Railways Act 1905 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 1 · Preliminary
6. Private land may be acquired for railway
Feedback & supportSuch of the lands shown on such plans and book of reference as are required for the purposes of such railway shall be deemed to be land required for a public purpose within the meaning of the Land Acquisition Act 1966.
railway
“railway” means a railway or any portion of a railway for the public carriage of passengers, animals or goods and includes —(a)all land within the fences or other boundary marks indicating the limits of the land appurtenant to a railway;(b)all lines of rails, sidings or branches worked over for the purposes of or in connection with a railway;(c)all stations, offices, warehouses, wharves, workshops, manufactories, fixed plant and machinery, and other works constructed for the purposes of or in connection with a railway;(d)all ferries, ships, boats and craft which are used for the traffic of a railway and belong to or are hired or worked by the authority administering the railway;(e)all engines, passenger coaches, and goods and livestock vehicles, or other rolling stock used for the purpose of carrying on the traffic of the railway;(f)all road vehicles used by or on behalf of or under contract with a railway administration for the conveyance of passengers, parcels, goods, livestock and vehicles; and(g)all aircraft used by or on behalf of or under contract with a railway administration for the conveyance of passengers, parcels, goods and livestock;
Proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act 1966 shall be taken separately in respect of each holding mentioned in the book of reference.