Railway Rates: English and Foreign

About this eBook

Author

Grierson, James, 1827-1887

Credits

Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, Paul Marshall, The Philatelic Digital Library Project at www.tpdlp.net and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

HE: Social sciences: Transportation and communications

Subject

Railroads -- Freight -- Rates

Category

Text

eBook-No.

47719

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47719

Release Date

December 20, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.RAILWAY RATES:
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.SECTION I. INTRODUCTION.
4. 4.SECTION II. THE PRINCIPLE UPON WHICH RATES SHOULD BE BASED.
5. 5.SECTION III. COST OF SERVICE.
6. 6.SECTION IV. EQUAL MILEAGE RATES.
7. 7.SECTION V. DIFFERENTIAL RATES.
8. 8.SECTION VI. GROUPING HERE AND ON THE CONTINENT.
9. 9.SECTION VII. DIFFERENTIAL RATES ON THE CONTINENT.
10. 10.SECTION VIII. THE INTEREST OF CONSUMERS IN RATES.
11. 11.SECTION IX. THE REAL BASIS OF RATES.
12. 12.SECTION X. NEW CLASSIFICATION.
13. 13.SECTION XI. TERMINAL CHARGES.
14. 14.SECTION XII. THE CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAYS IN ENGLAND AND ON THE CONTINENT.
15. 15.SECTION XIII. WORKING OF ENGLISH AND CONTINENTAL RAILWAYS— COMPARATIVE FACILITIES AFFORDED BY THEM.
16. 16.SECTION XIV. HIGH RATES AND THEIR EFFECT ON TRADE.
17. 17.SECTION XV. PROPOSALS FOR FIXING RATES BY RAILWAY COMMISSION— CONCILIATION COURTS.
18. 18.SECTION XVI. RAILWAY AMALGAMATION.
19. 19.SECTION XVI. RAILWAYS AND CANALS.
20. 20.CONCLUSION.
21. 21.APPENDIX I. COMPARISON BETWEEN ENGLISH AND FOREIGN RATES.
22. 22.APPENDIX II. COMPARISON OF RAILWAY RECEIPTS FROM MERCHANDISE AND MINERAL TRAFFIC.
23. 23.APPENDIX III. TARIFFS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF MERCHANDISE TRAFFIC. — HOLLAND. — BELGIUM. — GERMANY. — FRANCE.

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