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Routes, Running Powers,

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Jointly Owned Railways.

December 1930.

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1.—Routes and Routing of Traffic.

KING'S CROSS STATION,LONDON, N i , 1st December 1930.

2.—Running Powers, Working Arrangements, and Jointly-ownedRailways.

This revised pamphlet has been prepared for the use of theCompany's s taf f i n order t o show t he general arrangementsunder the above heads throughout the whole of the London andNorth Eastern Railway system, and is primari ly intended f ormembers o f t he s taf f who are s tudy ing f o r t he Company 'ssecondary examinations in the undermentioned subjects :—

Goods Station Work and Accounts.Passenger Station Work and Accounts.Railway Operating.Railway Economics.Railway and Commercial Geography.

I t is hoped that this pamphlet wil l serve a useful purpose tostudents f rom this point of v iew, but in studying the detailedarrangements set out in the pamphlet, i t is essential that a mapof the London and Nort h Eastern system should be consultedfreely. References are made to several official publications andother instructions which are in operation throughout the system,and readers should acquaint themselves wi t h these documents.I f any member of the staff requires assistance upon any point ,he should communicate wi t h his Dis t r ic t Off icer t hrough hisimmediate superior.

R. L . WEDGWOOD,Chief General Manager.

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ROUTES FOR GOODS, L I V E STOCK, A NDMI NE RA L TRAFFI C.

In the early days of railways instances of alternative routesavailable for the forwarding of traff ic were quite the exception.As t he railway system grew in extent alternat ive routes wereconstructed, a n d def inite instruct ions as t o rout ing becamenecessary.

PRI NCI PLES ON WHI CH ROUTES A RE FI XED.

We wi l l deal f irst wit h the principles which obtain in regardto f ix ing routes for Goods traffic. A s soon as a Company has achoice of two routes, i t immediately has to consider which routewil l y ield the better results. A t f irst glance i t would appear asthough the route yielding the larger proport ion of receipts wouldbe the more advantageous, but circumstances may arise whenthis is not the case.

For example :

SECTION

CHAPTER

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Between t he points A and C there are t wo alternat ive routes,A B C and A D C, the exchange points between the two Companies

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being B and D. T h e Company forwarding traffic f rom A securesa larger mileage proport ion of receipts out of the route A D Cthan out of the route A B C, but owing to the greater distance ofthe route A D C, the receipts per ton per mile must be appreciablylower than the receipts per ton per mile by the alternative route,and the working costs will probably be greater. I t is conceivable,therefore, that the net revenue to the Company forwarding f romA might be more satisfactory when the traffic is hauled over theshorter route. I t should also be borne in mind that net revenuemight be affected by the physical disadvantages of one route,such as heavy gradients, adding considerably t o t he cost o fworking traffic by that route.

I f these considerations were the only ones which had to beborne in mind, the question would not be dif f icult to solve, butthe result would probably not be satisfactory, because we shouldnot secure the exchange of traffic to and f rom given areas at thesame point .

For instance, i n t he following diagram t he distance f romA to C is the same by either route, B and D being the exchangepoints between the t wo systems.

A

Obviously t he Company forwarding f rom A would wish t oexchange all the traffic at B, and the Company forwarding f romC would naturally wish to exchange all at D, in order that eachCompany might obtain the longest possible haul over its ownline. Th i s would lead to very unsatisfactory working, and suchan arrangement would not be to the ult imate advantage of eitherCompany.

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I n addit ion t o revenue considerations the question of t rainservice has t o be taken into account, because i t is much moreeconomical t o have traff ic handed over at a point t o and f romwhich there is a frequent and regular t rain service.

The question, therefore, ult imately resolves itself into one ofbargaining between the Companies. T h e principles referred t oabove are kept in mind, but there has to be a certain amount ofgive and take in order t o avoid wasteful expenditure, and alsoto afford the public an adequate service. Ev ent ual ly , as a resultof this process of bargaining, exchange points are agreed betweenthe Companies.

I t mus t be observed t hat the existence of exchange pointsdoes not t hrow every alternat ive physical route open, because,obviously, there comes a point when an alternative route ceasesto be reasonable. F o r example : t here is a physical route f romNewcastle t o Bris tol, v ia Edinburgh and Glasgow, but c learlythis is too circuitous to be reasonable.

Traffic consigned v ia a part icular route by traders must beso forwarded provided i t is a route authorised in the "Rout ingInstructions." Fa i l i n g such authority , i t is necessary f or t heStation Agent to apply to the Dis t ric t Officer for instructions soas to avoid the risk of delay to the traffic and trouble with otherCompanies about the div is ion of receipts.

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London & Nor thEastern.

W i thLondon Midland &

Scottish.

W i thOther Railways.

Section. Section. Name. Section.

Great Nor th ofScotland Highland.

Nor th Br i tish Caledonian.Glasgow & South

Western.Nor th Eastern Dearne Val ley

London 65 Nor thWestern.

• • • Lancashire & Yorkshire••• Midland.

Great Central London & Nor th Great Western Great Western.Western. Metropolitan.

• • • Lancashire & YorkshireMidland.

Great Eastern London & Nor thWestern.

• • MidlandGreat Nor thern London & Nor th Southern South Eastern &

Western. Chatham.Lancashire & YorkshireMidland.Nor th Staffordshire.

DETERMI NATI ON OF ROUTES FO R GOODSTRAFFI C I N PRACTICE.

L. & N.E. POI NTS OF EXCHANGE.

The London and North Eastern Company has direct exchangesectionally at more than one point with the Companies named inthe following table :—

and there are various alternat ive routes by which traff ic can bephysically exchanged.

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London & Nor thEastern.

W i thGreat Western.

W i thLondon Midland &

Scottish.W i th

Southern.

Section. Section. Section. Section.

Great Nor th ofScotland . . . ... . . . Caledonian.

North Br i tish . . . ... . . . . . . Highland.,, . . . ... . . . London & Nor th

Western.„ . . . ... . . . Maryport & Carlisle.P .,. . . . ... . . . . . . Midland.

North Eastern ... . . . . . . Caledonian.... ... . . . . . . Glasgow & South

Western.... ... . . . . . . Maryport & Carlisle.

Great Central . . . Cambrian . . . Nor th Staffordshire London & SouthWestern.

P, . . . ... . . . . . . Stratford-upon-Avon& Midland Jct.

9 , • • . • • • • • • • • • Wirral.Great Eastern ... ... . . . . . . ... . . . . . . London, Br ighton

& South Coast.... ... . . . . . . ... . . . . . . South Eas ter n &

Chatham.Great Nor thern ... . . . . . . ... . . . . . . London & South

Western.... ... . . . . . . ... . . . . . . London, Br ighton

& South Coast.

Between t he London and Nort h Eastern Sections and t heSections of the other Railways named below there is only onepoint of direct exchange, viz. :—

in addit ion to having several points of exchange wit h someCompanies ( f or example there are eleven between t he Nor t hEastern and t he Midland Sections, v iz . , a t Carlisle, Appleby ,Hawes, I lkley, Leeds, Otley, Pontefract, Normanton, Ferrybridge,Cudworth, and York) the London and Nort h Eastern Companyhas many routes by which traff ic can be forwarded to Stationson Sections of other Companies' Railways not contiguous to theL.N.E. Line, e.g., traff ic between the L.N.E. (N.E. Section) and

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the G. W. (Barry Section) can be forwarded by routes using thefollowing lines :—

1. L.N.E. (G.C.) and G.W. (GAY.) Railways.

2. L.N.E. (G.C.) C.L.C. and G.W. (Cam. , B . & M. andRhy.) Railways.

3. L.M.S. (L. & Y. ) and G.W. (GAIT.) Railways.

4. L.M.S. (L. & NM. ) and G.W. ((1W. & Rhy.) Railways.

5. L.M.S. (L. & NM. ) and G.W. (Cam., B. & M. and Rhy.)Railways.

6. L.M.S. (Mid. ) and G.W. (G.W.) Railways.

7. L.M.S. (Mid. ) and G.W. (Cam., B . & M. and RV . )Railways.

Similarly, routes over t he following lines are available f ortraffic between the L.N.E. (N.B. Section) and the G.W. (Rhy .Section), v iz. :—

1. L.M.S. (Mid. ), G.W. (G.W.), L.M.S. (Mid. ) and G.W.(Cam. and B. & M.) Railways.

2. L.M.S. (Mid.), L.N.E. (G.C.), C.L.C., L.N.E. (G.C.) andG.W. (Cam. and B. & M.) Railways.

3. L.M.S. (Mid.) and G.W. (G.W.) Railways.

4. L.M.S. (Mid. and L. & NW. ) and G.W. (G.W.) Railways.

5. L.M.S. (Mid.), L.N.E. (G.C.) and G.W. (G.W.) Railways.

6. L.M.S. (L. & N.W. ) and G.W. (GAY.) Railways.

7. L.M.S. (L. & NM. ) , S. & H. Joint , G.W. (G.W.) andL.M.S. (L. & NM. ) Railways.

8. L.N.E. (N.E.), S. & K. Joint , L.N.E. (G.C.) and G.W.(GAY.) Railways.

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To give a further instance, f or t raf f ic between the L.N.E.(G.E. Section) and the G.W. (Cambrian Section), there are routesvia the lines of the following Companies, v iz :—

1. L.N.E. (G.N. ), L.M.S. (N.S.), L. N. E. (G.N. ), L.M.S.(L. & NM. ), S. & W'ton Joint, and S. & W'pl. Joint.

2. L.M.S. (NI . , L. & N.W. and N. & S.W. Junction) and(G.W.).

3. L.M.S. (L. & N.W.), S. & W' t on Joint, and S. & Arpl.Joint.

4. L.M.S. (Mid. and L. & S . & W' t on Joint , andS. & Arpl . Joint .

A list of the principal points of exchange is given in Appendix" A , " pages 25 to 31. A n examination of this list wil l show thatseveral point s whic h are n o t phys ical junc t ions wi t h ot herCompanies are exchange points for traffic, e.g., York, Manchester(Philips Park).

The Ra i lway Junc t ion Diagram Book , published b y t heRailway Clearing House, shows a l l t h e phys ical junc t ionsbetween Companies, but i t is not possible, f or various reasons,always t o ef fect exchanges a t junct ions. O n e example wi l lsuffice :—

EXAMPLE.

The L.M.S. (Mid. ) Company work t o York f rom Sheffieldunder running powers, and traf f ic f or Sheffield and beyond ishanded to them at York, although the N.E. Section of the L.N.E.system extends to Ferrybridge Junction, and the L.N.E. Company,in addit ion t o being joint owners wi t h the L.M.S. Company ofthe S. & K. Line, which extends f rom Ferrybridge Junct ion toWath Road Junct ion, have running powers f rom Wat h RoadJunction as far as Sheffield. Th e r e are no exchange sidings ateither Ferrybridge Junct ion or Wath Road Junction.

When a t rader tenders Goods traff ic t o a Railway Companyfor conveyance he must, at the same time, hand in a consignmentnote giving the point to which be desires the traffic to be forwarded.I f there are competing routes and the traffic is not ordered to travelby any part icular line, nor to any part icular Railway Company'sStation, it is termed" not specially consigned " or " unconsigned."

The arrangements wi t h other Companies only imply t ha ttraffic shall be exchanged at the agreed exchange points, but donot place any obligat ion upon the Company forwarding the trafficto send i t t o t he s tat ion o f a part icular Company o r b y apart icular route, i f the t rader has not specified how he desiresthe traffic to be forwarded. I t is, therefore, necessary to providethe s taf f wi t h instruct ions f o r dealing wi t h bot h " speciallyconsigned " and " unconsigned " traffic.

Routes t o stat ions on Foreign Railways are contained i ninstructions issued by Area Headquarters.

A few examples showing bow the routes for specially consignedand unconsigned traffic intended for Foreign Stations are arrivedat will lead to a better understanding of the Rout ing Instructions.

From

Craigellachie(G.N.S. Sect.)

PP

Inverur ie(G.N.S. Sect.)

ROUTI NG I NSTRUCTI ONS FOR GOODS TRAFFI C.

To

Portpatr ick,L.M.S. (P.P.& W . Sect.)

PP

Penr ith,L.M.S.

PP

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Routing R e f e r e n c e toInstructions B o o k ,on Consign- C i r c u l a r orment Note. R o u t e Order.

" Per C a l . C i r c ul ar G.O.Rly. f r o m 1 8 / 8 5 of 13thAberdeen" A u g u s t 1921

Unconsigned 7 ,

" Per L.M.S.Rly. f r o mAberdeen

Unconsigned

Route.

Via Aberdeen &Caledonian Rly.Via Boat of Gar-ten, Per th, N .B.and College.Via A b e r d e e n ,Caledonian, Car-lisle & L. & N M .Via A b e r d e e n ,N.B., T a y a n dFor th Br i dges ,Carlisle & L . &

From

Reference toBook,

Circular orRoute Order.

Route.

Pages 33 and39 of RouteList issuedDec., 1922

Page 73, Col.11, N . E .Area RouteBook datedJune 1925.

Page 73, Col.6, N.E. AreaRoute Bookdated June1925.

Route OrderNo. 1 0 i s-sued O c t . ,1911

Via B e r w i c k ,N.E., Y o r k ,Doncaster, G.N.,and Eggl inton.Via Carlisle, Mid..S e t t l e a n dWil l ington.Via York, Fer ry.bridge, M i d . ,W o r c e s t e r ,Hereford a n dTalyllyn.Via Knotti ngley,Swinton, G . C.,Banbury, G. W.,and M a e s y .cwinmer.Via Guide Bridge,L. & N . W . ,Shrewsbury andBui l th Road.Via W r ex ham ,Cam., T a l y l l y nand Brecon.

P.2 F.38,434,12th M ay ,1911

Via J o i n t L i ne,Lincoln, G . C . ,Ardwick, L . &N.W., & C am .for th.

Route Bookissued 1 s t

Via Peter bor o' ,L. & NAV., and

March 1911 Carnforth.Route Order Via Retford, G.C.of 1st Aug. Ardwick a n d1884 Carlisle.

Scotch Route Via Berwick, N.B.List of June For th Br i dge &1925. Stir ling.

Parkhead(N.B. Sect.)

Scarborough(N.E. Sect.)

Barnsley(G.C. Sect.)

Ipswich (G.E.Sect.)

Grantham(G.N. Sect.)

To

Congleton,L.M.S. (N.S.Sect.)

Dowlais, T opG.W. ( B. &M. Sect.)

Crynant,(N. & B. Sect.)

Barrow, L.M.S.(Fur. Sect.)

Dunblane,L.M.S.( C al .Sect.)

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RoutingInstructionson Consign-ment Note.

" Per L . &N.E. R l y ."

Unconsigned

" Per M i d -land Route"

Unconsigned

" Per L . &Rly."

Unconsigned

" Per G. N .Rly;"

Un consigned

" Per L . &N.W. R l y ."

Unconsigned

The foregoing examples il lus t rate t he applicat ion o f t heinstructions t o t he forwarding and rout ing o f Goods t raf f ic .Traffic may , however, be handed in f or Stations not prov idedfor i n t he Rout ing Instruct ions. I n t ha t event , t he mat t ershould be referred to the Dis t ric t Officer.

The ins t ruc t ions t o Stat ions wi t h regard t o unconsignedtraffic are of a confidential nature. T h e rout ing of such traff ic

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is clearly in the hands of the Forwarding Company, and is oftenused in connection with questions of high policy.

