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Rh Traffic of the lower classes, relative profit upon, Appendix

Operations, "Value of Railway System Considered with Relation to, 285

, Mode of Dealing with Applications for, 19

, Duties of, 14

Conference, Business Transacted at, 15

Attending at Headquarters Periodically, 17

Hints for Economising Time, 23

Selection and Promotion of, 27

Powers for Construction of Railways, 221, 223

Procedure in the matter of New Railways, 221 , the Law Affecting the Conveyance of, 277

Conditions under which Railway Companies are Bound to Carry, 278

Liabilities of Railway Companies with regard to Conveyance of, 279

Luggage (see Luggage)

Travelling on Railways Without Paying their Fares, 280

Must Show their Tickets on Demand, 281

Train mileage, increase of, Increase in number of, 255

, Conduct of 239

Revenue earning powers of, 241

Working Expenses of, 250, 256

Fund, Constitution of, 35

Divisions of Traffic between Railway Companies, 208

Committee, Functions of, 12

, Improved Type of, as Compared with Earlier Railways, 38

Type of, in Use at Present Time, 46

Essentials of a Sound and Good, 49

Arrangements for Maintenance and Repair of, 59

Type of in use on Continental Railways, 260

Injury to Passengers; Mode of Assessing Damages for, 282

Compensators, 75

and Crossings, 51

, London to Scotland, 246

Oil Gas for Lighting Carriages, 137

Waggons, Difficulties with Regard to, 143

Standard Specification for Construction of, 143

Fund, Constitution of, 33

of Railways by the State, 232, 233

Train, Description of Mode of Working and Precautions Adopted, 168

Axles for Engines and Carriages, 104

, Fish-bellied, as used in 1789, 40

Vignoles', 42

Bridge, 42

Double-headed, 42

Steel, Introduction of, 44

, a Subject of interest to all classes, 1

State of things Existing Prior to Introduction of, 2

First Dawn of the Conception of, 5

Proposed Purchase of by State, 232, 233

As a means of Defence, 283

, Origin of, 212

Functions of, 215