Regulation of Railways Act 1868
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| Long title | An Act to amend the Law relating to Railways. |
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| Citation | 31 & 32 Vict c 119 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
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| Royal assent | 31 July 1868 |
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Status: Amended
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| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Regulation of Railways Act 1868 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk | |
The Regulation of Railways Act 1868 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is one of the Railway Regulation Acts 1840 to 1893.
It was enacted following the first murder on the railways, that of Thomas Briggs by Franz Muller near Hackney in 1864.
The Act made new provisions for:
Despite the legislation, it was not until 1899 that internal emergency wires came to be used on the majority of trains.
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