The whole of the existing undertakings of all the Railway Companies in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland will be acquired by purchase on some such terms as are set out at the end of this pamphlet and vested in the Government. The whole system will be amalgamated with the General Post Office and form one of the Departments of State, of which the Postmaster-General for the time being will be the head, and probably adopt the style of “Minister of Transport,” who will be a Member of the Cabinet. =It will be expressly enacted that any profit made by the combined services shall be used only for increasing their efficiency, for payment of purchase money, or in reduction of fares and rates charged for the services, and in no case for general revenue of the country. There shall also be no prohibition of competition by private enterprise.=[1] All passenger trains will be regarded as consisting of two kinds, namely:-- (1) =Main Line Trains=, by which will be meant express trains running on the Main trunk lines between, and only stopping at, important towns. A ticket for =one shilling= will entitle the holder to enter any Main Line train at any station, and to travel in it to any other station at which it stops, and a ticket for =five shillings= will entitle him to travel first class in such trains. (2) =Local Trains=, by which will be meant all trains, other than Main Line trains as defined above, including all Metropolitan, Suburban and Branch Line trains throughout the Kingdom, as well as trains on Main lines which stop at all stations. A ticket for =one penny= will entitle the holder to enter any Local train at any station, and to travel in it to any other station at which it stops, and a ticket for =sixpence= will entitle him to travel first class in such train if that accommodation is provided. =Steamers= which form part of the railway undertakings will also be regarded as of two kinds, according to whether they form part of a Main Line, _e.g._, the Irish Packets or the Cross Channel steamers, in which case admission to them will be 1s. or 5s., according to class, or simply as part of a Branch line, _e.g._, the Isle of Wight steamers, to which admission would be 1d. or 6d. according to class. In the case of Main Line trains and steamers, additional fixed charges (the same for any distance) will be made for the use of refreshment cars, sleeping cars, State cabins, reserved seats and any other special services. In the case of Local trains, and possibly Main Line trains, =Season Tickets= may be issued, in each case available for any Main Line train or Local train as the case may be. For Local trains the following rates are suggested, viz.:-- 3rd class 1s. per week, 4s. per month, £2 per annum. 1st class 2s. 6d. ” 10s. ” £5 ” ”