Caledonian Railway Act 1902
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CHAPTER
cxlvi.
An
Act
to
confer further powers on tlie Caledonian Railvay
J.IL
IWL.
_I
C'oinpany in relation
to
their undertaking
to
authorise
certain alterations
or
cleviat ions
of
the Callander and
Okmn aid Lochearchead
Ht.
Fillans and Conirie Rail-
ways at
or
near Lochearnhead Station
to
provide
for
the transfer
to
the Caledonian Railway Company
of
tlie undertakings
of
the Lochearnhead
St.
Fillans
and
Comrie and the Paisley and Barrhead District Railway
Conipaiiies
to
revive and extend the
powers
for
the
purchase
of
laids
and
conipletion
of
works
by
tlie
Caledonian aiid other railway companies and
for
other
purposes.
.
[31st July
1902.1
IrlERXAS
the Caledonian Railway Company (herein-af
ter
13'
called 'ctlie coinpaiiy
'9)
1iolcl
a
large amount
of
ilic
sliare
capital
OF
the Callander
aiicl
Oban Railn-ay Company (herein-after
called
"
the Oban Conipany
")
and
work
the
railway
of
that
company in perpetuity
:
And
nrhercns
it
is
expedient
that
the
alteration
or
deria1,ion
of
the
Callander
and
Oban Railway
at
the Lochearnhead Station
herein-after described shoulcl
be
a
titliorised
for
tlic prpose
of
t
lie
improvement
of
tliat station
:
llailwar
Act
1997
the
Lochearnliead St. Fillans and Comrie ltnilway
Coiiipaiiy (herein-after cnllcd
('
the
Locliearnhcad
Campany
")
mere
incorpor~
ted
ancl
nnthorised
to
construct
n
railway from the
Callander
and
Obau
Railway
tit
Lochearnhead Station
to
the
Crieff
and
Coiiiyie Railway
at
Convie Station aiid
bp
that Act
the
Company
were
authorised to
work
the railway in perpetuity
ancl
it
is expedient that the deviation
of
the line
at'
or
near
Lochearnhead station herein-after mentioned should bc autlioriscd
.And
wliercas
by
rhe Lochearnhead St. Fillans
and
Comrie
60
&,
61
7;;Ct.
ccxiL.
[Price
38.1
[Ch.
cxlvi.]
Cdedoniun
Bui?wuy
Act,
1902.
$2
Euw.
7.1
AD.
1902.
in
comexion
with
the alteration
of
the
Callaiidcr
and
Oban
Railway
:
And
whereas it is cxpdi~~iit that tlic Compmp
shoulcl
be
authorised to
run
over
work
and
usc
tlic Lochearnliead Station
of
the Callailcler
and
Oban Railway and tlic pwtioii of that railway
herein-after mentioned for
the
purposes
of
tlic traffic
of
the
Lochearnhead
St.
Fillans
and
Coniric
Kailwag
:
And
wlici-eas by
the
Caledonian Railway (Gcllerai Powers) Act
1899
(licrein-after called
’‘
thz Act
of
189‘3”)
tlic
Company
WCPC
authoriscd
to
subscribe
to
the undertaking
of
tlic Locliearnhesd
Company the
S:IE
of
eighty-two thousand
five
hundred pouiids
being onc
lialf
of
tlie capital of that company
and
Iiavc
siiicc
sabscribed that
suiii
mid
only
a
small
portion
of
tlic ctlpitd of the
Loclicarnlicad
Company
lins
been
subscribzd by
the
public
:
And
wlicreas
the
construction
of
tlic Lochcnrnbcad
St.
Fillans
and Comric Railway is
1_
eing prvceeded with
and
further capital
is
required to
bc
raiscd
for the completion
of
tl:c
railway
and
the
Company
liavc
agreed
with
the
Locheamhcatl
Conipany
to
povide
tho necessary money
on
ti:e terms contained
in
the agreement
between
the
Company
and
the Lwliearnhead Company schcdidcd
to
and confirmed
hy
this Act and that the undertaking
of
thc
Lochcarnhcad Company
siiou19
be
iransferrcd
to
the Company
:
Ancl
whereas
by
tlic
Pilislcp
and
Barrliencl
District Railway
Act
1897
tile
Paisley and Rarrheacl District Railv-sy Cornpauy
(licrcin-
after called
‘‘
the Paisley and
Barrliead
Company
”)
wore
incor-
porated
and
ai~thorisecl to make certain railways in
and
around
Paisley and
Barrilead
and
the
Company
wrre
authorised to
work
the
undertaking in perpetuity and to subscribe the
sulm
of
one
hundrccl
and
thirty-two thousand
pounds
bcing
two
thirds
of
thc capital
of
tho
li2
a
63Vict.