ROUTES FOR L I V E STOCK TRAFFI C.

The remarks which have been made in connection wit h therout ing of Goods traff ic wi l l generally apply in the case of LiveStock traffic, but such traffic, when not specially consigned, isusually f orwarded b y t he recognised rout e giv ing t he mos texpeditious service.

ROUTES FO R MI NE RA L TRAFFI C.

The instructions governing the rout ing of Goods traffic arisingat Stations in the G•N. of S. and N.B. Sections apply to Mineraltraffic also, b u t i n t he ot her Sections o f t he L. N. E. systeminstructions are not issued to the Stations generally in connectionwith routes for traffic dealt with purely by the Mineral Department,e.g., Coal and Coke, as both the charging and the rout ing of suchtraffic are outside the duties of the ordinary Stat ion Staff in theEnglish Sections.

As regards t he exchange o f Mineral t raf f ic wi t h ForeignCompanies, the same considerations arise as in the case of Goodstraffic, a n d negot iat ions t ak e place between t he Companiesconcerned which lead to the agreement of rates and also as a ruleto the method of apport ioning such rates.

The div is ion of receipts on Coal and Coke t raf f ic is madeprivately between t he Companies, and no t t hrough ClearingHouse settlements.

Where necessary, Headquarters advise the Colliery Ownersof the routes by which the rates operate. T h e Colliery Companylabel the wagons t o destination, generally showing on the t icketthe route by which the traffic is to travel, and furnish a consign-ment note which is forwarded to the Accountant's Office or otherproper quarter to be used for the purpose of raising the charges.

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CHAPTER

ROUTES FOR PASSENGER TRA I N TRAFFI C.

PASSENGERS.

Al l passenger fares affecting two or more Railway Companies,and the routes by which they are to apply, are agreed betweenthe Railway Companies interested, and both the fares and theavailable routes are recorded at the Stations between which thefares are agreed. T h e fact of there being agreed routes by whichthrough fares apply does not , however, prevent a passengertravelling by any route he may select, as he is at liberty to bookto the junct ion and re-book there. T h e issue of tickets in whichtwo o r more Companies are interested is accounted f or on amonthly return to the Clearing House, which is their authorityfor t he apport ionment of t he receipts between the Companiesconcerned.

PARCELS A ND MI SCELLANEOUS PASSENGERTRA I N TRAFFI C.

The following paragraphs cover the undermentioned traffics(a) " Parcels " (Consignments weighing under 2 cwts.).(b) " Miscellaneous ," i.e., Other Merchandise by Passenger

Train (Consignments weighing 2 owts. and upwards,and traffics charged at a rate per mile such as Milk ,Horses, Carriages, Stc.).

The available routes f o r Parcels and Miscellaneous t raf f icare practically the same as the routes by which through Passengertickets ma y be issued. T h e princ ipal routes b y whic h t hePassenger t rain services are worked are well known, and generallyare not so numerous as t he available routes f or Goods traff ic.I t has, therefore, no t been f ound necessary t o prov ide suchelaborate instructions for the rout ing of Parcels and Miscellaneoustraffic conveyed by Passenger t rain as in the case of Goods Traintraffic.

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Appendix " A " pages 25 to 31, shows the agreed points forthe exchange of Passenger t rain traffic between the London andNorth Eastern and other Companies. F o r the guidance of thestaff a list of the Companies wit h which the London and Nort hEastern Railway has arrangements f or the through booking ofPassenger t rain traff ic is given in Departmental Instructions toStation Masters and others.

Consignment Notes are not usually handed i n f or Parcelsconveyed by Passenger t rain at ordinary rates, and the practiceof traders consigning Parcels traffic b y a part icular route doesnot prevail to the same extent as in the case of Goods train traffic.

Combined Consignment and Risk Notes are, however, requiredfor certain descriptions of traffic, e.g., Live Stock, Bullion andSpecie, Mi l k , Damageable Goods n o t properly protected b ypacking, Dangerous Goods, Wi ld Animals, and traff ic carried atreduced Owners' Risk rates.

BOOKI NG OF PARCELS A ND MI SCELLANEOUSTRAFFI C—STAMPED PARCELS.

By arrangement between the Railway Companies the carriagecharges for Parcels traffic (under 2 cwts.) are raised by means ofstamps aff ixed t o t he consignments or by numbered Waybills ,the receipts f rom foreign t raf f ic being credited t o a " ParcelsPool," and div ided on agreed principles based on data formerlyaccruing f rom actual mileage settlements. Miscellaneous traffic,i.e., t raff ic in consignments of 2 cwts. and upwards, and traff iccharged at a rate per mile, is stamped or way-billed, and in thecase of Foreign traff ic the charges are returned to the RailwayClearing House for settlement on an actual mileage basis.

UNCONSI GNED PARCELS TRAFFI C.

The Departmental Instruct ions issued f rom t ime t o t imeprovide f o r t he rout ing o f " unconsigned " Parcels t raf f ic t oplaces on other Companies' systems, to which there are recognisedalternative routes. T h e Departmental Instruct ions, however,provide that Live Stock and Perishable traff ic is not to be sent

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by a part icular route if to do so would result in delay involv ingdetention overnight, or loss of market.

I n the case of " unconsigned " Parcels traffic forwarded f romStations on Joint Lines, the parent Companies each take alternatelyone month's unconsigned traffic, and send by their own routes.

To assist the guards of trains and the parcels staff at JunctionStations, Parcels Route Labels, each of a distinctive colour, areprovided. T h e labels are affixed at the forwarding station, andby this means the staff concerned are able to see at a glance inwhat direc t ion t he parcel is intended t o be conveyed. F o rexample, a parcel forwarded f rom Newcastle to Liverpool, L.M.S.(L. & N.W.), v ia Leeds, wi l l bear a special label indicat ing theroute by which the parcel is to be conveyed. Part ic ulars of theroute labels are set out in Departmental Instructions.

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ROUTES B E TWE E N LONDON A ND NO RTHEASTERN STATIONS.

When forwarding Goods or Passenger t rain traff ic f rom oneStation to another within a part icular section of the L.N.E. Lineit is not, as a general rule, necessary to insert any route in theinvoices, waybills , labels o r abstracts. T h e receipts d o n o trequire to be divided : a l l go into the L.N.E. Company's coffers,and the traffic is worked by the Operating Department so as togive a reasonable service a t t he lowest possible cost. Traf f ic ,therefore, between local stations in a part icular section may notalways be sent by the same route, as it is economical to take fulladvantage of t rains which must run by certain routes in orderto afford a good service to all parts of the system.

Where, however, another Company's line is used intermediatelyin the working of traffic between two stations in one Section, it isnecessary to show the route, e.g., from Sheffield (G.C.) to Wrexham

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(G.C.), the route would be shown via Godley and Chester, and f romAlloa (N.B.) to Whiteinch (N.B.), via Alloa Bridge and Greenhill(N.B.), the traffic passing over the line of the C.L.C. in the onecase and of the L.M.S. Company in the other. I n such cases thetraffic should, except where instructions are given to the contrary,be accounted for as " Foreign " traffic so that the other Companymay obtain a proport ion of the receipts in respect of the use oftheir line.

In the case of the Leeds (N.E. ) Stations, i.e., Marsh Lane,Wellington Street, and Hunslet, Goods traffic from North EasternArea Stat ions should be routed i n accordance wi t h Appendix" C," page 315, N.E. Area Route Book, in order to avoid makinguse of a small port ion of a Foreign Company's line in the neigh-bourhood o f Leeds.

In dealing wi t h t raf f ic f rom a s tat ion in one Section t o astation i n another Section of t he L.N.E. system t he Rout ingInstructions require to be as carefully observed as in the case oftraffic f or other Companies' lines. Th i s is necessary because inmany instances several routes are available between L. N. E.Sections, and whi le certain o f these are purely local, othersinvolve t he use o f t he l ine o f a Foreign Company, and t heconsequent outpayment of a proport ion of the receipts t o t heForeign Company.

I t is important , therefore, i n order t o ensure t he properwork ing of inter-sectional traff ic t hat the route by which i t isintended to be conveyed should be entered in full on the wagonlabels. T h e route requires t o be shown on t he invoices andwaybills also, so that the traffic may be correctly abstracted andaccounted for in the " Foreign " or "Loc a l Group " summaries,according t o whether i t has o r has not passed over anotherCompany's line in the course of transit.

As regards the booking of Passengers between Local Stationsin one Section there is usually no need to insert a route on thetickets, b u t exceptions arise where dif ferent ial fares are i noperation b y t wo o r more alternat ive routes. F o r example,

1. V i a Bentley.

2. V i a Ipswich.

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between West Hart lepool and Sunderland the journey can bemade by three different routes, and the third class single fare variesaccording to the route by which the passenger travels, viz. :—

1. V i a Horden.

2. V i a Castle Eden and WeHeld.

3. V i a Castle Eden, Ferryhill, and Cox Green.

Also between Liverpool St reet and Hadleigh t he journeycan be made by two different routes, the t hird class single farevarying according to the route used, viz. :—

When t ickets are issued f rom a stat ion i n one Section t oa station in another Section of the L.N.E. system, i t is necessaryto insert the route where dif ferent ial fares are in operat ion t oassist the passenger, and the staff at stations where tickets areexamined.

ROUTES FOR FOREI GN STOCK WHE N SENT" HOME " EMPTY.

COACHING STOCK.

Companies may deliver Coaching stock empty at such Junctionswith the Parent Lines as may be mutually agreed f rom t ime tot ime between the Companies concerned, such arrangements beingjoint ly advised t o the Railway Clearing House, but stock senthomeward by any Company in the direct ion of one of the agreedJunctions of the Parent Line must be delivered at that Junction.

Stock which on the outward loaded journey is conveyed byan intermediate Company must , when sent home empty , belabelled and returned via the same intermediate Company's Line.

The agreed arrangements for the return of empty Coachingstock whic h has been exchanged loaded direc t between t heCompanies are as follows :—

G.W. Railway and L. & N.E. Railway.

Coaching stock belonging to either Company must, when senthome empty , be returned a t t he nearest o r mos t convenientJunction.

Southern Railway and L. & N.E. Railway.

Coaching stock belonging t o eit her Company must , whensent home empty, be returned at the nearest or most convenientJunction.

L. M. & S. Railway and L. & N. E. Railway.

(i.) Horse boxes, Carriage t rucks, special cat t le boxes,calf vans, hounds vans and covered vans let tered" Fruit " belonging to either Company must whensent home empty , be returned at t he nearest ormost convenient J unc t ion w i t h t h e O w n i n gCompany.

(ii.) Passenger carrying stock, brake vans and fish trucksbelonging t o eit her Company, whic h have beenexchanged loaded at a Junct ion in Scotland or atCarlisle must, when sent home empty, be returnedat t he nearest o r mos t convenient Junc t ion i nScotland or at Carlisle. S u c h vehicles which havebeen exchanged loaded a t a Junc t ion South o fCarlisle must, when sent home empty be returnedat t he nearest o r mos t convenient Junc t ion i nEngland (inc luding Carlisle).

MERCHANDI SE STOCK.

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"Common Us e r " wagons, irrespect ive o f ownership, a retreated as local stock, and must not be returned empty to theowning or any other Company at any Junction without instruc-tions f rom the District Officers. ( F o r list of vehicles i n " Common

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Us er" see circulars hav ing reference t o t he " Common Us e r "arrangements.)

Foreign non-common user wagons received loaded v ia anintermediate Company's Line may, if returned empty, be labelledand sent v ia the same intermediate Company's Line or direct tothe owning Company.

Foreign non-common us er wagons whic h o n t he loadedjourney were exchanged direct t o the L.N.E. Company by theowning Company, may be returned home at agreed Junctions.

Wit h the object of giv ing the utmost facilities for the returnof empt y non-common user wagons exchanged loaded direc tbetween the Companies, t he following arrangements have beenmutually agreed

G.W. Railway and L. & N.E. Railway.

Wagons belonging to either Company must, when sent homeempty, be returned at the nearest or most convenient Junction.

Southern Railway and L. & N.E. Railway.

Wagons loaded to or f rom the Eastern Area of the SouthernRailway (old L.B. and S.C. and S.E. & C. Railways) must, whensent home empty, be returned at the nearest or most convenientof any of the Junctions within that Area.

Wagons loaded to or f rom the Western Area of the SouthernRailway (old L. & S.W. Railway) must, when sent home empty,be returned a t t he nearest or mos t convenient of any of t heJunctions wit hin that Area.

& S. Railway and L. & N.E. Railway.

Wagons belonging t o eit her Company, wh ic h hav e beenexchanged loaded at a Junct ion in Scotland or at Carlisle must,when sent home empty , be returned a t t he nearest o r mos tconvenient Junction in Scotland or at Carlisle.

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Wagons belonging t o eit her Company, wh ic h have beenexchanged loaded at Junctions south of Carlisle must, when senthome empty , be returned at the most convenient Junct ion inEngland or Scotland.

The subjec t o f routes hav ing been deal t wi t h , a br ie fexplanation showing how the instructions should be carried outmay be useful.

CHAPTER IV.

OPERATI ON OF ROUTI NG TRAFFI C.

The instruct ions as t o routes are given effect t o b y t heforwarding stations insert ing on the invoices and waybills t heroutes by which the consignments are intended to travel. Thes eroutes are entered on the abstracts sent to the Railway ClearingHouse, whic h serve as a basis f o r t he div is ion o f receipts.(See R.C.H. Instruct ion G.74 (e), Ed. 1926, and Regulat ion 172,Ed. 1926.) F o r the guidance of all who handle the traffic, theroutes are also shown on the labels attached to the Rolling Stock.

When wagon loads of traff ic are forwarded f rom one stat ionto another, i t is necessary t hat labels should be placed uponthem. Ra i l wa y Clearing House Regulat ion No. 275 (Ed. 1926)stipulates t hat all wagons (other than those containing mineraltraffic i n t ra in loads no t involv ing marshalling during o r oncompletion of a journey) are to have a label affixed on each side,giving, among other particulars, the following informat ion

(a) Name of invoicing station or siding ;

(b) Dest inat ion i n f u l l and init ials o f t he rai lway o nwhich situated

(c) ROUTE, showing al l junct ions wi t h other Companies'lines, and when two or more Companies have linesbetween t he same junct ions, t he init ials o f t heCompanies whose lines are intended to be used.

EXAMPLE No L

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The third clause is the one which direct ly concerns the subjectunder consideration. A s illus t rat ing what t h i s means —it i snot sufficient to label a wagon, say—

from a O N. of S. Section stat ion t o a L M S (Mid landSection) s tat ion s imply v ia Aberdeen,

or f rom a N.B. Section stat ion to a Southern (S.E. & C.Section) stat ion s imply v ia Carlisle,

or f rom a N.E. Section stat ion to a G.W. stat ion s implyvia Leeds,

as there are various ways by which the traffic might travel afterleaving the exchange points named, and the operat ing staff inthe Aberdeen, Carlisle or Leeds Marshalling Yard would be at aloss to know how to deal wit h the wagon and by what route tosend i t forward. T h e same dif f iculty would be experienced atother junc t ions i n dealing wi t h incompletely routed wagons,and in v iew of the large number of trucks transferred f rom oneCompany t o another a t t he dif ferent junctions, i t is essentialthat f ul l routes should be inserted on the wagon labels. T h eroutes also require to be given in the case of non-common uservehicles, to enable the empty stock to be returned " Home " bythe proper route.

