Cheap Trains Act 1883
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to amend the Law relating to Railway Passenger Duty, and to amend and consolidate the Law relating to the conveyance of the Queen's Forces by Railway. |
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| Citation | 46 & 47 Vict. c. 34 |
| Territorial extent | |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 20 August 1883 |
| Commencement | 1 October 1883 |
| Repealed | 31 July 1978 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See ยง Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Cheap Trains Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict. c. 34) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that marked the beginning of workers' train (and later bus) services. It removed the passenger duty on any train charging less than a penny (1d) a mile and obliged the railway companies to operate a larger number of cheap trains.