THE RAILWAYS

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22240, 3 November 1937, Page 16

THE RAILWAYS

YEARS COMPARED BY STATISTICS

The following statistical summary compares the operations of the Railways Department for the year ended March 31, with the two preceding years.

Year Ended March 31 Total miles open for traffic .. .. 3.320 3.320 3.320 Average miles open for year .. .. 0,6 m 6,dtu j,ozu Capital cost of opened and unopened Capital cost of open'iines .'.' .' '. 54,089.190 54,253,059 54,696,437 Workine expenses " " '•• 5,540.437 5,952,839 6,886,793 Net earninffs . 1.087,491 1,051,477 903,858 Interest charges 2,330,886 2,300,051 2,309,754 Percentage of total working expen-es to gross earnings • • bo.oj bi.jj bb.iv Percentage of net earn'ngs to capital invested 2.01 1.94 1.G5 Railway operating earnings .. 5.908,064 6,243,519 6.003.601 Railway operating expenses .. 5,138,583 5,523,193 6,338.335 Net railway operating earnings .. 769,476 720,326 565,219 Percentage of railway operating ex- ' penses to earnings .. ... 86.98 88.46 91.81 Operating earnings per average mile open .. .. ... 1.780 1,881 2,079 Operating expenses per average mile open .. •• •• L 548 1,664 1,909 Net operating earnings per average mile open • • 232 217 170 Operating earnings per train-mile .. d. d. d. 133.44 135.60 139.61 Operating expenses per train-mile .. 116.06 119.96 128.18 Net operating earnings per tiainmilc .. •• 17.38 15.64 11.43 Passengers, ordinary .. .. 7,809,035 7,063,824 8,284.956 Season tickets 457,546 482,146 513.063 Total passenger journeys .. .. 19.654.467 20,358,524 21,235,428 Goods tonnage 5,444,977 5,618.477 6,212.907 Live stock tonnage .. .. .. 578.983 570,328 600.333 Train-mileage 10.626.400 11.050.376 11,868.083 Engine-mileage 14,277,710 14,923,175 15,984,782