I NCORRECT A ND I NSUFFI CI ENT ROUTI NG—SOME RESULTS.

The consequences o f incomplete o r incorrect rout ing a resometimes of a serious nature, and t he underment ioned casesshow t h a t defec t ive rou t ing has far-reaching ef fects a n dconsequently is to be most carefully avoided.

Traffic is consigned at Hunt ly (G.N. of S.) t o Appleby, v iaL.M.S. Railway f rom Aberdeen, and is accordingly invoiced v iaAberdeen, Caledonian, Carlis le and Midland. O n t he wagonlabels, however, the route is shown as s imply " v i a Aberdeen,"with the result that the t ruck is exchanged to the N.B. Sectionat Aberdeen and is conveyed via N.B., Tay and Forth Bridges to

Carlisle. T h e t raf f ic hav ing been consigned b y t he L. M. S.Railway f rom Aberdeen, the L.N.E. Company have to allow theClearing House t o div ide t he receipts over t hat route, whic hmeans that the lat ter Company receive no payment for carryingthe traff ic between Aberdeen and Carlisle.

EXAMPLE No. 2.

A consignment railed at Bo'ness (N.B. ) f or Dawlish (GM. )is specially consigned v ia Carlisle, L. & N.W. , and Warrington.The traffic is invoiced by that route, but the wagon is incorrectlylabelled v ia Carlisle, Midland and Bristol, by which route i t isconveyed. T h e G.W. Company c laim div is ion o f receipts asif t he traff ic had been exchanged t o them, i n accordance wi t hthe invoice, at Warrington, and as the traffic was so consigned,this has eventually to be allowed. T h e L.N.E. Company, have,however, to make up, at their own expense, the L.M.S. Company'sproport ion of the receipts to that which they would have obtainedhad the div is ion been made over the route by which the traff ictravelled, viz., via L.M.S. (Mid.) f rom Carlisle to Bristol.

E N-AMP LE No. 3.

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Newcastle L.N.E. (YE. ) have traff ic for Not t ingham, whichis not consigned to a part icular stat ion in Not t ingham or v ia apart icular route. T h e traffic is invoiced correctly to Nott ingham,L.N.E. (G.N.) via Doncaster, but in mistake, the wagon is labelledto Nott ingham, L.M.S. (Mid.) at which point the traffic is received.As the L.N.E. Company is responsible for the diversion, the L.M.S.Company is ent it led to re-entry on Not t ingham Mid. routed viaYork and Ferrybridge, whic h means t hat through t he wronglabelling the L.N.E. Company lose revenue.

EXAMPLE No. 4.

Traffic is handed in at Middlesbrough L.N.E. (N.E.) for Bristol(L.M.S.—Midland Section), to which point it is properly invoicedvia York and Ferrybridge (Midland). T h e wagon, however, isincorrectly ticketed via Knott ingley, Swinton (G.C.), and Banbury,and reaches Bris tol ( Cr .-S A T. ) . T h e c o n s i g n ee s r e q u ir e t he t r a ff i c

at t he L.M.S. (Midland) Stat ion, and i f we assume t he G.W.

(5)

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Company decline t o t ransfer t he t raf f ic t o t he L.M.S. (Mid. )Company unt il some guarantee is received that they wil l be paidfor their services, and the L.M.S. Company object t o pass theinvoice t o the G.W. Company for adoption, delay takes place,and the consignees may ult imately refuse the traffic. Leng t hynegotiations follow, and in some instances a claim results.

ADVANTAGES O F ROUTI NG.

The general advantages of rout ing may be brief ly summarisedas under :—

(1) The operat ing s taf f , a n d mo r e espec ially t hos eemployed i n t h e mars hal l ing y ards , a n d a texchange point s , a r e assisted i n t h e s hunt ingand mak ing up of trains, and the correct transferof vehicles at junctions to the different Companiesis pract ically assured.

(2) Clearing House and Audit Offices are enabled to creditthe various Rai lway Companies over whose linestraffic passes wit h the proper proport ion of receiptsdue to them for the use of their lines.

(3) The accurate c ompilat ion o f t on-mi le a n d o t herstatistics is rendered possible.

(4) The forwarding of non-common user vehicles belongingto other Companies i n an unauthorised direct ionis obv iated and charges f o r wrong sending areavoided.

Traffic receives t he advantage o f t he proper t ra inservice.

LIST OF PRINCIPAL POINTS OF EXCHANGE BETWEENTHE AREAS O F THE LONDON AND NORTH EASTERN

RAILWAY AND FOREIGN RAILWAYS.

Amberswood London Midland & London and N or th Coal and Goods.Scottish Western

AncoatsP / Lancashire & Yor k-

shireCoaching.

Ardwick 17 London and N or th Coal, Goods andWestern Coaching.

/ 9 Midland Coal and Goods.Ashton Moss : : : Lancashire & York-

shireCoal and Goods.

Banbury Great Western Great Western Coal, Goods andCoaching.Barnsley London Midland &

ScottishLancashire & York-


Midland Coal, Goods andCoaching.Batley London and N or th Coal, Goods and

Western Coaching.Battersea Wharf Southern London, Br ighton & Coal and Goods.South Coast

Bidston London Midland & Wirral Coal, Goods andScottish Coaching.Blackfr i ars Southern South Eas t er n & Coaching.Chatham

Bourne Midland and Great Coal, Goods andNorthern Joint Coaching.Bradford London Midland &Scottish

Lancashire & Yor k-shire Coaching.

Bricklayers Arms Southern South Eas ter n & Coal and Goods.Chatham.

Bur ton London Midland (5,,Scottish

London and N or thWestern

Coal, Goods andCoaching.Midland Coal, Goods andCoaching.

Cambridge London and N or th Coal, Goods andWestern Coaching.

Midland Coal, Goods andCoaching.

Exchange Point.

With London

Name.

& Nor th Eastern (Southern Area).

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APPENDI X " A . "

COMPANY.

Section. •Description

of TrafficExchanged.

Exchange Point.

With London & Nor th Eastern (Southern A r e a )-C o n t i n u e d .Cannon Street S o u t h e r n S o u t h Eas t er n S 6

ChathamLondon and

WesternCanonbury

Chester

Clapham Jct.

Colw ick

Connah's QuayDoncaster

(Bessacar)(Loversall

Carr)Dunstable

EckingtonEggintonFeltham

Glazebrook

GodleyGodmanchester

Guide Br idge

Hal i fax

Harby andStathern

Harrow-on-the-Hi l l

Herne Hi l l

High WycombeHitchin

Hi ther Green

HolbornHope

Keighley

Name.

London Midland &Scottish

Cheshire Lines

Southern


1Southern

Cheshire Lines


Cheshi re LinesLondon Midland &

Scottish,P

Metropolitan

Southern

Great WesternLondon Midland &

ScottishSouthern


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COMPANY.

Section.

Midland

Nor th

London and SouthWestern


Lancashire & Yor k-shire

MidlandLancashire S6 York-

shire


MidlandNor th Staffordshire

London and SouthWestern


Midland



South Easter n andChatham

Great WesternMidland



Midland

Descriptionof Traffic

Exchanged.

Coaching.

Coaching.

Coal, Goods andCoaching.

Coaching.

Coal and Goods.

Coal and Goods.Coal, Goods and

Coaching.Coal & Coaching.Coal.

Coal, Goods andCoaching

Coal and Goods.Coal, Goods and

Coaching.Goods.



Goods andCoaching.


Coal and Goods.Coal and Goods.Coal, Goods and

Coaching.Coal, Goods and


Coaching.Coal and Goods.


Coaching.Coal and Goods.



Coaching.

Exchange Point.

Kentish Town

Kingsland

King's Lynn

Laisterdyke

Leeds

Lincoln

Li ttle Il for dLudgate Hi l l

Macclesfield

Manchester (Con.)IP P P

(Liverpool Rd.)(London Rd.)

Meadow Hal l(Blackburn Vy)

Millwall Junction

Neasden

Newark

New Cross

New Mills

Nottingham

Nottingham (Clif-ton Colliery)


Midland and GreatNorthern Joint


Southern


Cheshire LinesGreat WesternLondon Midland &

Scottish

Southern

London Midland &Scottish.

Southern

PP

Name.

PP


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COMPANY.

Section.

With London & Nor th Eastern (Southern A r e a )-C o n t i n u e d .


PP

•Lancashire & York-

shireMidland


Midland

(Tilbury)South Easter n and

Chatham.Nor th Staffordshire

Midland

Great WesternLondon and N or th

WesternMidland


London a n d SouthWestern

Midland

London Br ighton &South Coast


Midland


Exchanged.

Coaching.Coal and Goods

for Gt. WesternRly., and Coalfor Sout her nRly. ( L . a n dS.W. Section) .


Coal and Goods.


Coaching.


Coal and Goods.Coaching.


Coaching.Coaching.Coal and Goods.Coaching.Coal and Goods.

Coal and Goods,via G . E . f o rG.N. Section.

Coal and Goods.

Coal.



Coaching.

Coaching.


Coal and Goods.

Exchange Point.

Oldham London Midland & London and N or th Coaching.Scottish Western


Coaching.Penistone Coal, Goods and

Coaching.Peterboro' Midland Coal, Goods and

Coaching.London and N or th Coal, Goods and

Western Coaching.Midland and Great Coal, Goods and

Northern Joint Coaching.Philips Park London Midland &

ScottishLancashire & Yor k-


Princes Risboro' Great Western Great Western Goods andCoaching.

Quainton Road Metropolitan Coal and Goods.St Albans London Midland & London and N or th Coal, Goods and

Scottish Western Coaching.St Pancras

1, Goods t o a n dfrom G.W. Line.

,Y Midland Goods.Midland (L.T. & S.) Coal.

,Y Nor th London Coal.Sandy London and N or th Coal, Goods and

Western Coaching.Sheffield Midland Coal, Goods andCoaching.

London and N or th Goods.Western

Shipley Midland Coal and Goods.Shirebrook Coal, Goods and

Coaching.South Elmsall Swinton and Knot-tingley Jt.

Coaching.

Spalding Midland and Great Coal, Goods andNorthern Joint Coaching.

Stafford London Midland & London and N or th Coal, Goods andScottish Western Coaching.

Stalybridge Lancashire & York-shire

Coaching.

,P London and N or th Coaching.Western

Stamford Midland Coal, Goods andCoaching.Stourton Coal and Goods.

Swinton Coal, Goods andCoaching.

Name.

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COMPANY.

Section.

W ith London & Nor th Eastern (Southern A r e a )-C o n t i n u e d .


Exchanged.

Exchange Point.

Temple Mills London Midland & Midland Goods.Scottish


Coal and Goodsto a n d f r om

and L. & S.W.Lines.

Thames Whar f Midland Coal and Goods.Uttoxoter Nor th Staffordshire Coaching.Verney Junction London and N or th Coaching.

WesternVictor ia Southern South Easter n and Coaching.Chatham and Lon-

don Br i ghton &South Coast

Victor ia Park London Midland & London and N or th Coaching.Scottish WesternWakefield Lancashire & York-

shireCoal, Goods and

Coaching.Woodford and 35 Stratford-on-Avon Coal, Goods andHinton and Midland Jct. Coaching.Worksop 22 Midland Coal, Goods and

Coaching.Wrexham Great Western Great Western Coal, Goods andCoaching.Cambrian Coal; Goods andCoaching.Yarmouth Midland and Great Coal and Goods.

(Vauxhall) Northern Joint

With London & North Eastern (Southern A r e a )-C o n t i n u e d

Name.

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COMPANY.

Section.Descriptionof Traffic

Exchanged.

Exchange Point.

ApplebyBradfordBrierley


Midland

Dearne Val leyLancashire & Yor k-

shire


Coaching.Coal and Goods.Coal and Goods.

Carlisle Glasgow & S o u t h Al l .Western

Caledonian All .PP

PPLondon and N or th Al l .

WesternPP Maryport & Carlisle All.PP Midland Al l .

Cudworth PP Coal, Goods andCoaching.

Doncaster P t London and N or th Coaching.Western

Ferrybridge Midland Goods.Goole Lancashire & Yor k-

shireAll .

Harrogate PP Midland Coaching.Hawes All .Hensall 91 Lancashire & Yor k-


Houghton Colliery PP Deame Val ley Coal and Goods.Sidings

Ilkley Midland Goods andCoaching.

Knotti ngley Lancashire & Yor k-shire

Coal and Goods.

Leeds London a n d N or th All .Western


Merchandise.

•• • PP Midland All .IPNormanton PP Lancashire & Yor k-

shireAl l .

PP Midland Al l .Otley P I P I Goods and Li ve

Stock.Penr i th PP London and N or th All.

WesternPontefract

(S. SE, K.)Lancashire & Yor k-


" ...Midland Goods.

Tebay London and N or th All .Western

York Lancashire & York-shire

Coaching & Li veStock.

pMidland Goods and

Coaching.

With London & Nor th Eastern (Nor th Eastern Area).

Name.

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COMPANY.

Section.Description

of TrafficExchanged.

Exchange Point.

AbbeyholmeArbroathBroomfield

(Montrose)CampsCarlisle


Caledonian Coal and Goods.

Al l .Al l .

Coal and Goods.All.

Glasgow and South All.Western

2 , London and N or thWestern

All.

, t Maryport & Carlisle All.Midland All.

CrianlarichDolphinton

1 , Caledonian All.All.

Dumbarton Coal and Goods.Dundee All .

(Buckingham)Gartsherrie Coal and Goods.Glasgow (College) Glasgow and South Coal, Goods and

Western Coaching.Glasgow Caledonian Coal and Goods.

(Sighthill)Granton Coal, Goods and

Empty Coach-ing.Greenhill Coal, Goods andEm pty Coach-ing.

Haymarket West 5.7 Coaching.—By specialarrangement.Kinnaber

P , Coal and Goods.Larber t Al l .Morningside All.Peebles All.Per th

/ , All.• • •Highland All .

Stir l ing Caledonian All.Whiffiet

P , All.• • •With London & Nor th Eastern (Northern Scottish Area).Aberdeen London Midland & Caledonian All.

ScottishBoat of Garten Highland All.Elgin All.Kei th

•All .

Name.

With London & Nor th Eastern (Southern Scottish Area).

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COKPAITY.

Section.

NOTE.—The term " Goods "covers " Other M ineral " traffic.


Exchanged.

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SECTION I L

RUNNING POWERS, WORKING ARRANGEMENTS,AND .JOINTLY OWNED RAILWAYS.

CHAPTER

RUNNI NG POWERS.

A Rai lway Company can enter int o agreements o r obtainpowers, b y A ct of P ar li am en t under which it obtains the right

to run over other Companies' lines, or i t may be placed underan obligat ion by Ac t of Parliament or by agreement t o allowanother Company t o r u n ov er i t s l ines o f rai lway . T h eauthority under whic h one Rai lway Company runs over t helines of another Railway Company is termed " Running Powers."

Running powers are generally obtained wi t h one o r moreof the following objects

(1) To av oid t he construct ion o f a duplicate l ine o frailway ;

(2) I n order t o compete more effectively wi t h anotherCompany ;

(3) To ensure proper facilit ies being given t o t raf f ic i na certain district on another Company's railway ;

(4) To give bet ter facilit ies in the form of through t rainservices between important points.

