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Acts of Parliament and Other Legislation |
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Acts of Parliament and Orders in
Council
Cork, Blackrock & Passage Railway Act
1846
- 1846.07.16: 9 & 10 V. cap. 148
- to build a railway of 5'3" gauge, 6 miles and 49 chains in length from Cork to Passage, with a capital of £130,000 and loans of up to £43,000
Cork, Blackrock & Passage Railway
Extension to Monkstown and Amendment Act 1847
- 1847.07.25: 10 & 11 V. cap. 49
- to
- build extension 1 miles 37 chains in length to Monkstown
- increase capital of CB&PR to £170,000
- increase loans by £56,663
Tramways (Ireland) Act 1860
- 1860: 23 & 24 V. cap. 152
Finn Valley Railway Act 1860
- 1860: ?
Tramways (Ireland) Act 1862
- 1862: 24 & 25 V. cap. 102
Cork Improvement Act 1868
- 1868: 31 & 32 V. cap. 33
- including the removal of CB&PR's City Park station and the building of Albert Street station
Ballycastle Railway Act 1875
- 1875.07.22: 41 & 42 V. cap. 195
Letterkenny Railway Act 1880
- 1880.06.29: 43 & 44 V. cap. 23
Cork, Blackrock & Passage Railway
Steam Vessels Act 1881
- allowing transfer of steamers from subsiduary to direct CBPR ownership
Lough Swilly Railway (Further Powers) Act
1882
- 1882.07.01: 45 & 46 V. cap. 79
Londonderry Port & Harbour Act
1882
- 1882.07.24: 45 & 46 V. cap. 142
Tramways and Public Companies Ireland Act
1883
- 1883.08.25: 46 & 47 V. cap 43; granted Royal Assent
The West Clare Tramways Ireland
Provisional Order 1884
- 1884.05.26: Provisional Order granted for railway from Ennis to Miltown-Malbay
Tramways (Ireland) Provisional Order
(West Clare Railway) Confirmation Act 1884
- 1884.08.07: 47 & 48 V. cap. 242; granted Royal Assent
Public Works Loans (Tramways Ireland) Act
1886
- 1886.06.25: 49 & 50 V. cap. 46; granted Royal Assent
- Board of Works to make loans:
- £66,000 to Cavan and Leitrim railway
- £44,000 to Clogher Vallery railway
- £18,700 to Cork and Muskerry railway
- £54,400 to West Clare railway
West Donegal Light Railway Order
- 1886: ?
Light Railways (Ireland) Act 1889
- 1889: ?
West Donegal Light Railway (Killybegs)
Order 1890
- to build 19 miles3 of 3ft gauge line from Donegal to Killybegs
Tramway Order in Council (Ireland) (South
Clare Railways) Confirmation Act 1890
- 1890.08.14: 53 & 54 V. cap. 210; received Royal Assent
- to construct railway from Miltown Malbay to Kilrush and Kilkee
Finn Valley (Stranorlar and Glenties)
Order 1891
- 1891: ?
Donegal Railway Act 1896
- 1896.08.07: 59 & 60 Vict. Chapter ccxxii: received Royal Assent
-
An Act to authorise the Donegal Railway Company to extend their Railway from Strabane to Londonderry and from Donegal to Ballyshannon to make Agreements with the Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioners and the Londonderry Bridge Commissioners and for other purposes.
Cork, Blackrock & Passage Railway Act
1896
- 1896.08.07: passed
- to extend railway to Crosshaven
Railways (Ireland) Act 1896
- 1896.08.14: passed
Tramways Order in Council (Ireland)
Londonderry and Lough Swilly (Letterkenny to Burtonport Extension)
Railway Confirmation Act
- 1898.07.25: 61 & 62 V. cap 101; granted Royal Assent
Donegal Railway Act 1900
- 1900.07.30: 63 & 64 Vict. Chapter cxiii :
An Act to divide the separate undertaking authorised by the Donegal Railway Act 1896 into two separate undertakings to extend the time for the purchase of lands and completion of works by that Act authorised to provide for the granting of rebates in favour of the railway from Donegal to Ballyshannon to release the county council of the county of Donegal from their liability under the West Donegal Light Railway Order and for other purposes.
Donegal Railway Act 1902
- 1902.06.23: ?
Strabane, Raphoe and Convoy Railway Act, 1903
- 1903.08.14: 3 Edw 7 Chapter cclx :
An Act to authorise the construction of a railway in the counties of Tyrone and Donegal between Strabane and Convoy and for other purposes.
Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway
Act 1918
- 1918.11.21: ?
Railways Act, 1924
- 1924.07.23: passed by Dáil Éireann :
With a view to the re-organisation and more efficient and economical working of the railway system of Saorstát Eireann, the amalgamated company shall be formed in accordance with the provisions of this Act by the amalgamation of the companies set out in the first column of the First Schedule to this Act, and by the absorption of the companies set out in the second column of that Schedule.
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1. Amalgamating Companies
- Great Southern and Western Railway Company, Including the Geashill Extension separate undertaking.
