The line of extension which the above company are empowered to make, proceeds from the above-mentioned private railway, at Cinderford Bridge, in a northwardly direction, up a valley in the forest, to the summit of the hill above Churchway Engine, and the place where the Severn and Wye Railroad Company have subsequently formed a junction; its length is about three miles. There is also a branch from a place called the Dam, to the Upper and Lower Bilson Works; another from the same place to Kelmsley Green, and one from Nofold Engine, to the Old Engine and Nofold Green. These collateral and very short branches extend to several coal and other mines in the forest.
The Forest of Dean, through which this railway passes, belongs to the King; but after the passing of this act, the ground occupied by the railroad and branches is vested in the company, on payment of the yearly rent of £100, and one guinea per week towards the cost and charges of his Majesty's Inspectors. The railway not to exceed seven yards in breadth, except in passing places, embankments, deep cuttings, or where warehouses or wharfs may be erected.
TONNAGE RATES.
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| Coal, Coke, Culm, Stone, Coal Cinders, Chalk, Marl, Sand, Lime, Clay, Ashes, Peat, Lime-stone, Iron-stone, Iron or other Ore, and other Minerals and Bricks, the produce of the said Forest, to be conveyed from any place on the said Forest, to or near Cinderford Bridge | 1 6 | per Ton. |
| Ditto, conveyed from one place to another within the said Forest | 0 6 | per Ton, per Mile. |
| Timber, Goods, Commodities, Wares and Merchandize, whether the produce of the Forest or not | 0 6 | ditto. ditto. |
- Fractions to be taken as for a Quarter of a Ton, and as for Half a Mile.
- One Hundred and Twenty Pounds to be deemed a Hundred Weight, for the purposes of this Act.
RATES UPON THE PRIVATE RAILWAY FROM CINDERFORD BRIDGE TO THE SEVERN AT BULLO PILL.
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| For Bark stripped within the Forest, Coal, Timber and Wood for the use of the Coal Pits, Mines and Quarries within the Forest | 4 6 | per Ton. |
| For Timber felled in the Forest under the direction of his Majesty's Surveyor General, and conveyed along the private Railway | 0 2 | per Foot. |
- None but Free Miners of the Forest, and his Majesty's Surveyor General, have power to use this private Railway, without consent of the Proprietors.
The private railway is nearly four miles and a half long, with a tunnel upwards of five hundred yards in length, situate about a mile and a half from Bullo Pill, at which place are convenient wharfs for goods intended for shipment on the Severn.