(1) The L. N. E. (N. B. ) Company work passenger t raf f icover a small port ion of the L.M.S. (Cal.) Company'sline f rom Hilton Jtmction to Perth, the constructionof a duplicate line being avoided.

(2) The L. N. E. (G.N. ) Company work passenger t raf f icover t he Met ropolitan l ine between King's Crossand Moorgate a n d merchandise t raf f ic betweenKing's Cross a n d t he i r o wn Goods Depo t a tFarringdon St reet , compet ing w i t h t h e L. M. S.(Mid.) Company, who also work passenger t raf f icover the Metropolitan line between St Pancras andMoorgate and merchandise traffic between St Pancrasand their own Goods Depot at Whitecross Street.

The L.M.S. (L. & N. W. ) Company have cont ingentrunning powers for merchandise and mineral trafficover the L.N.E. (0,C. ) Railway between Tux fordJunction a n d Beight on J unc t ion a n d betweenLangwith Junction and Chesterfield (Market Place),also o v e r t h e junc t ions a t Duc k mant on a n dKillamarsh, which they may exercise if their trafficis not efficiently conducted by the L.N.E. Company.

(4) The L.M.S. (L. & Y. ) Company, by agreement wi t hthe L.N.E. (YE. ) Company, run a service of throughtrains between Manchester and York, thus affordingbetter facilit ies between Lancashire and the Nort hEastern area than would be given were passengerscompelled t o change t rains at Normanton, wherethe physical connection between the two Companies'systems is made.

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The following cases illust rate each of t he above-mentionedreasons :—

(3)

The majorit y of Railway Companies possess running powersover some port ion of the line of another Company.

The Rai lway Clearing House Junct ion Diagram Book givesa lis t of running powers exercised b y the various Companies,and some of the unexercised powers are also shown.

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The running powers exercised by the L.N.E. Company overother Companies' lines, and by other Companies over the L.N.E.Railway are set out in Appendix " B. " pages 57 to 72.

In some cases running powers are Statutory, i.e., included inan Ac t of Parliament, and are therefore not terminable by theowning Company, and in other cases t hey are s imply grantedby Agreement, and are terminable or otherwise according to theterms of the Agreement.

Often questions of high railway policy are involved in runningpower negotiat ions, a n d t his wi l l probably be more readilyunderstood f rom a concrete case.

For example, take the railway position at Hull. A b o u t 1861the following lines did not exist, v iz. :—

Drif f ield and Beverley.

Market Weighton and Beverley.York and Doncaster.

Thorne and Staddlethorpe.Hul l and Barnsley.

The chief access t o Hu l l was v ia Mi l f ord Junct ion. T h et ime occupied in work ing by this route, however, was excessive,and the service not sufficient to supply adequately the require-ments of the Port of Hull.

The o ld South Yorkshire Rai lway Company (now L.N.E. )and L. and Y. Railway Company (now L.M.S.) both wished toget rail access to Hull, and the N.E. Company (now L.N.E.) alsodesired a shorter route. Accordingly , i n 1862, separate Bi l lswere introduced into Parliament by these Companies all seekingpower t o construct a new rai lway prov iding f o r t he bet t erworking of traff ic t o and f rom Hul l . No n e of these proposalsreceived Parliamentary sanct ion. I n Oc tober o f t h e s ameyear (1862), i n order t o save furt her Parliamentary contestsrespecting t he proposed railways, t he three Companies agreedthat the N.E. Company should promote a B i l l seeking powers

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to const ruc t a ra i lway between Staddlethorpe a n d Thorne.The Act was obtained in 1863.

The G.C. (t he successors o f t he South Yorkshire Rai lwayCompany) and L. & Y. Companies obtained access t o Hu l l bymeans of running powers between Thorne and Hull, and betweenGoole and Hu l l respectively, whi ls t t he N. E. Company weregranted powers t o run over the G.C. l ine between Thorne andDoncaster.

Running powers have sometimes t o be conceded i n orderto secure t he wit hdrawal of opposit ion t o a B i l l promoted inParliament. F o r example : i n 1874 the N.E. Company depositeda Bi l l t o amalgamate the Bly t h and Tyne Railway. Th i s wasopposed by the N. B. Company, who, b y connection wi t h t heBly th a n d Ty n e a t Morpet h, h a d access i n t o Newcas t leindependently of t he N. E. Company. T h e opposit ion o f t heN.B. Company was withdrawn upon contingent running powersbeing granted to them between Morpeth and Newcastle-on-Tynevia Backworth.

Contingent running powers d o n o t giv e a Company t heabsolute right t o work traffic, but can only be exercised undercertain contingencies, e.g., t he failure of the Owning Company•to afford proper facilities for the traffic of the other Company.

Parliamentary sanct ion i s n o t necessary i n t h e ease o frunning powers granted by one Railway Company t o anotherunder mutual agreement. F o r example, by agreement betweenthe N. E. and Midland Companies, dat ed 1874, powers weregranted the Midland Company to work over the N.E. line f romFerrybridge t o York and f rom Leeds t o Harrogate, whils t theN.E. Company were, under the same agreement, granted runningpowers over the Midland line to Sheffield.

I t sometimes is t o t he interest of the owning Company t ogrant running powers to another Company in order to give thatCompany a stronger inducement to develop traffic over the OwningCompany's route. The N.E. Company, for instance, granted theG.C. Company running powers f rom Ferrybridge t o York f or_passenger traffic, and also to Milford Junction f or goods traff ic,

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thus giving the G.C. a greater inducement to endeavour to secureScotch traff ic to the East Coast route.

The agreements between Companies as t o running powersalways provide f or the descriptions of traff ic t o be worked bythe Running Power Company, and usually t he remunerat ionto be paid t o the Owning Company by the Running Companyas toll for the use of the line of railway. T h e Agreements alsoftequently contain clauses f ix ing t h e l iab i l i t y f o r accidentsbetween respective Companies unless i t is intended t o let thisbe governed by R. C. H. Regulations.

Companies obtaining running powers usually have the rightto perform their own clerkage and cartage a t the stations onthe rai lway over whic h t hey run, t he remunerat ion f or suchservices being paid by the Company owning the line out of theterminal allowances which are usually reserved t o the OwningCompany.

CHAPTER H.

WORKI NG ARRANGEMENTS.

Work ing arrangements bet ween Ra i lway Companies a r efrequently entered into by agreement for the sake of economy,convenience, and expedit ion in working

The physical junct ion of one Company's system with anotheris frequently some distance from a station, and at a point wherethere are neither exchange sidings nor facilities of any description.I n such cases i t is essential t o have some work ing arrangementwhereby a Company may work wagons or passenger vehicles toa convenient point of exchange. T h e work ing and exchange oftraffic between Company and Company would be in a state ofchaos wit hout work ing arrangements, as each Company wouldendeavour t o carry traff ic as far as possible over its own lines,thus rendering the operating work at the various junctions bothuncertain and expensive.

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For example, traff ic exchanged between the London Midlandand Scott ish (Mid. ) and the London and Nort h Eastern (G.C.)via Sbireoaks is worked by the London Midland and ScottishCompany between Shireoaks (East) and Worksop.

Again, t h e ac tual phys ical junc t ion between t he L.M.S.(L. & Y. ) and the L.N.E. Company's G.N. line near Doncasteris 4 miles 29 chains to the north of Doncaster Station, but, underagreement t o fac ilitate t he exchange o f t raf f ic , t h e L. M. S.(L. & Y. ) Company work as f ar as Decoy Exchange Sidings,which are 6 miles 20 chains f rom Askem Junction.

THROUGH TRAINS AND CARRIAGES.

The running of through passenger trains or through carriagesover t he lines of t wo or more Companies is another commonworking arrangement.

An examinat ion of the t ime table wi l l show that there aremany cases where carriages are run through for long distancesover ot her Companies' lines. F o r example, i t is possible t otravel without changing f rom London (King's Cross) to Inverness,f rom Aberdeen t o Penzance, f r om Newcast le t o Bris t ol andBournemouth. T h e number of through trains and carriages isgreatly increased in summer.

I t ma y b e remarked t h a t f o r convenience between t heCompanies t he locomotives o f one Company wi l l f requent lywork excursion trains throughout t o another Company's line.

CHAPTER M.

J OI NTLY O WNE D RAI LWAYS.

Various reasons of policy and finance influence the constructionof railways at the joint cost of two or more Companies.

Several Companies may wish t o have access t o a hithertoundeveloped district, and, as a compromise, one line is made atjoint cost so as to obviate the construction of unnecessary lines.On the other hand, the district to be developed may be a poor

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one, and the prospects of a direct return on the capital investedin the new railway may not be good. I n these circumstancesit is not unusual for the capital to be found joint ly by the Com-panies who are likely to benefit by the proposed line act ing asa feeder.

The rai lway s jo in t l y owned b y t h e L . N. E. w i t h o t herCompanies in the three Areas are shown below :—

Southern Area.Cheshire Lines.East London.Great Central and Midland.Great Central and North Staffordshire.Great Central, Hul l & Barnsley and Midland.Great Northern and London & North Western.Great Western and Great Central.Halifax and Ovenden.Halifax High Level.Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham.Methley.Metropolitan and Great Central.Metropolitan a n d L o n d o n & No r t h Eas t ern (Wat f o rd

Extension).Midland and Great Northern.Norfolk and Suffolk.Oldham, Ashton, and Guide Bridge Junction.South Yorkshire.Tottenham and Hampstead.

North Eastern Area.Axholme.Otley and Ilkley.Swinton and Knott ingley.

Southern Scottish Area.Dumbarton and Balloch.Dundee and Arbroath.Princes Dock.Rothesay Dock.Stobcross (Low Level) and Kelvinhaugh.

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The management of t he J oint Railways is undertaken b yCommittees of Directors of the parent Companies.

Whils t there is a separate Joint Committee for the CheshireLines, t he other Railways joint ly owned by t he London andNorth Eastern and London Midland and Scott ish Companieshave been formed into four Groups, each being administered bya Joint Committee, e.g., the Axholme O t l e y and I lkley ; Swintonand Knot t ingley and the South Yorkshire J oint Railways areunder the management of Group Commit tee No. 3.

The following is a brief descript ion of each of t he jo int lyowned railways :—

SOUTHERN AREA.

CHESHI RE L I NES COMMI TTEE.

This is a Commit tee o f t he L. N. E. and L.M.S. (f ormerlyGreat Central, Great Northern and Midland) Companies whichwas incorporated by the Cheshire Lines Act, 1867, and controlsseveral short railways previously authorised either as separateundertakings or as part of the former M.S. & L. Railway. T h emain lines of the railway of the Committee extend from Manchesterto Liverpool, f rom a junct ion wit h the L.N.E. (G.C.) main lineat Godley to Glazebrook and from a junction with the M.S.J. & A.Railway at Alt rincham to Chester, where connections are againformed wi t h t he L. N. E. (G.C.) Line. Th e r e i s a l ine f romHalewood t o Aint ree, where a connection is formed wi t h t heSouthport a n d Cheshire Lines Ex tens ion Railway , wh ic h i sworked and maintained by the Cheshire Lines Committee. Thereis also a short line from Mouldsworth to Helsby, where a connectionis formed wit h the London & North Western and Great WesternJoint Railway.

I n addit ion there are short branches t o Wins ford and t oWinnington ; t hree branches serving Salt Works at Northwich ;a connection wit h the L.M.S. (L. & NM. ) line at Broadheathwith t he L.M.S. (Mid. ) and wi t h t he L. N. E. (G.0. ) lines a tCtiorlton Junction ; wi t h the M.S.J. & A. Railway at Cornbrook ;wit h the L.N.E. (G.C.) line to Wigan at Glazebrook ; a loop line

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into Warrington ; a connection with the L.M.S. (L. & N.W.) line toEdge Hi l l at Allerton ; a spur to the Brunswick Goods Depot atLiverpool ; a branch to Huskisson Goods Depot ; and a connectionwith the L.M.S. (L. & Y.) Railway at Aintree.

At Egerton Street Junct ion, near Brunswick, a connectionis formed with the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board Dock Lines.

In addit ion to the Goods Stations at Huskisson and Brunswickthe Commit tee also owns a Goods Stat ion at Wavertree, whichis reached by running over the L.M.S. (L. & N M . ) Edge Hi l lLine f rom Allerton Junction. T h e Committee also owns depotsat Shore Road and East and West Float , Birkenhead.

At Manchester the Committee obtains access to the ManchesterShip Canal Dock Lines by means of a connection with the TraffordPark Estate Railways at Bridgwater Junction.

There are junct ions wi t h t he L.M.S. (L. & N M . ) L ine atNorthenden, Northwich, and Hart f ord, and wi t h t he L.M.S.(Mid.) Line at Cheadle Heath, also wi t h the Great Central andMidland J oint L ine a t Brinnington Junct ion near Stockport ,and at Bredbury, Woodley and Apethorne.

The total length of the line, including the Southport extension,is 143 miles 17 chains, upon whic h there are 75 Goods andPassenger stations, and two halts.

This rai lway is worked as a separate undertak ing wi t h it sown Manager, Secretary a n d Accountant , whose off ices a reat Liverpool Cent ral Stat ion. T h e l ine is maintained by t heL. M. & S. Co.'s Engineer.

The Commit tee owns Passenger rolling stock, which is main-tained by the London and North Eastern Company. T h e enginepower is supplied by the Parent Companies, t hat f or the localservices being supplied b y t he London and No r t h Eas ternCompany.

The Parent Companies work their own through Goods andPassenger trains over the line.

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EAST LONDON RAI LWAY.

This l i n e ex tends f r o m junc t ions w i t h t h e Sout hern(L.B. & S.C. and S.E. & C.) Railway at New Cross to a junct ionwith the L.N.E. (G.E.) at East London Junction, near Shoreditch.There is also a physical connection wit h the L.N.E. (G.E.) Lineat Spitalfields effected by means of a hoist. Th e r e is a junct ionwith the Metropolitan and Metropolitan Dis t ric t Joint Railwayat Whitechapel.

There are s ix stat ions on t he line, which, i n addit ion t oforming a connection between the railways north and south ofthe Thames , serves t h e Dis t ric t s o f Ne w Cross, Dept f ord,Rotherhithe, Wapping, Limehouse, Stepney, Whitechapel, &c .

The railway was originally owned by the East London RailwayCompany, and under the East London Railway Act, 1882, i t wasleased in perpetuity to the following Companies :—

Great Eastern Railway.London, Brighton and South Coast Railway.London, Chatham and Dover Railway.Metropolitan Railway.Metropolitan District Railway.South Eastern Railway.

The Act provided for the constitut ion of a Joint Commit teeof those Companies for the management and control of the line.

Under t he Southern Rai lway Ac t , 1925, t he Eas t LondonRailway Company was dissolved, a n d t he undertak ing wastransferred to and vested in the Southern Railway Company asfrom 1st January 1925. T h e lease of the undertaking remainsin f u l l force, and a l l t he powers of t he J oint Commit tee arecontinued.

The Commit tee is composed o f s ix representatives o f t heSouthern Company and t wo representatives o f each o f t heremaining Lessee Companies, v iz . , Met ropolitan, Met ropolit anDistrict, and London and North Eastern.

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In 1913 t he railway , wi t h t he exception of t he loop f romDeptford Road Junct ion to the Up Junct ion wi t h the London,Brighton and South Coast line and the Up Junct ion wi t h t heSouth Eastern and Chatham Line at New Cross, was electrif ied.The current is supplied b y t he Dis t ric t and London Elect ricRailway Companies.

