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The Leicester North Station Light Railway Order 1991

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

6.—(1) The Borough Council shall not use or permit to be used upon the Borough Council’s Railway any 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.

(2) The Borough Council shall not run or permit to be run any train or engine upon any part of the Borough Council’s Railway at a rate of speed exceeding at any time that fixed by the Secretary of State for such part.

(3) No part of the Borough Council’s Railway shall be used or permitted to be used for the conveyance of passengers without the permission in writing of the Secretary of State being first had and obtained and the Borough Council shall comply or secure compliance with the conditions (if any) which the Secretary of State may from time to time prescribe for the safety of persons using the Borough Council’s Railway.

(4) If the Borough Council act in contravention of any of the provisions of this article they shall for each offence be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.

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