Cheap Trains Act 1883
| Long title | An Act to amend the Law relating to Railway Passenger Duty, and to amend and consolidate the Law relating to the conveyance of the Queen's Forces by Railway. |
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| Citation | 46 & 47 Vict. c. 34 |
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| Royal assent | 20 August 1883 |
Status: Repealed | |
The Cheap Trains Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict. c. 34) was an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that marked the beginning of workers' train (and later bus) services. It removed the passenger duty on any train charging less than a penny (1d) a mile and obliged the railway companies to operate a larger number of cheap trains.