Royal Railways with Uniform Rates: A proposal for amalgamation of Railways with the General Post Office and adoption of uniform fares and rates for any distanceArnold, Whately C.
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Royal Railways with Uniform Rates: A proposal for amalgamation of Railways with the General Post Office and adoption of uniform fares and rates for any distance
Arnold, Whately C.
Railroads -- Freight -- Rates -- Great Britain; Railroads and state -- Great Britain
=Passenger Tickets= will not be issued to or from any particular
stations, but like postage stamps will vary only according to the fares
and special charges for the time being in force. The four denominations
of 5s., 1s., 6d. and 1d. will, of course, be required, and 4s. and 5d.
tickets could also be issued to make up the first class fares with the
1s. and 1d. tickets.
These tickets will be sold not only at every railway station, but also
at every Post Office and in automatic machines. Every railway station
will be, or will contain, a Post Office, with all postal, telegraphic
and telephonic facilities, and every Post Office will sell not only
passenger tickets but also railway stamps for parcels, goods and live
stock.
=Goods traffic= will also consist of two services only, namely:--
(1) =Fast Service=, corresponding with the present service “per
passenger train,” the charge for which will be an average of
=ten shillings per ton for any distance=.
(2) =Slow Service=, corresponding with the present service “per
goods train,” the charge for which will be an average of =one
shilling and sixpence per ton for any distance=.
For both these services stamps will be issued of various denominations,
and applied in manner now in use for the Parcels Post, with any
necessary modification; for instance, the stamps might be affixed to
consignment notes in the case of goods in bulk, or other suitable
arrangements might be made for large quantities of goods.
For the _slow_ goods traffic a regular service of goods trains will
be organised so that at every town or village in the United Kingdom
served by rail there may be at least one delivery and one collection
daily, more populous places, of course, having more frequent services.
For the _fast_ goods traffic a similar regular service will be
organised, and in cases where the traffic will warrant it special fast
goods trains will be run; otherwise the goods will be carried by the
passenger trains.
In course of time provision should be made for all trunk lines to have
at least two double lines of rails, upon one of which fast trains
for passengers and goods will run at uniform speeds, and at regular
intervals, and upon the other the local trains and slow goods trains,
also at uniform speed and at regular intervals.
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