Project Gutenberg 2016-10-06 Public domain in the USA. 143 Arnold, Whately C. Royal Railways with Uniform Rates A proposal for amalgamation of Railways with the General Post Office and adoption of uniform fares and rates for any distance Produced by MWS, Adrian Mastronardi, The Philatelic Digital Library Project at http://www.tpdlp.net and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Royal Railways with Uniform Rates" by Whately C. Arnold is a proposal for the nationalization of railways in the UK, written in the early 20th century. This pamphlet advocates for a unified fare and rate system that would allow passengers and goods to be transported at a flat rate regardless of distance, similar to the postal system. The work emphasizes the economic benefits and efficiency improvements that could arise from this radical change in railway operations. The beginning of the pamphlet outlines the author's vision for a railway system that merges with the General Post Office, proposing uniform fares for different classes of service. Arnold argues that the existing railway fare structure is inefficient and punitive, particularly for long-distance travelers, who are hindered by high prices. He presents the idea that if mail can be sent anywhere for a fixed price, then passengers and goods could also be transported universally at minimal costs. This initial portion sets the stage for a discussion on perceived benefits, financial implications, and the proposed changes to the system. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Railroads -- Freight -- Rates -- Great Britain Railroads and state -- Great Britain HE Text Browsing: Business/Management Browsing: Economics Browsing: History - British Browsing: Politics Category: History - British Category: Politics Category: Economics 187603 2025-06-21T08:57:01.025283 text/html 166702 2024-10-23T01:12:40 text/html 161532 2025-06-21T08:57:05.253270 application/epub+zip 163671 2025-06-21T08:57:01.843308 application/epub+zip 125744 2025-06-21T08:57:01.408288 application/epub+zip 240374 2025-06-21T08:57:07.919259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219714 2025-06-21T08:57:04.834264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183685 2022-09-24T06:40:08.263733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162883 2025-06-21T08:57:00.533332 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142914 2024-10-23T01:12:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16646 2025-06-21T08:57:08.061259 application/rdf+xml 18345 2025-06-21T08:57:01.513279 image/jpeg 3021 2025-06-21T08:57:01.461314 image/jpeg 147352 2025-06-21T08:57:01.045327 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog