The time allowed for the conveyance of traffic by Goods Train on French Railways is calculated at the rate of 24 hours for every 125 kilometres (77½ miles), or a fraction thereof. Any fraction of and including 25 kilometres (15½ miles) in excess of this distance (125 kilometres), is not taken into account. Thus 150 kilometres are calculated as 125 kilometres, as shewn hereafter. -----------------------------+-------------+------------+-------------- | | |Total number DISTANCES. | Time | Time | of days, | allowed | allowed | station to ---------------+-------------+ for loading | for | station, | | and | conveyance | exclusive of Kilometres. | Miles. | dispatch. | by rail. | day of | | | | delivery. ---------------+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------- | | Days. | Days. | Days. 1 to 150 =| 1 to 93 | 1 | 1 | 2 151 ” 275 =| 94 ” 170 | 1 | 2 | 3 276 ” 400 =| 171 ” 248 | 1 | 3 | 4 401 ” 525 =| 249 ” 326 | 1 | 4 | 5 526 ” 650 =| 327 ” 403 | 1 | 5 | 6 651 ” 775 =| 404 ” 481 | 1 | 6 | 7 776 ” 900 =| 482 ” 559 | 1 | 7 | 8 901 ” 1,025 =| 560 ” 637 | 1 | 8 | 9 1,026 ” 1,150 =| 638 ” 714 | 1 | 9 | 10 1,151 ” 1,275 =| 715 ” 792 | 1 | 10 | 11 1,276 ” 1,400 =| 793 ” 870 | 1 | 11 | 12 1,401 ” 1,525 =| 871 ” 947 | 1 | 12 | 13 1,526 ” 1,650 =| 948 ” 1,025 | 1 | 13 | 14 ---------------+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------- For the conveyance of animals and goods paying the two highest class rates to stations on the main lines, the time of transit is fixed as follows:--