The Line is supervised, managed and maintained on behalfof the Joint Committee by the Metropolitan Company.

The regular t hrough and local Passenger t ra in service i selectrically work ed b y t he Met ropolit an Company , b u t t heL.N.E. (G.E.) Railway work a steam t rain service for horse boxand parcels traff ic, also occasional special Passenger trains overthe line f rom and t o Liverpool Street. A l l Goods t rains overthe East London line are worked by the L.N.E. (G.E.) to or f romNew Cross (LB. & S.C.), Hither Green (S.E. & C.), or New Cross(G.E.) Depots.

GREAT CENTRAL A ND MI DL A ND J OI NT L I NE,

consisting of the following railways :—Hyde Junction and Ashburys Junction to Hayf ield.Widnes Branch.

Shireoaks and Laughton.Rotherham, Maltby and Laughton.

HYDE JUNCTION AND ASHBURYS JUNCTION TO HAYFIELD

This line extends from Hyde Junction and Ashburys Junction,where i t connects wit h the L.N.E. (GC. ) Railway, t o Hayf ield,a t otal distance of nearly 18 miles. Th e r e are also t wo shortbranches forming connections wit h the Cheshire Lines, one f romRomiley Junc t ion t o Bredbury Junct ion, and t he other f romReddish Junct ion to Brinnington Junct ion near Stockport.

Junctions are f ormed wi t h t he L.M.S. (Mid. ) Rai lway a tNew Mil ls ; w i t h t he Great Cent ral and Nor t h Staffordshire

Joint Line at Marple, and wi t h the Cheshire Lines at WoodleyJunction a n d Apet home Junct ion, between whic h points—adistance of 29 chains—the Cheshire Lines Commit tee's t rainsrun over the joint line.

There are 12 stations on this section of the line.

WIDNES BRANCH.

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This line, 5 miles 2 chains in length, is a loop from the CheshireLines Commit tee's railway , commencing a t Widnes Junct ion,running south t o Widnes, t hen west and north, terminat ing atHough Green Junction. Th e r e is a short line called the MarshBranch, running out of the loop at Moor Lane Junct ion to theDit ton Brook I ronwork s a n d a connect ion t heref rom wi t hHutchinson's Trustees' line, a privately owned line t o the WestBank Dock, wharves and works on t he estate. Th e r e is alsoa short length of line to the Widnes and Dit t on Land Companycalled the Landowners' Branch.

There are two stations on the branch.

SHIREOAKS AND LAUGHTON LINE.

This port ion of the Joint L i n e - 4 miles 49 chains in length—extends f rom Branc h& Junction with the L.N.E. (G.C.) Railwayto Dinningt on Junct ion wi t h t he South Yorkshire J oint L ineand t o Laughton Southern Junc t ion wi t h t he Great Central,Hul l and Barnsley, and Midland Joint Line.

There is only one stat ion on the line, viz., Anston.

ROTHERHAM, MALTBY AND LAUGHTON LINE.

This l i n e - 5 miles 52 chains in length—runs f rom BraithwellJunction with the Great Central, Hul l and Barnsley and MidlandJoint Line to Thrybergh Junction with the L.N.E. (G.C.) Railwayand Roundwood Junction with the L.M.S. (Mid.) Railway.

There are no stations on this length of line, but it is connectedwith Silverwood Colliery.

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GREAT CENTRAL A ND NO RTH STAFFORDSHI REJ OI NT LI NE.

This line is 11 miles in length and runs f rom a junct ion wit hthe L.M.S. (N.S. ) Rai lway at Macclesfield t o a junc t ion wi t hthe Great Central and Midland Joint Line at Marple. A junct ionis also formed with the L.M.S. (L. & NM. ) Railway at Middlewood.

There are six stations on the line.

The local Passenger service is worked by t he London andNorth Eastern Company. T h e L.N.E. Company work the Goodstraffic t o a n d f rom t he L. N. E. (G.C. ) system. T h e L.M.S.Company work Goods trains to and f rom Middlewood.

GREAT CENTRAL A ND NO RTH WESTERN J OI NTLINES.

The railways vested in the Great Central and North WesternRailways Joint Committee are :—

Manchester, South Junction, and Altrincham,Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Junction.

MANCHESTER, SOUTH JUNCTION AND ALTRINCHAM RAILWAY.

This line—about 9 m i l e s i n length—commences wi t h ajunct ion wi t h the L.M.S. (L. & N.W. ) Railway at Manchester,London Road, runs in a westerly direction to Castlefield Junction,then south-west to Alt rincham and Bowdon, where it terminatesby a junction with the Cheshire Lines. F r o m Castlefield Junctiona short spur line runs to a junct ion with the L.M.S. (L. & N.W.)Railway at Liverpool Road, Ordsall Lane. I n addit ion to theterminal junct ions ment ioned there are t wo junct ions wi t h theCheshire Lines at Cornbrook and one at Timperley (DeansgateJunction) and a junct ion wit h the L.M.S. (L. & NM. ) Railwayat Timperley.

There are 10 stations on the line.

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There are three stations on the line.

OLDHAM, ASHTON AND GUIDE BRIDGE JUNCTION RAILWAY.

This l i n e - 6 miles 15 chains in length—commences at GuideBridge, where there are east and west junct ions (AudenshawJunction and Stockport Junct ion respectively) wi t h the L.N.E.(GO.) Rai lway main line, and runs in a northerly direct ion t oAshton, where i t joins the L.M.S. (L. & Y. ) Railway branch toStalybridge, four chains of which form a link with the remainingport ion of the O.A. & G.B. line, which f rom that point continuesits northerly course to Oldham, terminat ing by an end-on junct ionwith the L.M.S. (L. & NM. ) Railway to Huddersfield.

The L.M.S. (L. & N.W. ) Company obtain access to the JointLine at the southern end by means of a junct ion at Crowthom,and also by a junction with the L.N.E. (G.C.) Line near the pointof the East Junction. A t Ashton there are junct ions wit h theL.N.E. (GO. ) Ashton Moss Curve, connecting wi t h the L.M.S.(L. & Y.) Line, and with the L.M.S. (L. & NW. ) branch to OldhamRoad Goods Stat ion. A t Oldham there are junct ions wit h theL.N.E. (G.C.) branch t o t he Scott f ield Goods Stat ion ; w i t hthe L.M.S. (L. & Y. ) L ine ; a n d wi t h the J oint Commit tee'sbranch t o the Parent Companies' own Goods Stations at CleggStreet.

The two sections of joint railway are managed by the ParentCompanies alternately f or periods of f ive years, one Companytaking the M.S.J. & A. Railway, while the other takes the O.A. &G.B. Railway. T h e M.S.J. & A. Railway has been managed bythe London Midland and Scottish Company since July 1st, 1929,and the O.A. & G.B. Railway by the L. & N.E. Company f romthe same date.

Both Companies work the Local Trains over the Manchester,South Junc t ion and Alt rincham Rai lway on t he princ iple o fequation of mileage. T h e L.M.S. Company work through trainsfrom t he Liverpool dis t ric t t o London Road and vice versa.Cheshire Lines t rains also run between Old Traf ford Junct ionand Alt rincham. T h e L.N.E. and L.M.S. Companies work localGoods t rains over t he line. B o t h Companies work Passengerand Goods trains over the O.A. & G.B. Railway.

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GREAT CENTRAL, HUL L A ND BARNSLEY, A NDMI DL A ND J OI NT LI NE.

This l ine-4 miles 79 chains—extends from Laughton (SouthernJunction) t o Bra i t hwel l (Nort hern Junc t ion) a n d f orms aconnecting l i n k between t h e Shireoaks a n d Laught on a n dBraithwell t o Thrybergh and Roundwood sections of the GreatCentral and Midland Joint Railway. Th e r e is a branch, 28 chainsin length, t o Thurcrof t Colliery and one of 21 chains to HellabyGoods.

I n addit ion t o t he junct ions wi t h t he Great Cent ral andMidland Joint Line at the extremities, there are junctions wit hthe L.N.E. Railway at Braithwell, and with the South YorkshireJoint Line at Laughton West.

The line is worked solely by the L.N.E. Company.

There is no Passenger service on the line.

There are two Goods stations on the line, one at Hellaby andthe other at Thurcrof t .

GREAT NO RTHE RN A ND LONDON A ND NO RTHWESTERN J OI NT LI NE.

This l i ne -45 miles in length—which was owned joint ly bythe f ormer Great Nort hern and London and Nor t h WesternCompanies, extends f rom Welham Junct ion wi t h t he L.M.S.(L. & NM. ) Railway near Market Harboro' to Bottesford Junctionwit h t he L.N.E. (G.N.) l ine running between Not t ingham andGrantham, wi t h a branch l ine f rom Harby and Stathern t oSaxondale Junction with the L.N.E. (G.N.) line. The managementis in the bands of a Joint Committee (Group No. 1) of the twoCompanies.

There are Nort h and South junctions wit h the L.N.E. (G.N.)Line t o Leicester at Maref ield and a junct ion wi t h the L.N.E.(G.N.) branch t o Waltham-on-the-Wold at Scalford.

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There are 13 stations on this line, bu t one (Medbourne) isnow closed.

The line f rom and inc luding Melton Mowbray northwards issupervised by the L.N.E. Company and south of that point bythe L.M.S. Company. B o t h Companies work t rains over t heLine.

GREAT WESTERN A ND GREAT CENTRAL J OI NTLI NE.

The Great Western and Great Cent ral Joint Line, 41 milesin lengt h, ex tends f r om Nor t ho l t J unc t ion wi t h t he GreatWestern l ine f rom Paddington and t he L.N.E. (G.C.) Rai lwayf rom Marylebone t o Ashendon Junct ion, f rom which point theGreat Western Railway runs to Birmingham and beyond and theL.N.E. (G. C. ) Ra i l wa y t o Grendon Underwood J unc t ion,Leicester, and the North. Th e r e is also a branch f rom PrincesRisborough to Aylesbury.

Junctions are formed near Denham wit h the Great WesternBranch to Uxbridge ; a t High Wycombe with the Great Westernline to Maidenhead ; and at Princes Risborough wit h the GreatWestern branches to Wat lington and Oxford.

There are 12 stations and f ive halts on the Joint Line.

Each Company works its own traffic over the Joint Line.

HA L I FA X A ND OVENDEN J OI NT LI NE.

This line, whic h was vested in t he former Great Northernand Lancashire & Yorkshire Companies joint ly by the Halif axand Ovenden Junct ion Railway Act, 1870, extends f rom Holm-field t o a junct ion wi t h the L.M.S. (L. & Y. ) Line at Halifax ,a distance of 21 miles. Th e r e are stations at Holmfield, Ovenden,and North Bridge.

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Both the L.N.E. and the L.M.S. Companies work Goods andCoal ov er t he railway , b u t t he L. N. E. Company work t hePassenger traffic.

HA L I FA X HI G H L E V E L J OI NT L I NE.

ME THL E Y J OI NT LI NE.

This line extends f rom Halifax, St Pauls, t o a junct ion wit hthe Halif ax and Ovenden Joint Line, near Holmf ield, a distanceof 3/ miles.

There are three stations on the line, but during the war therailway was closed for the purposes of passenger traff ic and hasnot since been re-opened, except for occasional excursion trains.

I t was worked joint ly by t he former Great Northern andLancashire &Yorkshire Companies from the date of its constructionunt il i t became vested i n those t wo Companies joint ly underpowers contained in the Great Northern Railway Act, 1894.

Both the L.N.E. and the L.M.S. Companies work Goods andCoal trains over the line.

This l ine extends f rom Lofthouse, where Nort h and Southjunctions are formed wit h the L.N.E. (G.N.), Wakefield to Leedsline, t o Met h ley, where there are junct ions wi t h t he L. N. E.(N.E.), and wit h the L.M.S. (L. & Y. ) Lines.

The ra i lway became t h e propert y o f t h e f ormer GreatNorthern, North Eastern and Lancashire & Yorkshire Companiesunder t he Methley Railway Act , 1864, which provided for theconstitution of the Methley Railway Joint Committee, now com-prised in Joint Committee (Group No. 1).

The l ine is 5-1- miles i n length, and there are stations a tLofthouse, Stanley and Methley.

The L.N.E. Company work Goods and Coal trains, and theL.M.S. Company work Coal trains over the line, but the Passengertraffic is worked by the L.N.E. (G.N.) Company.

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METROPOLI TAN A ND GREAT CENTRAL J OI NTLI NE.

This line extends f rom Harrow South Junct ion to QuaintonRoad Junct ion wi t h the L.N.E. (G.C.) Railway and t o VerneyJunction wi t h t he L.M.S. (L . & N M . ) Railway . Th e r e is abranch about f our miles long f rom Chalfont and Lat imer t oChesham. T h e Br i l l Tramway , whic h extends f rom QuaintonRoad to Brill, is leased to and worked by the Joint Committee.The total length of the Joint Line is about 511 miles.

There are 17 stat ions and t wo halts on the Joint Line andfive stations on the Bri l l Tramway.

The l ine is managed by t he Parent Companies alternatelyfor periods o f f iv e years. B o t h Companies wo rk t hei r o wntrains, b u t t he local Goods t ra in service is work ed b y t heMetropolitan Company.

METROPOLI TAN A ND LONDON & NO RTH EASTERNJ OI NT L I NE (WATFORD EXTENSI ON).

This line is 2 miles in length and extends f rom junctions wit hthe Metropolitan & Great Central Joint Line south of Rickmans-worth t o Wat ford, and was constructed at the joint and equalcost of the London & North Eastern and Metropolitan Companies.There are stations at Croxley Green and Watford.

MI DL A ND A ND GREAT NO RTHE RN J OI NT L I NE.

This line, which was joint ly owned by the former Midlandand Great Northern Companies, and was originally the Easternand Midlands Railway , extends f rom Peterborough and Li t t leBytham t o Cromer, Norwich and Yarmouth, and the manage-ment is in the hands of a Joint Committee (Group No. 2) appointedby the two Parent Companies.

At L i t t le By t ham an end-on junc t ion is formed wi t h t heL.M.S. (Mid. ) Line, and a t Peterborough (Wisbech Junct ion)the line also connects with the L.M.S. (Mid.) Line and a connectionis made between the two Parent Companies' lines at WestwoodJunction, thereby af fording access t o Peterborough Stat ion f orthe trains of the Joint Committee,

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There are junct ions wi t h the L.N.E. (G.N.) Line at Bourneand Spalding, and wit h the L.N.E. ( G i l ) Line at South Ly nnand Yarmout h (Nort h Quay) ; w i t h t he Norf olk and SuffolkJoint Line at West Runton and Nort h Walsham ; a n d a shortbranch f r o m Yarmout h Beach t o Gorleston No r t h f orms aconnection wit h the Southern Section of the Norfolk and SuffolkJoint Line.

The t ot al length of t he railway is 183f miles, bu t of thislength 108 miles 77 chains are single track.

There are 58 stations on the line, but the Joint Committee'strains also have access t o Peterborough, Spalding, Bourne andLowestoft.

The Commit tee has its own Traff ic Manager. T h e c iv il andmechanical engineering work is carried out under the supervisionof t he Parent Companies' officers, t he L. N. E. Engineer being•responsible f o r t he maintenance o f t he l ine and t he L.M.S.Mechanical Engineer supervis ing t he locomot ive work . T h eaccountancy work is undertaken by the L.M.S. Company.

