SPREADSHEET FILE "TARIFAS"

Contains information about legal provisions, classification and minimum weights of goods and parcels, and basic mileage scales for passenger fares and freight rates. The tabulated mileage scales permit calculation of maximum fares and rates. Lower, special freight rates for principal domestic products have also been tabulated for the years 1896, 1900 and 1908. The data have been collected in 36 sheets:


Sheet Title Datum Remarks
A Leyes Summary of clauses germane to rates and fares included in legislation and contracts in force in 1896
B Base 1892 Basic mileage scales for rates and fares in gold pesos, for passengers, excess baggage, parcels and goods, in force in 1892
C Clasificador Goods classified by rate class 1490 goods distributed over 10 freight rate classes of 26 railway companies
D Base 1896 Basic mileage scales for rates and fares in gold pesos, for passengers, excess baggage, parcels and goods, in force in 1896
E del país 1896 Freight rates for transport of domestic products, 1896, in gold pesos Mileage scales for 36 products and 27 railway companies
F Premio del oro Gold premia charged by the railway companies at the beginning of each week in the year 1896 For adjustment of rates and fares charged in paper currency to rates set in gold.
G Pasajeros 1900 Basic mileage rates for passenger fares in 1900. Both in gold and paper currency
H Encomiendas 1900 Basic mileage scales and minimum weights for transport of excess baggage and parcels in 1900 Both in gold and paper currency
I Animales 1900 Basic rates for transport of livestock on the hoof, 1900 in paper currency
J Vehículos 1900 Basic rates for transport of road vehicles, 1900 in paper currency
K Cargas a oro Basic mileage scales for freight rates for general goods, 1900 in gold
L en papel Basic mileage scales for freight rates for general goods, 1900 in paper currency
M del país 1900 Freight rates for transport of domestic products, 1900, in gold pesos Mileage scales for 46 products and 25 railway companies
N Pasajeros 1908 Basic mileage rates for passenger fares in 1908. Both in gold and paper currency
O Encomiendas Basic mileage scales and minimum weights for transport of excess baggage and parcels in 1908 Both in gold and paper currency
P Animales Basic rates for transport of livestock on the hoof, 1908 in paper currency
Q Clasificador 1908 Classification of 40 goods by 27 railway companies
R A oro 1908 Basic mileage scales for freight rates for general goods, 1908 Practically the same as those of 1900
S Cargas 1908 Basic mileage scales for freight rates for general goods, 1908 in paper currency
T del país 1908 Freight rates for transport of domestic products, 1908, in gold pesos Nearly identical to those of 1900 and, in some cases, in disagreement with sheet S
U Pasajeros 1913 Basic mileage rates for passenger fares in 1913 Both in gold and paper currency
V Encomiendas 1913 Basic mileage scales and minimum weights for transport of excess baggage and parcels in 1913 Both in gold and paper currency
W Animales 1913 Basic rates for transport of livestock on the hoof, 1913 in paper currency
X Vehículos Basic rates for transport of road vehicles, 1913 in paper currency
Y Clasificador 1913 Classification of 82 goods by 19 railway companies
Z Cargas a oro 1913 Basic mileage scales for freight rates for general goods, 1913 in gold
AA Cargas papel 1913 Basic mileage scales for freight rates for general goods, 1908 in paper currency
AB Pasajeros 1928 Basic mileage rates for passenger fares in 1928 in paper currency
AC Clasificador 1928 Classification of 62 goods by 23 railway companies
AD Cargas 1928 Basic mileage scales for freight rates for general goods, 1928 in paper currency
AE Clasificador 1933 Classification of 62 goods by 22 railway companies
AF Cargas 1933 Basic mileage scales for freight rates for general goods, 1933 in paper currency
AG Pasajeros 1935 Basic mileage rates for passenger fares in 1935 and in subsequent years until 1942/3 in paper currency
AH Clasificador 1935 Classification of 62 goods by 22 railway companies comparable to those of 1928 and 1933
AI Clasificador 1941|2 Classification of 62 goods by 20 railway companies
AJ Clasificador 1942|3 Classification of 62 goods by 20 railway companies
AK Notas For basic mileage scales in force from 1901 to1907 see sheets G to M
For basic mileage scales in force from 1922 to1927 see sheets AB and AD
For basic mileage scales in force from 1936 a 1943 see sheets AF and AG
Caution: The National Railways Board used to publish this footnote below the tables of basic mileage scales: "These tariffs are not mathematically precise but a very rough approximation to the average of those in force."

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