- Midland Great Western Railway Company of Ireland.
- Dublin and South Eastern Railway Company, including City of Dublin Junction Railways and New Ross and Waterford Extension Railways.
- Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway Company including the Bantry Bay Extension.
2. Absorbed Companies
- Athenry and Tuam Extension to Claremorris Railway Company, Limited.
- Ballinascarthy and Timoleague Junction Light Railway Company.
- Ballinrobe and Claremorris Light Railway Company, Limited.
- Baltimore Extension Railway Company, Limited
- Bantry Extension Railway Company.
- Cavan and Leitrim Railway Company, Limited
- Clonakilty Extension Railway Company.
- Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway Company.
- Cork and Macroom Direct Railway Company.
- Cork and Muskerry Light Railway Company, Limited.
- Cork City Railways.
- Donoughmore Extension Light Railway Company, Limited.
- Dublin and Kingstown Railway Company.
- Loughrea and Attymon Light Railway Company, Limited.
- Schull and Skibbereen Tramway and Light Railway Company. (West Carberry Tram ways and Light Railways Company, Limited).
- South Clare Railways Company, Limited.
- Southern Railway Company.
- Timoleague and Courtmacsherry Extension Light Railway
- Tralee and Dingle Light Railway Company, Limited.
- Tralee and Fenit Railway Company.
- Waterford and Tramore Railway Company.
- West Clare Railway Company, Limited.
- full text:
Irish Statute Book
Database
Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway
Act 1924
- 1924.08.07: ?
Railways (Road Motor Services) Act,
1927
- 1927.05.21: passed by Dáil Éireann
-
Any railway company whose or any part of whose railway lies within Saorstát Eireann may provide, own, maintain, and run road motor services under and in accordance with this Act and may apply their funds for the purpose of so doing.
- full text: Irish Statute Book
Database
Londonderry and Lough Swilly (Letterkenny
to Burtonport Extension) Railway Order, 1898, Amendment Order,
1931
- 1931.04.14: issued by Patrick McGilligan, Minister for Industry and Commerce
- modifies the Railways (Road Motor Services) Act, 1927 to read:
" so many trains as the Minister for Industry and Commerce shall from time to time determine having regard to the services which the company run or propose to run under the powers conferred by the Railways (Road Motor Services) Act, 1927 "
instead of" daily as many trains as will fully meet the requirements of the passenger and goods traffic from time to time, with a minimum of two trains each week-day each way and one each way on Sundays "
- full text: Irish Statute Book
Database
The Railways (Modification of Service)
(Ennis and Kilrush and Kilkee Line) Order, 1932
- 1932.10.07: issued by Minister for Industry and Commerce :
"The Great Southern Railways Company is hereby relieved from the obligation imposed upon it by or under Section 6 of the said Act in respect of the running of trains over the railway line between Ennis and Kilrush and Kilkee, and in lieu thereof it shall be obligatory for the Company to run over such line the following modified service of trains --"
- full text: Irish Statute Book
Database: SI No. 93/1932
Great Southern Railways (Cork -
Donoughmore) Termination of Railway Services Order, 1934
- 1934.12.22: issued by Minister for Industry and Commerce :
" The Great Southern Railways Company is hereby authorised, notwithstanding any statutory, contractual or other obligation to the contrary, to terminate wholly the service of trains run on 24th March, 1934, over the section of railway line between Cork and Donoughmore owned or operated by the said company."
- full text: Irish Statute Book
Database
Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway
(Letterkenny-Burtonport) Termination of Railway Services Order,
1940
- Statutory Instrument No 164/1940
- 1940.05.31: effective 1940.06.01:
The Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway Company is hereby authorised, notwithstanding any statutory, contractual or other obligation to the contrary, to terminate wholly the service of trains run on the 20th day of July, 1939, over the section of railway line between Letterkenny and Burtonport owned and operated by the said company.
- full text: Irish Statute
Book Database
Transport Act, 1944
- created CIÉ
- 1944.12.08: passed by Dáil Éireann :
An Act to provide for the incorporation of a transport company to be called Coras Iompair Eireann and for the transfer to that company of the undertakings of the Great Southern Railways Company and the Dublin United Transport Company, Limited, to amend the law relating to railways and other transport undertakings and to provide for certain other matters connected with the matters aforesaid.
- full text: Irish Statute
Book Database
County Donegal Railways
(Stranorlar-Glenties) Reduction of Railway Services Order,
1947
- Statutory Instrument No 368/1947
- 1947.11.10: effective 1947.12.08:
The County Donegal Railways Joint Committee is hereby authorised, notwithstanding any statutory, contractual or other obligation to the contrary, to reduce the service of trains run on the 28th day of December, 1945, by the said committee over the railway line between Stranorlar and Glenties operated by the said committee, in the manner and to the extent following - by ceasing to run the service of trains run at the said date by the said committee over the said railway line except trains for the carrying of fuel, bog ore or livestock.
- full text: Irish Statute
Book Database
Transport Act (N.I.), 1948
- effective: 1948.08.10
- created UTA from NIRTB and BCDR
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