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1811 Act | 1811 By 51 Geo. III., c. 133, of May 31st, 1811, a railway on the Anglo-Scottish border, running from Spittal, via Coldstream to Kelso, was sanctioned. It was, however, never built. | ||
The Act for its construction was noteworthy in that, for the first time, a charge for passengers was authorised. This was done by Sec. 55, which recited that for every carriage conveying passengers or light goods or parcels not exceeding 5 cwt., such sums could be charged as the company should appoint, but not exceeding 2d. per mile. A bridge was to be erected over the Tweed at Coldstream, which was to be available for vehicular and foot traffic.<ref>The Engineer 1924/08/01</ref> | |||
The company was dissolved prior to any of the planned railway being built, as a result of various disagreements amongst directors regarding issues such as land purchase and the cost of the proposed bridge over the Tweed. | |||
1824 December 1st. At a meeting held in Edinburgh £22,550 was subscribed, in addition to £32,000 subscribed before towards carrying into effect the railway projected many years ago to pass from Kelso to Berwick. <ref> The Times, Wednesday, Dec 08, 1824</ref> | 1824 December 1st. At a meeting held in Edinburgh £22,550 was subscribed, in addition to £32,000 subscribed before towards carrying into effect the railway projected many years ago to pass from Kelso to Berwick. <ref> The Times, Wednesday, Dec 08, 1824</ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:23, 13 February 2015
1811 By 51 Geo. III., c. 133, of May 31st, 1811, a railway on the Anglo-Scottish border, running from Spittal, via Coldstream to Kelso, was sanctioned. It was, however, never built.
The Act for its construction was noteworthy in that, for the first time, a charge for passengers was authorised. This was done by Sec. 55, which recited that for every carriage conveying passengers or light goods or parcels not exceeding 5 cwt., such sums could be charged as the company should appoint, but not exceeding 2d. per mile. A bridge was to be erected over the Tweed at Coldstream, which was to be available for vehicular and foot traffic.[1]
The company was dissolved prior to any of the planned railway being built, as a result of various disagreements amongst directors regarding issues such as land purchase and the cost of the proposed bridge over the Tweed.
1824 December 1st. At a meeting held in Edinburgh £22,550 was subscribed, in addition to £32,000 subscribed before towards carrying into effect the railway projected many years ago to pass from Kelso to Berwick. [2]