Article 8 Restriction of weight on rails and of speed and as to conveyance of passengers

No engine, carriage or truck bringing any weight upon the rails by any one pair of wheels exceeding such weight as the Secretary of State may allow may be used on the Company’s railways.

No train or engine shall be run upon any part of the Company’s railways at a rate of speed exceeding at any time that fixed by the Secretary of State for such part.

No part of the Company’s railways shall be used for the public conveyance of passengers without the permission in writing of the Secretary of State being first had and obtained and the conditions (if any) which the Secretary of State may from time to time prescribe for the safety of persons using the Company’s railways shall at all times be complied with.

If any person operating the Company’s railways acts in contravention of any of the provisions of this article that person shall for each offence be liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding £100.