New Zealand Gazette – 1980 – No. 15

Page 495

✨ Railway Regulations



25 FEBRUARY                       THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE                       495

LUGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.

  1. Motor Bicycles

This section is hereby revoked and the following new section substituted:

  1. Motor Bicycles

  2. 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 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 the loss of motor bicycles unless this provision is complied with.

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

Kilometres Not Exceeding Not Exceeding 55 kg Over 55 kg and not exceeding 80 kg Over 80 kg
45 $ 3.65 $ 4.55 $ 6.20
85 5.40 7.05 9.55
165 7.05 9.15 12.35
245 8.70 10.75 15.40
325 10.00 12.35 18.20
405 11.20 13.95 20.50
485 12.35 15.95 23.15
565 13.95 18.20 25.75
645 15.75 19.55 27.60
725 16.90 20.95 29.90
805 18.45 22.55 31.85
For every additional 85 km or part thereof 1.65 1.80 2.75

  1. Motor bicycles or motor scooters with trailers or sidecars attached, also go-karts, accompanying passengers will be charged at double the rate for motor cycles 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 the rate for motor bicycles plus 50%.

  2. Motor bicycles and motor scooters (unaccompanied) will not be accepted under the provisions of this section and must be consigned as goods traffic, vide section 68.

  3. Motor scooters will be charged as motor bicycles.

  4. General Conditions—Each passenger will be allowed to take only one motor bicycle at the above rates, which in each case must be prepaid.

  5. Motor bicycles when charged with petrol or any inflammable liquid will not be accepted for conveyance by rail. In addition, the battery leads must be disconnected from the battery and tied back in such a manner that they cannot touch the battery terminals while in transit.

  6. 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 section 49.

  7. 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 Thereof
Per motor bicycle 92c

Inset 4*



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