The J oint Commit tee (Group No. 2) possesses engines andcarriages, wit h which the local services are worked. T h e ParentCompanies also work through trains to and from their own systems.

NORFOLK A ND SUFFOLK J OI NT L I NE.

There are t wo sections o f this railway , whic h was ownedjoint ly by t he Midland and Great Northern J oint Commit teeand t he f ormer Great Eastern Company : ( 1 ) f r om Runt onWest Junct ion wit h the Midland and Great Northern Joint Lineto Nort h Walsham, where junctions are formed wit h the L.N.E.(G.E.) Line, and also wi t h t he Midland and Great Nort hernJoint L ine ; a n d (2) f rom Gorleston Nort h, where there arejunctions wit h the Midland and Great Northern Joint Line andalso wi t h t he L. N. E. (G.E. ) L ine t o Lowestof t , Coke OvensJunction, wi t h the L.N.E. (G.E.) Line.

The length o f t he northern section of t he l ine is 13 miles30 chains, upon whic h there are f our stat ions and one halt .The southern port ion is 8 miles 71 chains long and has f ivestations and one halt .

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The Cromer and Nor t h Walsham Section is managed andmaintained b y t he Midland and Great Nort hern J oint Com-mittee (Group No. 2), and the Yarmouth and Lowestoft Sectionis managed and maintained by the London and Nort h EasternCompany.

SOUTH YORKSHI RE J OI NT L I NE.

Numerous B i l l s were deposited f o r powers t o const ructrailways i n t h e Sout h York s hire dis t ric t , b u t a f t e r l o n gnegotiations these were wit hdrawn, a n d t he f iv e Companies(G.C., G.N. , L . & Y. , Midland, and N.E. ) agreed t o constructthe present line, and an Act was obtained in 1903.

The line, which is over 19 miles long, serves the collieries i nSouth East Yorkshire, and is under the management of a JointCommittee (Group No. 3) wi t h a Resident Inspector.

I t commences a t K i r k Sandall b y a junc t ion wi t h t heL.N.E. (G.0.) Line between Doncaster and Barnby Dun, passingsouth and joining near Dinnington Main Colliery the G.C. andMidland Joint Line, which connects at Branc h& Junct ion wit hthe L. N. E. (G.C.) Company's Sheffield t o Ret f ord main Line.There are junctions with the L.N.E. (G.N.) main Line at PottericCarr ; wi t h the L.M.S. (L. & Y. ) Line, and with the L. & Y. andG.N. J oint Line at St Catherine's and wi t h the Great Central,Hul l and Barnsley and Midland Joint Line at Laughton West.

The stations on the line are Tickhill, Maltby and Dinnington.

Each Company works i t s own Goods and Mineral traff ic.There is no Passenger service, but Parcel and other Merchandisetraffic is dealt wit h at the Joint Stations and carried in Goodstrains.

TOTTENHAM A ND HAMPSTEAD J OI NT L I NE.

This line is joint ly owned by the L.M.S. and L.N.E. Companies(formerly Midland and Great Eastern), and t he work ing andmanagement are in the hands of a Joint Committee (Group No. 2)of t he t wo Companies. I t extends f rom Tot t enham No r t hJunction wit h the L.N.E. (GE) Line to an exchange Passengerstation wit h the L.M.S. (L. & NM. ) at Gospel Oak.

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There are connections a t South Tot tenham wit h the L.M.S.(Mid.) Line to Tilbury and Southend and at Junct ion Road andHighgate Road wit h the L.M.S. (Mid. ) Line t o St Pancras andthe North.

The l ine is 4 miles 53 chains in length and there are ninepassenger stations, but one (Highgate Road) is now closed.

Both the L.M.S. and the L.N.E. Companies work over t heline. A t present the L.N.E. Goods traff ic is l imited to t hat t oand f rom their Goods Depot at Tufnell Park, except that L.N.E.through Goods t rains are run over the line between Tot tenham(West) Junct ion and South Tot tenham Junction.

NORTH EASTERN AREA.

AXHOLME J OI NT L I NE.

The I s le o f Axholme L igh t Rai lway was acquired b y t heformer N. E. Company, and subsequently the f ormer L . & Y .Company became jo in t owners i n t he undertaking. T h e l ine.commences a t Marshland Junc t ion near Goole, and runs eastto Reedness Junct ion (wit h a branch further east to Fockerby),and thence southward to Haxey Junction (with a branch runningwestward f rom Epworth t o Hat f ield Moor) a distance of about28 miles. T h e work ing of the line is under the supervision ofthe L. N. E. ( Y E . Area) and L.M.S. (L . & Y . Section) duringalternate periods.

There are twelve stations on the Joint Line.

OTLEY A ND I L K L E Y J OI NT L I NE.

The L.M.S. and L.N.E. Companies own and work this line,which extends f rom Ot ley to I lk ley , a total distance of 6 miles.The f our stations on the line account t o the L.M.S. Audi t f orL.M.S. traffic, and to the L.N.E. Audit for L.N.E. traffic. T h emanagement is by a Joint Committee (Group No. 3).

At I lk ley t he joint l ine forms a junc t ion wi t h t he L.M.S.(Mid.) L ine proper, which runs west and connects wi t h t he i rmain line t o Scotland at Skipton, whils t jus t east of Ot ley an

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end-on junc t ion i s f ormed wi t h t h e L. N. E. (N. E. ) l i ne t oArthington f o r Leeds a n d Harrogate. Bet ween Ot ley a n dBurley-in-Wharfedale (Milnerwood Junc t ion) t h e J o in t L i n econnects wi t h the Midland line t o Bradford and Leeds, whi ls ta connection is also made wi t h the Midland line at WharfedaleStation.

Each Company works its own traffic.

SWI NTON A ND K NO TTI NG L E Y J OI NT LI NE.

In 1874 the Midland and N.E. Companies applied to Parliamentfor authority to construct a railway from Swinton to Knot t ingley,and concurrent ly wit h this applicat ion the M.S. & L. and O.N.Companies were joint ly seeking powers t o construct the Leeds,Pontefract and Sheff ield Junc t ion Railway . B o t h Bi l ls werereferred as competing Bills to the same Committee of the Houseof Commons and rejected. T h e Midland and N.E. Companies,by offering running powers over the proposed line to the M.S. & L.and G.N. Companies, induced them to withdraw their opposition.The Bi l l was recommitted and passed through Parliament in thesame year. T h e f ine, about 1 6 miles i n length, was t henconstructed, and is under the management of a Joint Committee(Group No. 3).

There are s ix stations on the Joint line, and these stationsaccount to the L.N.E. Audit for receipts.

Both Companies run their own trains over the joint line, butthe majorit y of the trains worked by the L.N.E. Company arerun under t he powers conferred upon t he former M.S. & L. ,subsequently G.C., Company.

SOUTHERN SCOTTISH AREA.

DUMBARTON A ND BALLOCH J OI NT LI NE.

This line is joint ly owned by the L.N.E. and L.M.S. Companies(formerly N.B. and Caledonian), the Caledonian Company havingacquired, as f rom 1st October, 1896, a joint and equal interestin the line and in the Nort h Brit ish Steam Packet Company'sLoch Lomond Steamers by agreement scheduled to the Dumbartonand Balloch Joint Line, &c., Ac t of 1892.

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The jo in t line, whic h is over 7 miles i n length, serves t heYale o f Leven dis t ric t o f Dumbartonshire, and extends f romDumbarton East Junction, where i t connects wi t h both L.N.E.and L.M.S. Railways, t o Balloch Pier, Loch Lomond.

The management is by a Joint Commit tee (Group No. 4),and traff ic is worked by the Passenger and Merchandise t rainsof the Parent Companies. T h e accountancy work is undertakenby the L.M. & S. Company.

DUNDE E A ND A RB RO A TH J OI NT L I NE.

This line, which is over 23 miles in length, is joint ly ownedby the L.N.E. and L.M.S. Companies (formerly N.B. and Cale-donian), the N.B. Company acquiring a joint interest in the lineby v irtue of the Nort h Brit ish Railway (Dundee and ArbroathJoint Line) Act , 1879.

The l ine is under t he management o f a J oint Commit tee(Group No. 4).

At the Dundee end the joint line connects wit h t he L.N.E.(N.B.) Railway at Camperdown Junction, and at Dundee Eastthere is a connection with the Dundee Harbour Line, over whichthe L.M.S. Company has access to the joint line. T h e joint linealso forms junct ions wi t h t he L.N.E. (N.B. ) and L.M.S. (Cal. )Lines a t St Vigeans Junct ion beyond Arbroath, and wi t h t helatter at Broughty Ferry Junction.

The work ing of traffic and the supply of engine power, plant,&c., is undertaken joint ly by the Parent Companies in respectof local traffic, and each of the Companies provides engine power,plant, &c., f or traff ic beyond the joint line conveyed by theirrespective routes. T h e accountancy work is undertaken by theL. & N. E. Company.

PRINCES DOCK J OI NT RAI LWAY.

The Princes Dock Joint Railway, which has a route mileageof 1 mile 17 chains, is joint ly owned by the L.M.S. and L.N.E.Companies in t he following proport ions, v iz. :—L.M.S., 3/5thsL.N.E., 2/5ths ( f o r me r l y Caledonian, 2/5ths, N.B. , 2/5ths, andG. & S.W., 1/5th).

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The railway , whic h is purely a goods line, extends f romIbrox Junct ion on the Glasgow and Paisley Railway to PrincesDock on the south bank of the River Clyde, connecting at thejunct ion named wit h the L.M.S. (Cal. and G. & S.W.) Railway.I t is under the management of a Joint Committee (Group No. 4),and the work ing is joint ly undertaken by the Parent Companies.

ROTHESAY DOCK B RA NCH J OI NT RA I LWAY.

• T h e Rothesay Dock Branch Joint Railway is a short goodsline on the nort h bank of the Riv er Clyde some 17 chains inlength, authorised by the North Brit ish Railway (General Powers)Acts, 1903 and 1905, and jo int ly owned b y t he L. N. E. andL.M.S. Companies (formerly N. B. and Caledonian), who workand manage the line.

The jo int line forms junct ions wi t h both t he L.N.E. (N.B. )and L.M.S. (Cal.) Railways at Clydebank Dock West Junction,f rom which point i t runs south-west t o Green Road Junct ion,connecting there wi t h t he Rothesay Dock Lines of t he ClydeNavigat ion Trustees.

STOBCROSS (LOW LEVEL) A ND K E L V I NHA UGHJ UNCTI ON L I NE.

The L . N. E . a n d L. M. S. Companies ( f ormerly N. B . a n dCaledonian) joint ly own this line, which extends f rom Stobcross(Low Level), where i t forms a junc t ion wi t h the L.M.S. (Cal. )Railway, t o Kelv inhaugh Goods Stat ion, connecting there wi t hthe L. N. E. (N. B. ) Rai lway , hav ing a t ot al route mileage o f.39 chains.

The line, whic h is used f or goods t raf f ic only , was openedin March, 1876, and is joint ly worked by the Parent Companies.

J OI NT STATIONS.

In addit ion to owning railways joint ly with other Companies,it i s no t a n uncommon pract ice f o r t wo o r more Rai lwayCompanies serv ing t he same t own t o construct a passengerstation, and sometimes a goods stat ion, a t joint cost, i n orderto save capital expenditure and expense i n t he supervision ofduplicate staffs,

The following is a lis t of the stations joint ly owned by theL.N.E. Company wi t h other Companies :—

Southern Area.

Aylesbury •

Barnsley (Court House)Bradford (Exchange)Hal i fax • • • • . .Knottingley • • •

Leeds (Central) . . •Stalybridge • • • •Wakefield (Kirkgate)

North Eastern Area.

HawesHolbeckLeeds (New)NormantonPenr i th

Tebay

Station.

Scottish Area.

•••

• • •

Aberdeen (Passenger)Per th (General) • . .Carlisle (Dentonholme)

G.L.L.L.L.L.L.

L.

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Joint Owners.

W. & G.C. Jt. Committee and Met. & G.C.Jt. Committee.

N.E. (G•C.) and L.M.S. (Mid.) • • •M.S. (L. & Y.) and L.N.E. (G.N.) • . •M.S. (L. & Y.) and L.N.E. (G.N.)M.S. (L. & Y. and L. & NW .) and L.N.E.

(G.N. & N•E.).M.S. (L. & Y.) and L.N.E. (G.N.) • • •N.E. (G.C.) and L.M.S. (L. & NAV•)M.S. (L. & Y.) and L.N.E. (G•N.)

M.S. (Mid.) and L.N.E. ( YE.).M.S. (Mid.) and L.N.E. (N.B.).M.S. (L. & N•W•) and L.N.E. ( YE.).M.S. (L• & Y. & Mid.) and L.N.E. ( YE.)

(C.K. & P. & L. (SL NAV•) and L.N.E.( YE.) .

.M.S. (L. & NAV.) and L.N.E. (N.B.)

L.M.S. (Cal.) and L.N.E. (G.N. of S•) . . •L.M.S. (Cal. & High.) and L.N.E. (N.B.)L.M.S. (G. & S.W. & Mid.) and L Y E . (N.B.)

Classof

Traffic.

All.

Coaching.Coaching.All.All.

Coaching.All.All.

Al l .Coaching.Coaching.Al l .Al l .

All.

Coaching.Coaching.Goods.

There are also many stations which, although owned solelyby one Company, are extensively used b y other Companies,who pay for the privilege either an annual rent or a proport ionof t he work ing expenses. F o r example, t he L.M.S. (L. & Y. )Company use Goole Passenger Stat ion, f or which they pay anannual rent t o t he L. N. E. ( Y E . ) Company . Car l is le i s a nexample of the second method of payment. Car l is le PassengerStation is owned by the L.M.S. (L. & N.W. and Cal.) Company,and the L.N.E. (N.B. and N.E. ) Company pay a proport ion ofthe work ing expenses of the station based on the user thereof.

APPENDI X " B. "

BETWEEN Desc ription of Traff i c work ed.Southern Area.

G.C. ov e r G.W . B anbury J unc ti on B anbury Station Coaching (by arrangement).G.C. ov er L.M.S. (L. & Li ne a t As hton Moss Al l .Y .). Barns ley J unc ti on Barns ley Stati on Goods Tra i n .

Barns ley (L . SE Y . ) J unc ti on Ho rb u ry Junc tion Goods and Coal .Barns ley S tati on Stanhope Si lks tone B ranc h and Coal and Coke.

Da rton Tunnel (South E nd).Penis tone Hudders field, i n c l u d i n g L . & Al l .N.W . and L . & Y . J o i n t L i nebetween Springwood J unc ti onand Hudders fi el d.

Ancoats J unc ti on Phi l ips P ark Sidings Al l .

G.C. ov er L.M.S. (L . & A rdwi c k Junc tion Manches ter (London Rd . J c t.) A l l .NAY.). A l l erton Junc ti on Wav ertree and Edge Hi l l (C.L.C.) Goods Tra i n (on account of C.L.C.).Stati on Li ne J unc ti on

Ambers wood Wes t j unc t i on Bamfurl ong Exchange Sidings Goods Tra i n .As hton, Ol d h a m R o a d Goods Coal.

B ranc hOl dham J unc ti on Ol dham, Gl odwi c k Road Coaching.Manchester, Li v erpool Road Jc t. Cross Lane Li v e Stock.Manchester, Li v erpool Road Jet. Ordsal l Lane Goods Tra i n .

