. The ways of our railways . COXTINIOIS-BRAKED FISH-TRAIN. C. C. In the Locomotive Pubhshmg ]. INILKIUK VV MAM-M AB. N. I- AND N. W. R. THE CONTROL OF THE TRAINS. 139 the smaller towns and villages, the timings requiredby the public are less inexorable, and when a placeof such minor importance is served by one railwayonly, there is temptation for the convenience of itstrading population to be subordinated to economyin working, both as regards merchandise and pas-senger service. This, however, is a short-sightedpolicy, as it is bound to react upon the railwaycompany
. The ways of our railways . COXTINIOIS-BRAKED FISH-TRAIN. C. C. In the Locomotive Pubhshmg ]. INILKIUK VV MAM-M AB. N. I- AND N. W. R. THE CONTROL OF THE TRAINS. 139 the smaller towns and villages, the timings requiredby the public are less inexorable, and when a placeof such minor importance is served by one railwayonly, there is temptation for the convenience of itstrading population to be subordinated to economyin working, both as regards merchandise and pas-senger service. This, however, is a short-sightedpolicy, as it is bound to react upon the railwaycompany by strangling the growth of traffic, if itdoes not lead to the construction of a competitiveline. On the other hand, trains conveying coals,bricks, and other traffic of the mineral class maybe delayed in running with comparative impunityso far as loss of custom is concerned, althoughthe Railway Commissioners have recently decidedthat coal merchants whose freight is conveyedin their own wagons are entitled to receive apayment for demurrage from the railway com-panies if the trucks are not returned to themwi
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