Paisley
and
Barrhead
Company and by the Paisley
and
Barrhead
*.
cclv.
District Railway Act
1899
tlis
Paisley
and
Barrhead
Company
wcre
authoriscd to
makc
certain deviations
of
their rtzilways and additional
lines
and
to raise further capital and
the
Compuiy
WCFC
authorised
to
subscribe a furtlicr sum
of
eighty thousand
pounds
being tvo
t,hirds of such further capital
:
And
mhercas the Company have subscribed the said sums
of
one
hundred and thirty-two thousand pounds
ancl
eighty thousand
pounds
towails
the capital
of
the Yaisley aiid Barrhettcl
Company
and
tho
sum
of sixty-six thousand
pouncls
has
been subscribed by
other parties
towards
such
capital
:
And whereas the railways of the Paisley
ancl
Barrhead Company
are
in
course
of
construction
but
considerable further capital is
required for thc completion thereof
:
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s
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ViLt.
c.
CCSI
.
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&
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Vict.
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2
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EDW.
7.1
CaJedoizicw
Railtcay
Act,
1902.
[Ch.
cxlvi,]
And nhercas the Company have agreed with the Paisley and
A.D.
1002.
Barrhead Company
to
providc tlic necessary capital
for
the coni-
-
pletion
OC
the lincs
on
the terms contained
in
the agreement
between the
Compniiy
and
tlic
l'aisley
and
Uarrhead Company
scheduled to and coilfirmed
by
tliis Act and
that
thc undertaking
of
the Paisley
and
Burrliesd
Gonipany
slioulcl
be
tr:~nsfei~red
to
the Company
:
And
wliereas
having
regard to tlie interests
of
tlic Company
therein it is expedicnt that tlic imdertakil?gs
of
the Loclimrnlrcnd
Company
ant1
of
t
tie
Paisley and
Barrhead
Company respectively
should
be
transferred to the Company in terms
of
tlie before-
mentioned agreements and that the Lochcamhead Company
aucl
tlic
Paisley and Barrhead Company should be dissolved
:
And whereas
it
is expedient that the
pwws
granted
and
tlic
periods limited
for
tlie
purcllnse
of
lancls for
and
for tlic completion
and
opeiling
of
tlie railways and
works
hcrcin-af
ter
iiiciitioned
s!iould
be revived and extcnded
as
herein-after provided
:
And
whereas
it
is expedienx
to
cxteild tlie
period
for
tlic
sale
of
the
superfluous lands
of
the Company and
of
any com-
pan9 whose undertaliiilg
is
or
by tliis Act sliall be vested
in
tlie
Company
:
And
whereas
an
agreement has
beeu
entered into between the
Company and the town council
of
the city
and
royal
burgh
of
Dundee with refsrence
to
the adjustmcnt
of
the
boundaries
of
certain
properties
of
the Company and the town council in Dundee the
sale
transfer grant and excambion
oE
lands the
making
of
certain
roads
and
bridges
and
other matters and
it
is expedient that such
agreement should
be
confirmed
:
And whereas it is expedient
that
the Company should
be
authorised
to
raise additional capital and
borrow
further
money
for
the purposes
of
this Act
and
that the other powers
and
pravisions
of
this
Act should
be
conferred
on
or
made in relation
to
the Company
and their undertaking
:
And whereas plans and sections relating
to
the
works
nutliorked
by this Act and plans of the lands which may
be
taken
for
thc
purposes
of
this Act
and
books
of
reference containing the names
of
the owners and lessees or reputed
owners
and lessees and
of
the
occupiers
of
the
said
lands were duly deposited with the principal
sheriff clerks
of
the counties
of
Lansrk Edinburgh
and
Perth
respectively and
are
herein-aflcr respectively referred to
as
tlie
deposited plans sections and
books
of
reference
:
And whereas the purposes
of
this Act cannot be effected wit#hout
the authority
of
Parliament
:
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