Railway Regulation Act 1840 (c. 97) Railway Regulation Act 1840 (c. 97) Not yet in force Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below: Sch. 26 para. 27 repealed by Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 Sch. 5 1Paragraph 1 Railway Regulation Act 1840 (c. 97)