Railway Acts Railway Acts The Light Railways Act 1896 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom defined a class of railways with the intention of enabling development of such railways without legislation specific to each line. ...more on Wikipedia about "Light Railways Act 1896"
List of railway acts include ...more on Wikipedia about "List of railway acts"
The Railways Act of 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's one hundred and twenty railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to retain some of the benefits which the country had derived from a government-controlled railway during and after the Great War of 1914-1918. ...more on Wikipedia about "Railways Act 1921"
The Railways Act, 1993 was the legislation introduced by John Major's Conservative government which led to the break-up of British Rail, the handover of train services to various private companies including Virgin, Connex and the coach companies Stagecoach and National Express, and the handover of the railway infrastructure to Railtrack, with track maintenance being contracted to private companies. The latter organisation has been replaced by Network Rail, and the privatisation process has begun to reverse, with Network Rail taking all track maintenance in house. ...more on Wikipedia about "Railways Act 1993"
The Railways Act 2005 is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament concerning the regulatory structure for railways in the United Kingdom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Railways Act 2005"
The Regulation of Railways Act 1889 was passed by the UK Parliament as a result of the Armagh rail disaster, making continuous automatic ( fail-safe) brakes mandatory on British passenger railways, along with the block system of signaling and the interlocking of all main line points and signals. ...more on Wikipedia about "Regulation of Railways Act 1889"
Under the Transport Act 1947 the railways, long-distance road haulage and various other types of transport were acquired by the state and handed over to a British Transport Commission for operation. The commission was responsible to the Ministry of Transport for general transport policy, which it exercised principally through financial control of a number of executives set up to manage specified sections of the industry under schemes of delegation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transport Act 1947"
The Transport Act, 1962 was passed by Harold Macmillan's Conservative government to dissolve the British Transport Commission, which had been established by Clement Attlee's Labour government in the 1940s to oversee railways, canals and road freight transport. The act established the British Railways Board, which took over the British Transport Commission's railway responsibilities from 1 January 1963 until the passing of the Railways Act 1993. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transport Act 1962"
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