Statute Law Repeals - Law Commission - Ministry of Justice

Railway Rates and Charges, No.1 (Abbotsbury Railway, &c.), Order
Confirmation Act 1892 425
Railway Rates and Charges, No.2 (Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction
Railway, &c.), Order Confirmation Act 1892 426
Railway Rates and Charges, No.3 (Cambrian Railway, &c.), Order
Confirmation Act 1892 427
Railway Rates and Charges, No.4 (Cleator and Workington Junction
Railway, &c.), Order Confirmation Act 1892 428
Railway Rates and Charges, No.5 (East London Railway, &c.), Order
Confirmation Act 1892 429
Railway Rates and Charges, No.6 (Festiniog Railway, &c.), Order
Confirmation Act 1892 430
Railway Rates and Charges, No.7 (Furness Railway, &c.), Order
Confirmation Act 1892 431
Railway Rates and Charges, No.8 (Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding
Junction Railway), Order Confirmation Act 1892 432
425 55 & 56 Vict. c.xxxix (1892). The Abbotsbury Railway in Dorset was formed in 1877 and
opened for operation in 1885. It was taken over by the GWR in 1896 and remained part of
the new GWR group in 1923. The 1892 (No.1) Act embraced a total of 41 (unrelated)
railway companies.
426 55 & 56 Vict. c.xl (1892). The Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway opened in 1863,
and the line was extended to Newport in 1868. On grouping in 1923 the railway was
absorbed within the GWR as a subsidiary. The line closed in 1964 (although the trackbed
today is home to the Brecon Mountain Railway). The 1892 (No.2) Act applied to 7 railway
companies.
427 55 & 56 Vict. c.xli (1892). The Cambrian Railway was formed in 1864 and operated across
South and Mid-Wales. In 1923 it became a part of the GWR. The 1892 (No.3) Act applied
in all to some 9 - mostly minor - railway companies.
428 55 & 56 Vict. c.xlii (1892). The Cleator and Workington Junction Railway opened fully by
1879 for goods (especially worked minerals) and passenger traffic. It was merged into the
LMS in 1923, although the passenger service ceased in 1931. The 1892 (No.4) Act applied
to 8 railway companies.
429 55 & 56 Vict. c.xliii (1892). The East London Railway formed a rail link under the Thames
between the Great Eastern Railway (north side) and the LBSCR and SER (south side).
The LBSCR worked the line from 1870 (into London Liverpool Street) until 1892, at which
point the line was worked jointly with the GER and the Metropolitan District Railway until
1913, and thereafter solely by the Metropolitan District. The line was acquired by the
Southern railway in 1925. In 1948 the line returned to what had become London
Underground. The 1892 (No.5) Act applied to 7 railway companies, all London-related.
430 55 & 56 Vict. c.xliv (1892). The Festiniog Railway opened in 1836 as a narrow gauge line
for slate transportation, and was steam hauled by 1863. Passenger traffic ran from 1865
until 1939, and goods until 1946. The line re-opened as a preserved passenger venture in
1954. The 1892 (No.6) Act applied to 4 Welsh railway companies.
431 55 & 56 Vict. c.xlv (1892). The Furness Railway opened in 1846 in today’s Cumbria and
subsequently worked lines jointly with the LNWR. Both companies were amalgamated into
the LMS in 1923. The 1892 (No.7) Act applied to 2 related railway operations.
286