South Eastern Railway (Various Powers) Act 1885
WHEREAS it is expedient that the South-eastern Railway Company (in this Act called "the Company") be authorised to make and maintain the railways and to widen certain portions of their existing railways and to execute the other works and to exercise the other powers in this Act severally mentioned and to acquire and hold for the purposes of the works by this Act mentioned and for the general purposes of their undertaking the lands in this Act also mentioned.

And whereas it is expedient that ...