
15	12	1	18	7	22	11	26	3	31	6	36	9	42	0	47	2

PART II (continued)

(iv) Maximum ordinary charges for the carriage of cattle, calves (not exceeding 12 months old), sheep, lambs, goats, pigs or other small animals by merchandise train :--

Distance Miles	Per truck load		Per part-truck load (up to 5 cattle, 10 calves (not exceeding 12 months old) ; 15 sheep, lambs, goats or pigs).		Head Rates :--
Distance Miles	Per truck load				For oxen, cows, bulls or meat cattle				For calves not exceeding 12 months old, sheep, lambs, goats, pigs or other small animals :
Number of Animals
					1		2		1		2		3		4		5		6		7
	s.	d	s.	d	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
3	14	8	11	5	8	8	9	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	7	10	3	10	7
14	28	7	21	6	11	1	18	5	8	8	9	7	12	9	15	6	18	2	20	2	21	6
15	30	5	22	6	11	5	19	3	8	8	10	0	13	1	16	1	18	9	21	3	22	6

(v) Maximum Dundalk Quay Line Tolls :--

Coal for Great Northern Railway (I) Stations	4d.	per ton
Coal for Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway Stations	11d.	" "
Coal for Great Northern Railway (I) Locomotive Department	6d.	" "
Coal from interior Irish Railway Stations	8d.	" "
Turf from interior Irish Railway Stations	9d.	" "
Slates, iron, timber and such like traffics for Great Northern Railway (I) Stations	1s. 6d.	" "

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 6th day of May, 1949.

DANIEL MORRISSEY,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.

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S.I. No. 129/1949 -- Transport Act, 1944 (Alteration of Maximum Railway Charges of the Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Railway Company) Order, 1949.