G.C. ov er L.M.S. (Mid.) Beighton J unc ti on Ec k i ngton and RenishawStation Goods Tra i n .

RUNNING POWERS EXERCISED BY THE LONDON AND NORTH EASTERN COMPANY OVEROTHER COMPANIES' LINES.

BETWEEN Description of Traffic worked.

Southern Area (contd.)

G.C. over L.M.S. (Mid.) Shireoaks, E. and W. Junctions Mansfield Shireoaks and Whitwell—All.Whitwell and Shirebrook Junction

Excursion.Shirebrook J e t . a n d Sher w ood

Colliery J e t . — Excursion a n dCoal and Coke.

Sherwood Colliery Jct. and Mans-field Passenger Stn.—Excursion.

Barnsley, Cockram R oad o r Barnsley. M ount Osborne West Coaching and Live Stock.Court House Junction Junction.

Ashburys West Junction Ancoats Junction wi th L. & Y. Al l .Beighton Junction Treeton Junction Goods Train.Brightside Junction Grimesthorpe Junetion Goods Train.Connection with Sherwood Col l'y Use of Jet. for Coal and Coke only.Connection w i t h W or k s o f Use of Jct. for Coal and Coke only.

Vickers Lim i ted.

G.C. over L.M.S. (N.S.) Macclesfield Junction wi th G.C. Macclesfield Central Station Coaching.& N.S. Joint Line.

0 .C. over L.M.S. Woodford Junction Byfield Coaching.(S.M.J.).

C.C. over L.M.S. Bidston Junction Seacombe and Egremont Coaching.(Wirral). Bidston Junction Birkenhead Dock Line Jets. Goods Train

.C. over S. & K. Joint Mexboro', West Junction Hickleton Main Colliery Jct. Coal and Coke.Mexboro' West and W ath Jets. Knottingley Ferrybridge Jct. All except Coal and Coke.W ath Junction Hicldeton Main Colliery Jct. Coal and Coke.

BETWEEN Des c ri pti on of Traff i c work ed.


G.E. over L.M.S. (Mi d.) Peterboro' J unc t i on wi th G.E . Peterboro' J unc ti on w i t h G.N. Passenger.Fores t Gate J unc ti on Ti l bu ry Coaching. S p e c i a l T ra i n s f r o m

Li v erpool S treet .Fores t Gate J unc t i onBow Gas Fac tory J unc ti on

L i t t l e I l f o rd Sidings •Broml ey , Abbey Mi l ls Lower JotGoods Tra i n ,Coaching.

G.E. o v e r M i d . a n d Runton, Wes t J unc ti on Sheringham Al l .G.N. J o i n t .

G.E. over L.M.S. ( N I . ) Poplar Camden Road Goods Tra i n between V i c tori a P arkJet. & Ha c k n e y Do wn s ( 1 m .29 e.).

G.E. ov er Southern New Cross, E as t London Jc t. New Cross Gate Station and G.E. A l l t o S t a t i o n ; Go o d s T r a i n t o(L B . & S.C.). Goods Depot. G.E . Depot.

G.E. ov e r Southern New Cross, E as t London Jet. Hi thergreen Sidings Goods Tra i n (by arrangement).(S.E. & C.).

G.N. ov er L.M.S. Askern J unc ti on K no t t i ng ley J unc ti on wi th N.E . Coaching and Coal and Coke.(L. & Y.) . K no t t i ng ley J unc ti on Wakefield, Ings Road J unc ti on Coal and Coke.

K no t t i ng ley J unc ti on Methley J unc ti on wi th J t . L i ne Coal and Coke.Crofton Jc t. w i t h W .R. & G. Hal i fax (v ia Brighouse) Coaching.Thornh i l l J unc t i on Wakefield, Tugs Road J unc ti on Al l .Thornh i l l J unc t i on Low Moor Jct. (v ia Cleckheaton) Coaching.Hal i fax J unc t i on w i t h H . & O. Hal i fax J u n c t i o n w i t h G . N . Goods Tra i n .

J oi nt Line (Goods) L i ne, South Parade.Hal i fax Low Moor J unc ti on wi th G.N. Coaching.Low Moor J unc ti on w i t h G.N. Bowl i ng J unc ti on A l l .B radford, Mi l l Lane J unc ti on B rad fo rd Passenger (Exchange) Coaching.Dews bury , Headfi e l d J unc t i on Dews bury Eas t J unc t i on Goods, Coal and Coke.



G.N. over L.M.S. St Albans Junction St Albans Station All.(L. & N.W.). Dunstable Junction Dunstable Station (Passenger) All.

Dunstable Station (Passenger) Dunstable, L. & N.W. Goods Goods Train.Stafford Junction Stafford Station (Passenger) Al l .Stafford Station (Passenger) Stafford Goods Goods Train.Burton, Hawkins Lane Junction Burton, Horninglow St. Goods Transfers (Goods Train).

G.N. over L.M.S. (N.L.) Canonbury Junction Victor ia Park Jet. w i th G.E. Goods Train and occasional SpecialPassenger Trains.

Victor ia Park Junction • •Poplar Goods Goods Train.Bow, South Junction Bow Junction wi th G.E. Goods Train.

G.N. over L.M.S. (Mid.) Codnor Park Junction with Mid. Chorlton-cuna-Hardy Jet. w i th Goods Train.C.L.C., via Dore, Chinley andCheadle Heath.

Codnor P a r k J unc t i on w t h Chinley South Junc ti on, v i a Special Goods Working.Ambergate Line. Matlock.

Heaton Mersey East Junction Heaton Mersey South Junction Occasional Goods Train.Keighley Junction Keighley Station Coaching.Stamford Junction Stamford Station Transfers.Peterboro' Crescent Junction Peterboro', Mid. Jn. w i th G.E. Al l .Peterboro' , Westwood Junction Peterboro', Wisbech Junction Transfers (Goods Train).Bur ton Junction wi th N.S. Bur ton Passenger Coaching.Bur ton, Hawkins Lane Junction

with N.S.Burton, Hawkins Lane Junction

wi th L. & N.W.Transfers (Goods Train).

Bur ton, Hawkins Lane Junctionwith N.S.

Burton, Dixie Sidings Goods Train.

BETWEEN Description of Traffic worked.Southern Area (contd.)

G.N. over L.M.S. (NS.) Egginton, East Junction Bromshall junction All.Bur ton, Hawkins Lane Junction Bur ton, South Junction Goods Train.Bur ton, Nor th Junction Bur ton, Stratton Junction • • • Goods Train.Bur ton Junction wi th Mid. Bur ton, Stretton Junction • • • Coaching.Burton, Stretton Junction Dove Junction • • • Al l .Dove Junction Marston Junction Light Engines of Goods Trains.

G.N. over Southern West Street Junction Victor ia Station Coaching.(S.E. & C.). West Street Junction Certain points w i thi n 15 miles

of Ear l Street Junction. Goods Train (by arrangement).Loughboro, Junction Cambria R oad Juncti on w i th Coaching.

L.B. & S.C. Line.Cow Lane Junction Crystal Palace Coaching.

G.N. over Southern Lavender Hi l l Junction Feltham Goods Train (by arrangement).(L. & S.W.)

G.N. over Southern Cambria Road Junction Cow Lane Junction Coaching (by arrangement).(L.B. & S.C.) Factory Junction Battersea Yard Goods Train (by arrangement).

G.N. over Metropolitan King's Cross Junction Moorgate Street Coaching.King's Cross Junction West Street Junction All.

M. & G.N. Joint Corn.mittee over L.M.S.

Peterboro' , Wisbech Junction Westwood Junction All.

(Mid.)

North Eastern Area.

N.E. over L.M.S. Hickleton, South Junction Grimethorpe and Houghton Main Goods Train.(Dearne Valley). Collieries.

B.


North Eas tern A rea (co ntd.)N.E . ov er L.M.S. Cutsyke J unc ti on Pontefrac t, L . & Y . J c t . w i t h Occasional E x c urs i ons , L i g h t

(L. & Y . ) S. & K . L i ne. Engines and Vans.Cutsyke J unc ti on Sharls ton Col l i ery J unc ti on, v i a Coal and Coke.

Pontefrac t.Goole, Oak -hi l l J unc ti on Goole, " B " J unc t i on Al l .Normanton, Goosehi l l J unc ti on St John's and Park Hi l l Coll ieries Coal and Coke fo r Hu l l only .K no t t i ng ley J unc ti on K not t i ng l ey S tati on Al l .K no t t i ng ley J unc ti on Sharls ton Col l i ery J unc ti on Coal and Coke.K n o t t i n g ley, " A " J unc t i on As k ern Main Col l i ery Coal and Coke.

N.E . ov er L.M.S. Cl i f ton and L o wth e r J unc ti on P enri th S tati on Al l .(L. iS6 N.W . ) Leeds Three Signal B ri dge J et. Copley Hi l l Goods Tra i n (al ternate periods ).

Leeds, Fa rn l e y L i n e J o t . w i t h Copley H i l l (v i a Fa rr i l e y a n d Goods Tra i n (al ternate periods ).New S tati on J o i nt Li ne. W ort l ey ).

N.E . over L.M.S. (Mi d. Cudworth Junc ti on Cudworth S tati on Coaching.Normanton, A l to f ts J unc ti on Norman ton S tati on Al l .Appleby , No rt h J unc ti onHawes J o i n t S tati on

Appleby , Mi d. S tati onHawes J unc t i on S tat i on

Goods Tra i n (al ternate periods ).Coaching.

Leeds : —Canal J unc ti on B rad ford Coaching.Canal J unc ti on W ort l ey J unc ti on Al l .Canal J unc ti on Wel l i ngton St. Pass. S tat i on Through Coaching Vehicles.Canal J unc ti on Stourton Sidings near Huns l et Goods Tra i n (al ternate periods).W ort l ey J unc ti on Stourton Sidings near Huns l et Goods Tra i n .

Otl ey , M i l ner Wood J unc ti on B radford Coaching.Monk B re t ton J unc ti on Monk B re t ton Col l i ery Coal a n d Co k e (L o c a l H . &

Section Tra f f i c on l y ).Norman ton S tati on Normanton, Goosehi l l J unc ti on Coal and Coke.W a t h Road j unc t i on, Swi nton Sheffield Coaching.

BETWEEN Desc ripti on of Traff i c work ed.

Southern Scottish Area.

N.B . ov er L.M.S. A l loa, Longc ars e J unc t i on Al l oa B ranc h J unc ti on A IL(Cal.). A rbroath , S t Vigeans J unc ti on K i rri e m u i r — Goods Tra i n .

Bains f ord Branc h, Bains ford Jri . Fouldubs J unc ti on Goods Tra i n .B onny water J unc ti on Denny Branc h J unc ti on (No rth ) Coaching.Broomfield J unc ti on Brec hin Goods Tra i n .Broomfield J unc ti on Crossover Al l .A t Camps J unc ti on (7 chains) Goods Tra i n .Carl is le, Canal J unc ti on Carl is le (Cal .) and Ci tadel Station

Commi ttee L i ne J unc ti on.Coaching (Goods Tra i n , by arrange-

ment).Carl is le, V i aduc t Goods B ranc h

and Goods Traff i c Commi tteeCarl is le V i aduc t (Goods) Goods Tra i n .

Li ne Junc tion.Carmui rs Eas t J unc ti on Carmui rs Wes t J unc ti on Coaching.Dund3rvan Bas in J unc ti on Dundy v an Bas in Goods Tra i n .Dund3rvan Bas in J unc ti on Coatbridge Ti n P late W ork s Goods Tra i n .Dund3rvan Bas in J unc ti on Loc hri n I ro n Work s Goods Tra i n .Grangemouth B ranc h J unc ti on Grangemouth Station & Harbour A l l .Greenhi l l Upper J unc ti on Sti rl i ng, S. & D. & F. & C. Jets . A l l .Hi l ton J unc ti on P erth Al l .La rbe rt J unc t i on Al loa, Longc ars e J unc t i on Al l .Perth Ha rb o u r B ranc h J unc ti on P erth Ha rb o u r Goods Tra i n .Scotland S treet J unc ti on Glasgow, General Termi nus Goods Train.South Le i th J unc ti on South Le i th Y a rd Goods Tra i n .

N.B . ov er L.M.S. Carl is le, Rome S treet Carl is le, Curroc k Y ard Goods Tra i n .(M. & C.).

N.B . ov er Carl is le,Ci tadel S tati on

Carl is le (Cal .) and Ci tadel StationCommi ttee L i ne J unc ti on.

Carl is le, Ci tadel S tati on Coaching (Goods Tra i n , by arrange-ment).

Commi ttee Lines . Carl is le, Ci tadel S tati on Carl is le (N.E . ) and Ci tadel S tn. Goods Tra i n (by A rrangement).Commi ttee L i ne J unc ti on.

Carl is le, Ci tadel S tati on Carl is le (L . N . W . ) a n d Ci ta d e l Goods Tra i n (by arrangement).S tati on Corn. L i ne J unc ti on.


Southern Scottish Area (contd.)

N.B. over Carlisle Gds.Traffic Corn. Lines.

N.B. over Duke of

Carlisle, Willow Holme and Cal-dew Junctions.

Granton, N.B. Junction

Carlisle, L. & N.W . and GoodsTraffic Committee Line Jct.

Granton, Cal. Station

Goods Train.

Goods Train.Buccleuch's Line.

N.B. over Dundee Har-bour Trustees' Line.

Carolina Por tTrades Lane

Trades LaneVictor ia Dock (E. Wall)

All.Al l .

N.B. over G. & P. Jet. Ibrox Princes Dock Rly. Junction with Goods Train.

Pollok Jet. and Shields Jet. Ibrox All.

N.B. over L.M.S.(G. & S.W.).

Whole Line—Por tion exercised aPor t Egl inton JunctionSydney Street or College E. Jot.

s under—Scotland Street JunctionPol lok Jet. and Shields Jet.

Goods Train.Al l .

N.B. over L.M.S. Carlisle (L. & N.W.) and Goods Carlisle, Upperby Yard Goods Train.(L. & N.W.). Traffic Corn. Line Junction.

Carlisle (L. & N M .) and Citadel Carlisle, Upperby Yard Goods Train (by arrangement).Station Corn. Line Junction.

N.B. over L.M.S.(Mid.).

Carlisle, Petter i l Junction Carlisle, Petter i l Br idge Sidingsand Durran Hi l l (Mid.) Sidings

Goods Train.

N.E. over Carlisle, Carlisle, Dentonhohne South R . Carlisle, Dentonhohne Station Goods Train.Dentonholme Stn.Committee.

N.E. over L.M.S.(Cal.).

Carlisle (Cal.) and Citadel Stn.Committee Line Junction.

Kingmoor Yard Goods Train (by arrangement) be-tween Cal. & Citadel Stn. Corn.Line Junction and Caldew Jet.

Carlisle, Viaduct Goods Branchand Goods Traffic Corn. Li ne

Carlisle, Viaduct Goods Goods Train.

Junction.


Southern Scottish Area contd.)N.E . ov er Carl is le Carlisle (N.E.) and Citadel Stn. Carl is le, Ci tadel S tati on Coaching (Goods Train, by arrange-

Citadel Station Committee Line Junction. ment).Committee Lines. Carlisle, Citadel Station Carlisle (Cal.) and Citadel Stn. Goods Train (by arrangement).

Committee Line Junction.

N.E. over Carlisle Carlisle, Rome Street Junction Carlisle, Caldew Junction Goods Train.Goods IrafficCommittee Lines.

