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Description: | Concept: railways, business / trading / markets, transport Description: whole: the title and main text occupy the majority, in black, set against a white background, and held within a green decorative border. Further text is placed across the bottom edge, in green, held within a white inset. image: text only. text: SHEETING OF TRAFFIC FOR CONVEYANCE BY GOODS TRAIN The Railway Companies hereby give notice that to meet the exigencies of the war the Minister of Transport has issued an order known as 'The Railways (Sheeting of Traffic) Order, 1940,' which provides that notwithstanding any obligations imposed upon the railway companies by or by virtue of the Railways Act, 1921 (b), or any other Act or instrument determining their functions, merchandise shall only be carried by a Railway Company subject to the condition that the Company shall not be liable for any damage caused thereto by reason of the fact that such merchandise is conveyed in open wagons and not covered by sheets (or is not double-sheeted as the case may be) if conveyance in such manner is necessary in order to comply with any directions issued by the Minister. Under this order the Minister has so far directed as follows:- (1) The railway companies shall not double sheet any merchandise for conveyance by rail or accept for conveyance by rail any merchandise which is double sheeted with railway companies' sheets. (Note:- For the purpose of this direction double sheeting means the use of two sheets where one of the sheets is of sufficient dimensions to cover the merchandise.) (2) When a Port Emergency Committee has served notice upon a railway company that it is necessary in order to clear the port that merchandise of any description, or situated in or upon any quay, transit shed, warehouse or other place shall be conveyed immediately from the Port by rail, the railway company shall convey the merchandise in open wagons and not covered by sheets in any case in which the provision of covered wagons or sheets would result in delay in the despatch of the merchandise from the port. THE RAILWAY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. BRITISH RAILWAYS No.29. JAS.TRUSCOTT AND SON, LTD, LONDON AND TONBRIDGE. | Subjects: | poster | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Unknown Printer: James Truscott and Son Ltd, London and Tonbridge Publisher/Sponsor: British Railways | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=3412... | Go to resource |
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