✨ Railway Luggage and Bicycle Regulations
LUGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.
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The department does not undertake to accept perishable articles for storage, but where a
person specially desires any perishable articles to be so stored they may be accepted subject to
the special condition that the department shall not be liable for any damage or loss that may
arise in connection with such deposit. -
No article or package shall be considered as having been left in the custody of the
department under this section unless the person desiring to deposit such article or package
shall have handed it over to the department, and shall have paid the proper charge and
received a left-luggage ticket issued by the department in respect of such article or package.
The department shall not be bound to hand over any article or package left in its custody under
this section except on production of the left-luggage ticket issued in respect thereof, and on
payment of all charges which have become payable in respect of the same. -
Delivery—Delivery by the department of any package left in its custody under this section
to the person producing and (except in the case of tickets mentioned in paragraph 2 of this
section) surrendering the appropriate ticket shall discharge the department of any liability in
respect of such package. -
Any person claiming delivery of any package that shall be in the custody of the department
under the provisions of this section and who shall have lost the left-luggage ticket applicable to
such package may, before such package is delivered to him, be required to make at his own cost
a statutory declaration setting forth the number of such lost ticket, a description of the package
of which delivery is claimed, and such other information as the department may require. He
may also be required to indemnify the department against any loss or claim that may arise as a
result of delivery to such person, and to furnish such other proof of his title to the delivery of
such package as the department may require. Should the information furnished by the
claimant as the proof of his title to delivery or the indemnity be deemed by the department to
be insufficient or unsatisfactory, delivery of such package may be withheld and the depart-
ment shall not be liable for any inconvenience or loss that may result from delivery being so
withheld. A search fee of 23c will be made in respect of each left-luggage ticket lost. -
Any article or package not claimed within three months after the date when first deposited
may be sold. -
Liability—The liability of the department in respect of each article or package is hereby
limited to $40, unless the nature and value of the contents thereof shall have been declared by
the person depositing such article or package, and an insurance fee paid at the rate of $1 per
cent (minimum charge, 28c) on such declared value. -
Reserved for Future Use
LUGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.
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Pedal Bicycles or Tricycles
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Rates—Bicycles, pedal, assembled, not otherwise specified, not packed in cases, cartons,
or crates, will be charged at the following rates for each machine seated to carry one rider:
| Kilometres | Not Exceeding | $ |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | ... | 0.24 |
| 45 | ... | 0.31 |
| 85 | ... | 0.47 |
| 165 | ... | 0.62 |
| 245 | ... | 0.88 |
| Kilometres | Not Exceeding | $ |
|---|---|---|
| 245 | ... | 0.95 |
| 405 | ... | 1.02 |
| 485 | ... | 1.16 |
| 565 | ... | 1.24 |
| 645 | ... | 1.31 |
| Kilometres | Not Exceeding | $ |
|---|---|---|
| 725 | ... | 1.45 |
| 805 | ... | 1.54 |
| 890 | ... | 1.60 |
| Over 890... | ... | 1.88 |
- Bicycles, pedal, assembled, as under, will be charged as shown:
Bicycles seating more than one rider ... ... Bicycle rate plus 50%.
Bicycles with motor propelling attachment, total weight—
Not exceeding 30 kg ... ... ... ... ... Double bicycle rate.
Exceeding 30 kg ... ... ... ... As motor bicycles—Section 53.
(Motor-propelled bicycles will not be accepted for conveyance when charged with petrol or other inflammable liquid.)
Bicycles, fitted with parcels delivery carriers ... Bicycle rate plus 50%.
- Bicycles, pedal, unassembled, not packed in cases, cartons, or crates will be charged as
shown hereunder:
Each machine (consignors are to certify as to the number of machines in each package)
With parcels delivery carriers attached ... ... Bicycle rate plus 25%.
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Tricycles, pedal, n.o.s., will be charged double bicycle rate. Children's tricycles not
accompanying passengers will be charged at parcels rate plus 25% (section 55). See section 46,
paragraph 7 (a), re children's tricycles accompanying passengers. -
Bicycles, pedal, or tricycles, packed in cases, cartons, cardboard envelopes, or crates will
be charged at parcels rates, section 55. -
Terminal charges as per section 55, paragraph 2, will apply to bicycles not accompanying
passengers. The terminal charge will not apply to bicycles accompanying passengers. -
Conditions—The charges on bicycles or tricycles (pedal) accompanying passengers must
be prepaid in all cases.
The charges on bicycles not accompanying passengers must be prepaid, provided that in the
case of an unattended station, or of an attended station at a time when no employee is on duty,
bicycles may, at the discretion of the department, be accepted without prepayment of freight
subject to an additional charge of 25c per consignment.
Bicycles, pedal, unpacked (assembled or unassembled) not accompanying passengers will be
charged at the rate specified in this section whether consigned as parcels or goods traffic.
In the case of goods traffic the surcharge provided for in section 71, paragraph 2, will apply
if the freight is not prepaid.
Bicycles or tricycles, pedal, accompanying passengers by rail must be fully and legibly
addressed with the name and destination of passenger, and be presented at the railway station
for booking at least 15 minutes before the due time of departure of the train by which they are
to be carried. The department will not be responsible for loss of bicycles or tricycles unless this
provision is complied with. Bicycles not accompanying passengers must be presented at least
30 minutes before the due departure time of the train by which they are to be forwarded.
The department will not be responsible for bicycles or tricycles left about the premises of the
railway and not duly delivered into the custody of the department. Any such articles found
about the premises on the railway will be treated as lost luggage and charged for as provided
in section 49.
Bicycle tickets are not available for break of journey.
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Storage—Bicycles will be charged storage in accordance with the provisions of section 55,
paragraph 4. -
Bicycles not claimed within 6 months may be sold.
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