LUGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.

53. Motor Bicycles Accompanying Passengers

1. Addressing—Motor bicycles accompanying passengers by rail must be fully and legibly addressed with the name and the destination of the passenger, and be presented at the railway station for booking at least ten minutes before the due time of departure of the train by which they are to be carried. The Department will not be responsible for the loss of motor bicycles unless this regulation is complied with.

2. Rates—Motor bicycles accompanying passengers will be charged on the actual mileage to be travelled, i.e., the route covered by the passenger ticket held, at the following rates, owners to load and unload:

   Miles: Not Exceeding	Not Exceeding 120 lb.	Over 120 lb. and Not Exceeding 175 lb.	Over 175 lb.
   	s. d.	s. d.	s. d.
   25	3 6	8 0	9 3
   50	6 6	13 0	18 6
   100	10 6	16 6	23 0
   150	15 6	20 0	27 6
   200	18 6	23 0	32 0
   250	21 0	26 0	36 6
   300	23 6	29 0	41 0
   350	26 0	32 9	45 6
   400	29 0	36 0	50 6
   450	31 6	39 6	55 0
   500	34 6	42 6	60 0
   For every additional 50 miles or part thereof	2 9	3 0	4 9

3. Motor bicycles or motor scooters with trailers or sidecars attached will be charged at double parcels rates, regulation 55, and will be conveyed in guard’s vans of passenger and mixed trains only at the convenience of the Department. They will not be carried on express trains. Sidecars detached from motor bicycles will be charged on actual weight at rate and a quarter, parcels rates, regulation 55. Terminal charges will be additional.

4. Motor scooters will be charged as motor bicycles.

General Conditions—

5. Except as provided in paragraph 6 each passenger will be allowed to take only one motor-bicycle at the above rates, which in each case must be prepaid.

6. Dirt-track motor cyclists proceeding by rail to compete at or returning by rail after having competed at a dirt-track meeting may take two motor bicycles at the rates specified in paragraph 2. Dirt-track motor cyclists may forward one spare wheel attached to each machine and the spare wheel will be treated as part of the machine for charging purposes.

7. Motor bicycles when charged with benzine or any inflammable liquid or vapour will not be accepted for conveyance by rail.

8. The Department will not be responsible for motor bicycles left about the premises of the railway and not duly delivered into the custody of the Department. Any such bicycles found about the premises of the railway will be treated as lost luggage, and charged for as provided in regulation 49.

9. Storage—Motor bicycles not claimed immediately after arrival at destination station will be allowed free storage on the day of arrival; after that time they will be charged for storage as follows:

   Per Day or Part	Per motor bicycle	Per motor bicycle with sidecar attached
   	s. d.	s. d.
   	1 0	2 0

54. Parcels Traffic, Conditions of Carriage, and Classification

1. Except as may be otherwise provided, parcels traffic specifically named or described in the following classification will be charged for carriage by railway at the rates and charges set forth in regulations 55 to 63 inclusive, as indicated.

2. Parcels traffic not specifically named or described in the following classification will, except as otherwise provided, be charged for carriage by railway at the rates set out in regulation 55, paragraph 1.