The threat of closure hung over it until the 1968 Transport Act came into force.

Formerly a council department, it came into being as a separate corporate entity in 1986, following the Transport Act 1985.

Complete nationalisation had been considered but was rejected until the Transport Act 1947.

The Transport Act 1947 made provision for the nationalisation of the network.

The Transport Act 1947 took effect on 1 January 1923.

Further legislation was included in section 19 of the Transport Act 1985.

The terms were changed by Section 154 of the Transport Act 2000.

They were set up under section 56 of the Transport Act 1962.

The recommendations of the white paper formed part of the Transport Act 1968.

Control of the canal passed into public ownership with the Transport Act 1947.