The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-06 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

LANCASTER AND CARLISLE.

The report of the committee of shareholders appointed
on the 12th of September last states that a majority of
the proprietors at the last meeting having indicated an
opinion adverse to an amalgamation with the Little
North-Western, the committee have not thought it in-
cumbent upon them to investigate the subject, but they
by no means underrate the importance of maintaining
the most friendly relations with the Little North-
Western. The committee report that the traffic between
Liverpool and Newcastle-upon-Tyne does not pass over
the line, owing to the want of cordial Co-operation on
the part of the Newcastle and Carlisle Company, and not
from any unwillingness of the Lancaster and Carlisle
Company to exchange such traffic. It does not appear
to the committee that traffic from Liverpool has been
diverted by the London and North Western Company,
with the exception of cotton from Liverpool to the Con-
tinent, which was for a period sent over the Manches-
ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire line, instead of the Lan-
caster and Carlisle line to Leith, fer shipment to the
Continent. And they also report that difference of
opinion between the Edinburgh and Glasgow and Scot-
tish Central on one side, and the Caledonian on the other,
has caused and still causes diversion of traffic to the east,
to the detriment of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway.
The committee recommend that arrangements should
be entered into with the Kendal and Windermere
Company under the existing Parliamentary powers, by
which the passenger and mineral traffic of the Lake dis-
trict might be further greatly developed, and a very
large excursion traffic in the summer months be brought
on the lino from the manufacturing districts of Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire. The committee also recommend
the issue of season tickets to the Lake district as a fur-
ther means of encouraging the traffic. The committee
recommend that a strong effort should be made to effect
better arrangements with the proprietors of the Preston
station ; and that, if such arrangements cannot be made
amicably, they recommend that advantage should be
taken of the first application to Parliament by any of
the companies who are proprietors of the station to get
the position of the railway placed upon an equitable
basis. The committee observe with satisfaction that the
directors, on the occasion of a probable clashing of in-
terests with the Loudon and North-Western, had sus-
epended forwarding the minutes of the Lancaster and
Carlisle board to the London and North-Western board
(which had previously, as a matter of courtes
placed
not of legal right, been so forwarded), are
dmeanato ipn the
the legal case of the company in
that
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hands of a solicitor unconnected atrhleaLondon and
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Railway.
The London
pool with the East Lancashire
the East Lancashire 3,0001.
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and North -Western nu pay
ange
of traffic with the
per annum for nonouter
thel Preston
station f
this
3,0001. ;
Lancaster and Carlisle at
3
paid by the London and North-Wes-
tern they receive 1,
' 000/. per annum
500/. back from the Lancaster and
,
Carlisle, and about
1 500/. from the
Caledonian. To ob-
tain t
his advantage the London and North-Western de-
partedfrom a previous agreement made bet
wean them-
selves and the Carlisle Company. This agreement for the
payment of 3,0001. per annum has above three years yet
'red. The committee
unexp entertain a strong opinion
that the Liverpool traffic to Preston ought not to be sent
10 miles round, greatly to the inconvenience of the pub-
lic, and clearly to the detriment of the Lancaster and
Carlisle interests. The principle =A be established that
&Ural! ways entering the Preston station are to be received
on an equal footing by the Lancaster and Carlisle Corn-
pany. The committee think the renewal of the present
octuple treaty expedient for the sake of avoiding useless
competition, and apportioning to sash line of railway its
due proportion of traffic ; the only question, therefore,
seems to be one of terms, which they think should be left
in the bands of the directors. The committee suggest that
it would be desirable now, that the share capital in the
company held by the Lordon and North-Western Com-
pany amounts to 350,0001., that the number of directors
nominated at the board should be reduced. It appears
obvious to the committee that it is the interest of the
Lancaster and Carlisle to promote, cultivate, andtmain-
tainand
south, friendly relations with all companies, both north
south, and especially so with the London d
North-
Western Company, looking at its c
• tnen flexions and
ce n ia ry
ramifications in the south, as well as its
thank the
in-
terest in the northern lines. The
committeegenaeement of the
directors for their general policy
and d
it free from all gua-
rantees and amalgamations.
line, and for their having maintained
t The committee state th ath
ey
directors and officers of the com-
panyhave received from the tid facility for inquiry without
every information a,
in conclusion,
d express t •
the slightest reserve;
an
undertaking, provided the
unabated confidence in the
same leading priccip
lea which have hitherto guided the
directors in their management and policy shall be still
kept is view and maintained.