The Act
This period was one of extreme overcrowding in the major cities. It was a major political issue and one solution sought by the authorities was to encourage working people to move to new housing outside the cities. However, this implied the availability of cheap transport, for even a penny a mile was beyond most people's reach.
The Act applied to all trains charging less than a penny a mile, even those that did not stop at all stations. The Board of Trade could decide whether a company's services were adequate and reasonably priced. If it felt otherwise it could remove the company's exemption on all its services.
Read more about this topic: Cheap Trains Act 1883
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