c. 34) was an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that marked the beginning of workers' train (and later bus) services.
A test case in 1874 against the North London Railway confirmed that trains had to stop at all stations for the duty to be remitted.
The railway operators formed the Passenger Duty Repeal Association in 1874, followed in 1877 by another group, the Travelling Tax Abolition Committee.
It was a major political issue and one solution sought by the authorities was to encourage working people to move to new housing outside the cities.
During the 20th century, the appearance of competing road services meant that the railways were forced to reduce their fares.