Railways Act Explained

Railways Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used in India, Malaysia and the United Kingdom for legislation relating to railways.

List

India

• The Indian Railways Act 1890^[1]
• The Railways Act, 1989^[2]

Malaysia

• The Railways Act 1991
• The Railways (Successor Company) Act 1991

United Kingdom

• The Railway Regulation Act 1844
  • see also Parliamentary train
• The Regulating the Gauge of Railways Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. 57)
• The Railway Clearing Act 1850
• The Railways Act 1873
• The Light Railways Act 1896
• The Railways Act 1921
• The Transport Act 1947
• The Railways Act 1993
• The Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003
• The Railways Act 2005

The Railway and Canal Traffic Acts 1854 to 1894 is the collective title of the following Acts:^[3]

• The Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1854 (17 & 18 Vict. c. 31)
• The Regulation of Railways Act 1873 (36 & 37 Vict. c. 48)
• The Board of Trade Arbitrations Act 1874 (37 & 38 Vict. c. 40), Part II
• The Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 25)
• The Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 44)
• The Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 54)

The Railway Regulation Acts 1840 to 1893 is the collective title of the following Acts:^[4]

• The Railway Regulation Act 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c. 97)
• The Railway Regulation Act 1842 (5 & 6 Vict. c. 55)
• The Railway Regulation Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict. c. 85)
• The Regulation of Railways Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict. c. 119)
• The Regulation of Railways Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 78)
• The Railway Regulation Act (Returns of Signal Arrangements, Working, &c.) 1873 (36 & 37 Vict. c. 76)
• The Regulation of Railways Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict. c. 57)
• The Railway Regulation Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 29)

See also

• List of short titles
• Bills C-1 and S-1

External links

• House of Lords Archive: An Act for Regulating Railways 1840
• House of Lords Archive: An Act to attach certain Conditions to the Construction of future Railways 1844
• House of Lords Archive Railway Clearing Act 1850
• House of Lords Archive: An Act for regulating the Gauge of Railways 1850
• House of Lords Archive: Regulation of Railways Act, 1889

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Indian Railways Act, 1890 | PDF | Magistrate | Rail Transport. Scribd.
2. Web site: Latest Articles | Indian Railway Employee. indianrailwayemployee.com.
3. The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2
4. The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2