N.E. over L.M.S. Carlisle, London Road Junction Carlisle, Upperby Yard Goods Train.(L. & N.W.).

N.E. over L.M.S. Carlisle, Maryport Line Junction Carlisle, Currock Yard Goods Train.(M. ,S6 C.).

N.E. over L.M.S.(Mid.).

Carlisle, Petter i l Junction Carlisle, Petter i l Br idge Sidingsand Durran Hil l Sidings (Mid.).

Goods Train.

Northern Scottish Area.

G.N. of S. over L.M.S.(Cal.).

Aberdeen, Ferryhi l l j tmction Aberdeen Joi nt Passenger Stn.and Denbmm Junction.

Al l .

Aberdeen Goods Branch Jet. Aberdeen, Deeside Goods Branch Goods Train.Junction.

G.N. of S. over L.M.S. Tullochgorum Boat of Garten All .(High).

N.B. over L.M.S. Aberdeen, Goods Branch Jct. Aberdeen, Gui ld Street (Goods). Goods Train.(Cal.). Kinnaber Junction Aberdeen Joi nt Passenger Stn.

and Denburn Junction.All.

RUNNING POWERS EXERCISED BY OTHER COMPANIES OVER THE LONDON ANDNORTH EASTERN RAILWAY.


Southern Area.

L.M.S. (L. & Y.) over Barnsley L. & Y. Junction Wath Yard Goods Train.G.C. Penistone Junction Sheffield, Victor ia Station Coaching.

L.M.S. (L. & N.W.) over Ardwick Junction Guide Br idge Goods Train.G.C. Guide Br idge Junction Stalybridge Junction All .

Armesley Junction Grassmoor Coal.Strangeways East Junction Wigan, Amberswood East Jet. Al l except Coal and Coke.Wigan, Amberswood West Jct. Strangeways Hal l Colliery Coal and Coke.

L.M.S. (Mid.) over G.C. Lincoln Junction Lincoln, Durham Ox Junction Goods Train.Swinton Junction Doncaster South Junction. Al l .Ashburys East Junction Ashburys West Junction All .Ashbtuys West Junction Ardwick Sidings Goods Train.Shireoaks East Junction Worksop All.Shireoaks West Junction Brancliffe Junction Goods Train.Worksop Manton Wood Colliery Junction Goods Train.Beighton Junction L a n g

-w i t h J un ct io n

Coaching.Hyde Junction Ashburys East Junction Goods Train.Manton Wood Colliery Junction Retford Nor th Junction Occasional Excursions.Neasden Junction Neasden &dings Coal and Coke.

L.M.S. (S.M.J.) over Woodford Junction Woodford and H inton Station Coaching.G.C.

L.M.S. (L. & N.W., in-cluding N.L.) over

Cambridge StationPeterboro' East Station

Cambridge JunctionPeterboro' Junction

All .Al l .

G.E. Peterboro' Loop Midland Line Goods Train.Victor ia Park Junction Victoria Docks Goods Train.


Southern Area (contd.)L.M.S. (L. & N.W., in-

c luding N.L . ) ov erBow J unc ti on (G.E . & N.L . )V i c tori a P ark j unc t i on Hay don Square J unc t i on

S tratford, Colches ter SidingGoods Tra i n (except Coal and Coke).Goods Tra i n .

G.E. V i c tori a P ark J unc ti on Temple Mi l l s Goods Tra i n .L.M.S. (Mid.) over G.E. Bow Gas Fac tory J unc ti on M i n t S treet B ranc h J unc ti on Al l .

M i n t Street B ranc h J unc ti on Fenc hurc h S treet S tati on Coaching.Peterboro' J unc t i on Peterboro' Eas t S tati on All .Peterboro' Eas t S tat i on Peterboro' Sidings Goods Tra i n .St Iv es J unc ti on Cambridge Al l .To t tenham Wes t J unc ti on M i n t S treet (Ci ty S tati on) Goods Tra i n (except Coal and Coke).To t tenham Wes t J unc ti on Popl ar Goods Tra i n .To t tenham Wes t J unc ti on Thames W h a rf Goods Tra i n .To t tenham Wes t J unc ti on V i c tori a Docks Goods Tra i n .Fores t Gate J unc ti on Li v erpool S treet S tati on Special Passenger Trai ns only .Mi l l wal l J unc ti on E nd of M i l lwal l Doc k B ranc h Goods T r a i n Tra f f i c t o E x c hange

Sidings.Mi d. and G.N. J o i n t Lowes toft Coke Ovens J unc t i on Lowes toft Central S tati on Al l .over G.E . K i ng 's L y n n J unc ti on K i ng 's Ly nn Station, Goods and Al l .

Passenger.K i ng 's L y n n J unc ti on K i ng's L y n n Ha rbou r Goods T r a i n ( H a r b o u r T ra f f i cK i ng 's Ly nn J unc ti on K i ng's L y n n Docks f o n l y ) .Mi d. and G.N. J o i nt Bourne, Eas t J unc ti on Bourne, Wes t J unc ti on Al l .

over G.N. Peterborough J unc ti on Peterborough No rt h S tati on Al l .Spalding, Bourne L i ne J unc ti on Spalding S tati on Al l .Spalding, Ho 'beach L i ne J c t. Spalding S tati on Al l .

L.M.S. (L . & Y . ) ov er As k ern J unc ti on Doncas ter Central A l l .G.N. Doncas ter Central Doncas ter Decoy Sidings Goods Tra i n (except Coal and Coke).

Doncas ter Central Donc as ter Mi neral Sidings Coal and Coke.Wakefield, Ings Road J unc ti on Holbec k South J unc ti on Coaching.Dews bury (Headfi el d J unc ti on) Beeston South Jc t. (v i a Batl ey ) Coaching.Ho lbeck Jot. wi th G.N. & L . & Y . W ort l ey J unc ti on Coaching.J o i n t L i ne.Wakefield J unc ti on (v ia Ossett) Dews bury Occasional Excurs ions .W ort l ey Junc ti on Bowl i ng J unc ti on All.



L.M.S. (L. & N M . , in-cluding N.L.) , over

Saxondale Junction . . • Nott ingham Jet. w i th ExchangeSidings.

Al l .

G.N. Nottingham Jet. wi th Exchange Nottingham Jet. w i th Mid. Goods Train.Sidings.

Nottingham Jet. wi th Exchange Nottingham Low Level Coaching.Sidings.

Nottingham, T r ent Lane Eas t Nottingham J u n c t i o n w i t h Goods Train.Junction. L. & NW . Goods Yard.

Colwick Rectory Junction (via Leen Valley Junction Goods Train.Gedling)

Leen Valley Junction Stanley (West Hallam) Colliery Coal and Coke.Leen Valley Junction • Annesley Junction wi th ( IC. Goods Train.Peterboro' Crescent Junction Peterboro' Westwood Sidings Goods Train.Bur ton South Junction with N.S. Bur ton Hawkins Lane, Goods Transfers (Goods Train).Dunstable Junction Luton Station All .Canonbury Junction East Goods Yar d 1Goods Train and Coal.

Clarence YardCanonbury Junction Alexandra Palace Coaching.Canonbury Junction Gordon Hi l l Coaching.Canonbury Junction High Barnet Coaching.Canonbury Junction Potters Bar Coaching.Colwick Nor th Junction Netherfield Junction Light Engines.Ilkeston Junction Shipley and Manners Collieries Coal and Coke.Stafford Junction • • • Bromshall Junction • Occasional Excursions.Stafford Junction Stafford Gas Works • Goods Train.Ki r kby South Junction Ki r kby Colliery Coal and Coke.



L.M.S. (Mid.) over G.N. Lincoln, Durham Ox Junction Lincoln Goods Station Goods Train.Nottingham, Sneinton Junction Nottingham, London Rd. Goods

and Passenger Stations.Goods Train to Exchange Sidings.Occasional Passenger to Passenger

Shipley Junction Shipley G .N. GoodsStation.

Goods Train.Doncaster South Junction Doncaster Central Al l .H i tchin Junction Hi tchin Station All .Peterboro' Crescent Junction Peterboro' Westwood Junction Coaching.Bourne West Junction Bourne East Jn. with M. & G.N. Al l .Wycombe JunctionWakefield, West Riding Jct.

Waltham-on-the-WoldWestgate, Goods Line Junction

Goods Train.Goods Train.

Leeds, E n d of N .E. and G.N.Joint Line. Leeds, W el l ington Street, G.N.

Goods.Goods Train.

Keighley JunctionRetford Nor th Junction Keighley 0.N. Goods

Retford Passenger StationGoods Train.Occasional Excursions.

L.M.S. (Mid.) over G.N.& G.E. Joint. Huntingdon Junction St Ives Junction with G .E All .

L.M.S. (L. & Y.) overW.R. & G. South Ki r kby Colliery Crofton Junction Coal and Coke.

L.M.S. (Mid.) overW.R. & G.

Oakenshaw Junction Wakefield, West Riding Jet. Goods Train.

L.M.S. (Mid.) overSheffield Distr ict.

Brightside JunctionGrimesthorpe Junction

Treeton JunctionAttercliffe Station

All .Goods Train.

Sheffield, Tinsley Works Branch Hadfield & Jessop's Works Goods Train.

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North Eastern Area.

L.M.S. (L . & Y . ) ov erN.E .

Goole, W es t J unc ti onGoole, " B " J unc t i onGoole, " B " J unc t i on

hul lhullGoole S tati on

Goods Tra i n .Coaching.Coaching.

Normanton, A l to f ts J unc ti on Y o rk Coaching and L i v e Stock.Cutsyke J unc ti on Certai n Wes t Ri d i ng Col l ieries Coal fo r Shi pment a t Goole.Cutsyke J unc ti onGoole

Cas tlefordMars hland J unc ti on

L i gh t Engines .Coaching from, to o r ov er Ax holme

J oi nt Rai l way .Goole, W es t J unc ti on Mars hland J unc ti on Goods Tra i n to and f rom Ax hol me

J oi nt Ra i l way .Leeds, Three Signal Bri dge J c t. Leeds, A rm l ey N.E . Sidings Goods Tra i n .Leeds, Three Signal Bri dge J c t. Leeds, Monk bri dge I ro n W ork s Goods Tra i n .

Sidings, Gel dard Junc tion.Leeds, Three Signal B ri dge J et. Leeds, G. N. , W el l i ngton S treet Goods Tra i n .

Goods S ta t i on .L.M.S. (L . & N W . )

over N.E .Leeds J c t . , between N . E . R l y .

and Leeds New Stn. J t. Lines .Leeds, Th ree Signal Bri dge Jc t.

Leeds, Nev i l le Hi l l , N.E . Sidings

Leeds, Monk bri dge I ro n Work s

Goods Tra i n (al ternate periods).

Goods Tra i n (al ternate periods).Leeds, Th ree Signal B ri dge J c t. Leeds, A rm l ey N.E . Sidings Goods Tra i n (al ternate periods).

L.M.S. (Mi d.) ov erN.E .

Ferry bri dge J unc ti onLeeds J o i n t L i ne Jet. w i th N.E .Leeds, W ort l ey J unc ti on

Nev i l le Hi l l N.E . SidingsHarrogate

Al l .Goods Tra i n .Occasional Excurs ions .

Appleby , No rt h J unc ti onLeeds, W ort l ey J unc ti on

Appleby , N.E . S tati onLeeds, G. N. , W el l i ngton S t ree t

Goods Tra i n (a l ternate periods).Goods Tra i n .

Goods S ta t i on .Leeds, W ort l ey J unc ti on Leeds, A rm l ey N.E . Sidings Goods Tra i n .Leeds, W o rt l e y J unc ti on Leeds, Y E . , W el l i ngton S treet Goods Tra i n .

Goods S ta t i on.Cudworth, South J unc ti on Cudworth Goods (H . (S6 B .) Coal and Coke.Hawes J unc t i on Ay s garth Special Coaching.


North Eastern Area (co

North Stmderland(L i ght) ov er N.E .

Southern Scottish Area.

nid .)Chathi l l J unc ti on Chathi l l S tati on Al l .

L.M.S. (Cal .) over N.B. Al loa, Longcarse J unc ti on Al loa S tati on Coaching.Bains ford Bch., Swing Bridge Jn Bains ford J unc ti on Goods Tra i n .Bal loch, F. & C. J unc t i on James town and Dalmonach Wks. Goods Tra i n .A t Camps J unc ti on (7 chains) Goods 'Plain.Carl is le, Canal J unc ti on Carl is le, Canal Y ard Goods Tra i n .Gamqueen, South J unc ti on Garts herri e J unc ti on Al l .K i l s y th, New Passenger Station B o n n y

-w a t e r J u nc t io n

Al l .K i l s y th, New Passenger Station K i l s y th, Goods S tati on Goods Tra i n .K i l s y th Col l i ery J unc ti on K i l s y th Gas Work s and Col l iery Goods Tra i n .Kni ghts wood B ranc h J unc ti on Kni ghts wood Goods Tra i n .La rbe rt J unc ti on Hay m ark e t Wes t J unc ti on Al l .Sighthi l l Eas t J unc ti on Kel v i nhaugh Jet. wi th J nt. Li ne Goods Tra i n .Whi ff i et J unc ti on Dundy v an Bas in J unc ti on Goods Tra i n .A l l N.B . Section Lines No rt h of the Ri v er Tay —Port i on exercised as under

Dundee, Buck ingham Junction Camperdown J unc ti on

L.M.S. (G. & S.W.) Whole L i ne—P ort i on exercised a under :—over N.B . Carl is le, Canal J unc ti on Carl is le, Canal Y a rd Goods Tra i n .

Spri ngburn Cowlai rs Coaching.Sydney St. o r College E as t Jc t. Spri ngburn Al l .

L.M.S. (L . & N.W .)over N.B .

Carl is le, N.B . and N.E . Junc ti on Carl is le, Canal Y ard Goods Tra i n .

L.M.S. (Mi d.) ov er Carl is le, N.B . and N.E . J unc ti on Carl is le, Canal Y a rd Goods Tra i n .N.B .

Southern Scottish Area

L.M.S. (M. & C.) overN.B.

L.M.S. (Cal.) over N.E.

L.M.S. (G. & S.W.)over N.B.

L.M.S. (L. & N.W.)over N.E.

L.M.S. (Mid.) overN.E.

L.M.S. (M. & C.) overN.E.

(contd.)

Carlisle, N.B. and N.E. Junction

Carlisle, Rome Street Junction

Carlisle, N .B. and Citadel Stn.Committee Line Junction.


Carlisle, London Road Junction


Carlisle, Petter i l Junction

Carlisle, Petter i l JunctionCarlisle, Petter i l Junction

Carlisle, Maryport Line Jet.


BETWEEN

Carlisle, Canal Yard

Carlisle, London Rd. Goods andDurran Hi l l (N.E.) Sidings.





Carlisle, N .E. and Citadel Stn.Committee Line Junction.

Carlisle, N.B. and N.B. JunctionCarlisle, London Rd. Goods and

Durran Hi l l (N.E.) Sidings.

Carlisle, London Rd, Goods andDurran Hi l l (ME.) Sidings.


Description of Traffic worked.

Goods Train.

Goods Train.

Goods Train (by arrangement).

Goods Train.

Goods Train.

Goods Train.

Coaching (Goods Train by arrange-ment).

Goods Train.Goods Train.

Goods Train.

Goods Train.

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