Legal Agreements Etc.
This page originally existed to index the online locations of various legal agreements, Acts of Parliament, and other Statutory Undertakings that specifically relate to the railways.
Due to the continuing connection between the FR and the WHR, no attempt is made to separate them in this listing.
Subsequently, other related legislation - where known (and none exhaustive), has been added.
As documents of this sort have only become available on line in recent years, the links only cover more recent history. There are, of course, several other Acts and Orders that have had significant effects on the railways. Until such time as these are available online they are just listed.
Will posters of details of other relevant documents, please leave comments for inclusion on the relevant, specific, page elsewhere.
Acts and Orders on Original Railways[edit]
including any directly related acts. Note - these have been taken from various sources, hence the format of entries varies.
19th Century[edit]
Act, 1807, Cob {for right to build the Cob}
Act, 1821, Harbour
Act 2/3 William IV Cap. 48 23 May 1832 - the main act establishing the Railway
Act: 1/2 Victoria Cap. 80 27 July 1838 {referred by Boyd as Finance Act}
Act for Regulating Railways 1840 See here
Act, 1842, Railway Passenger Duty
Act, 1844, Railway Regulation - Act to attach certain Conditions to the Construction of future Railways 1844 see also Parliamentary train See here
Act, 1846 (standard gauge)
Act, 1850, Railway Clearing See here
An Act for regulating the Gauge of Railways 1850 See here
Act, 1853 (Rhiw bach)
Act, 1854, Railway, & Canal Traffic
Act, 1861 (SG)
Act, 1864, Railway Construction Facilities
Act: 32/33 Victoria Cap. 141 26 July 1869 -double tracking and others
Act, 1871, Regulation of Forces
Act, 1883, Cheap Trains
Act, 1889, Regulation of Railways Act
Act: 55/56 Victoria Cap. 44 20 June 1892
Act, 1896 Light Railways
Act, 1897, Workmen's Compensation
Order, 1898, Draft Certificate to construct a Deviation
20th Century[edit]
Act, 1900, Railway Employment
Act, 1905, Cheap Trains
Act, 1911, Railway Companies
Act, 1921, Railways Act (Grouping)
Light Railway Order 30 January 1923 (Welsh Highland?)
Transport Act 1947
Acts and Orders In Preservation Era[edit]
20th Century[edit]
Act, 1955, N.W. Hydro Electric Power (Creation of Llyn Ystradau lake)
Act, Light Railways
Light Railway (Amendment) Order 9 February 1968 (Deviation)
Light Railway (Amendment) Order 1975 (Deviation)
Recent Acts and Orders available online[edit]
TRANSPORT AND WORKS ACT 1992 Publication Date: Tuesday, 29 June 1999 Notice Code: 1506 See here
The Welsh Highland Railway (Transfer) Light Railway Order 1995 appears here
The Caernarfon Railway Light Railway Order 1997 appears here
Covering Rail Vehicle Accessibility of new stock
Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 2456 (index page) The Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998, appears here
The Welsh Highland Railway Order 1999 appears here
The Communications Act 2003 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2003 appears here Yes, it does have a bearing on WHR legislation !!
The exemption order covering construction of Carriage 122
Statutory Instrument 2003 No. 1687 - The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Festiniog Railway Company Vehicle Number 122) Exemption Order 2003 appears here
Guidance notes from the DfT appear here
Enabling legislation for the Porthmadog Bypass
A short list of "milestone" agreements that have been made, copies existing on the WHHR site
The initial January 1996 Memorandum of Understanding (no longer available
The second version of the MoU appeared at the end of November 1997
Local Council Planning Applications[edit]
A recent trawl of Gwynedd Council online planning service has revealed some records that are available
For more information, goto here, and type in the ref code in coloumn 1
| Application | Dated | Description | Available | Applicant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C98A/0380/19/LL | 27/07/1998 | CONSTRUCTION OF A PASSENGER PLATFORM ADJOINING THE EXISTING RAILWAY | Documents | WHCL |
| C00A/0008/24/LL | 22/12/1999 | TEMPORARY CHANGE OF USE OF LAND FOR STORAGE OF MATERIALS ASSOCIATED TO THE WORK CONSTRUCTING A RAILWAY | Documents | WHCL |
| C01A/0379/14/LL | 25/06/2001 | AMEND CONDITIONS 2,3 AND 16 ON PLANNING PERMISSION REF 3/14/1052 REGARDING A STATION AND ASSOCIATED BUILDINGS TOGETHER WITH PARKING SPACES RELATING TO THE FFESTINIOG RAILWAY | Documents | FFr Co!! |
| C02A/0339/24/LL | 31/05/2002 | EXTEND CONDITION 2 AND 5 OF THE DIRECTION DATED 30 JUNE 1999 AS REQUIRED BY THE WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY ORDER, 1999 REGARDING DETAILS RELATING TO LANDSCAPING AND BUILDINGS/ STRUCTURES TO BE ERECTED ALONG THE RAILWAY TOGETHER WITH RESERVING CONDITION 4 OF THE SAID ORDER. | Documents | PETER MARSTON |
| C03A/0289/14/HY | 09/05/2003 | SITING OF TWO BANNERS IN CONNECTION WITH FFESTINIOG RAILWAY (RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION) | None | FFr Co!! |
| C03D/0051/44/MG | 28/01/2003 | DETAILS FOR THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF A RAILWAY INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGES AND CROSSING POINTS. | None | WHR Ltd |
| C05D/0054/44/MG | 31/01/2005 | COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS 6 AND 9 OF DEEMED PLANNING PERMISSION DATED 30 JUNE 1999 OF THE WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY ORDER 1999 (SECTION 20 - PEN Y MOUNT STATION TO HARBOUR STATION, PORTHMADOG) | Documents | WHCL |
| C06D/0273/44/LL | 31/05/2006 | CONSTRUCTION OF A MINIATURE RAILWAY WITH STORAGE BUILDING | Documents | WHR Ltd |
| C06D/0709/44/CR | 15/01/2007 | WORKS TO WIDEN THE COB IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR THE WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY | Documents | WHCL |
| C07D/0010/44/CR | 11/01/2007 | ALTERATIONS TO LISTED BRIDGE TO SUPPORT NEW RAILWAY LINE | Documents | WHCL |
| C07D/0016/44/MG | 08/01/2007 | CTRL = DETAILS OF NEW RAILWAY FROM HARBOUR STATION TO GELERT FARM WORKS | Reserved | WHCL |
| C09D/0219/44/LL | 02/06/2009 | CONSTRUCTION OF STORAGE SHED FOR THE WHR Ltd | Documents | WHR Ltd |
WHR Ltd = WHHeritage Railway. WHCL = WH Construction Limited in various forms
Culled notes from external sources[edit]
Please see this page Legal_Agreements_Etc/source_notes
See also[edit]
Agreement between Festiniog Railway Company and Festiniog Railway Society: The 1956 Agreement
Supplementary agreement: A Declaration of Common Purpose