Railways Act

Railways Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used in India, Malaysia and the United Kingdom for legislation relating to railways.

List

The Railway and Canal Traffic Acts 1854 to 1894 is the collective title of the following Acts:^[3]

The Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1854 (17 & 18 Vict. c. 31)
The Regulation of Railways Act 1873 (36 & 37 Vict. c. 48)
The Board of Trade Arbitrations Act 1874 (37 & 38 Vict. c. 40), Part II
The Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 25)
The Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 44)
The Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 54)

The Railway Regulation Acts 1840 to 1893 is the collective title of the following Acts:^[4]

The Railway Regulation Act 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c. 97)
The Railway Regulation Act 1842 (5 & 6 Vict. c. 55)
The Railway Regulation Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict. c. 85)
The Regulation of Railways Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict. c. 119)
The Regulation of Railways Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 78)
The Railway Regulation Act (Returns of Signal Arrangements, Working, &c.) 1873 (36 & 37 Vict. c. 76)
The Regulation of Railways Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict. c. 57)
The Railway Regulation Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 29)

^ "The Indian Railways Act, 1890 | PDF | Magistrate | Rail Transport". Scribd.
^ "Latest Articles | Indian Railway Employee". indianrailwayemployee.com.
^ The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2
^ The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2

House of Lords Archive: An Act for Regulating Railways 1840
House of Lords Archive: An Act to attach certain Conditions to the Construction of future Railways 1844
House of Lords Archive Railway Clearing Act 1850
House of Lords Archive: An Act for regulating the Gauge of Railways 1850
House of Lords Archive: Regulation of Railways Act, 1889

Pre-parliamentary legislation

Acts of parliaments of states preceding
the Kingdom of Great Britain

Parliament of England	1225–1267 1275–1307 1308–1325 Temp. incert. 1327–1376 1377–1397 1399–1411 1413–1421 1422–1460 1461 1463 1464 1467 1468 1472 1474 1477 1482 1483 1485 1487 1488 1491 1495 1496 1503 1509 1511 1512 1513 1514 1515 1523 1529 1530 1531 1532 1533 1534 1535 1536 1539 1540 1541 1542 1543 1545 1546 1547 1548 1549 1551 1553 1554 1555 1557 1558 1562 1566 1571 1572 1575 1580 1584 1586 1588 1592 1597 1601 1603 1605 1606 1609 1620 1623 1625 1627 Petition of Right 1640 Interregnum (1642–1660) 1660 1661 1662 1663 1664 1665 1666 1667 1670 1672 1675 1677 1678 1679 Habeas Corpus Act 1680 1685 1688 1689 Bill of Rights 1690 1691 1692 1693 1694 1695 1696 1697 1698 1700 1701 1702 1703 1704 1705 1706
Parliament of Scotland	to 1707

Parliament of England