BRITISH RAILWAYS.

Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16711, 29 January 1926, Page 9

BRITISH RAILWAYS.

FEWER PASSENGERS.

DROP OF 14,956,747

The British Ministry of Transport stated recently that the total number of railway passenger journeys (excluding, those of season ticket holders) in September was 105,525,897, a decrease compared with September, 1924, of 3,768,561, or 3.4 per cent. The journeys by passengers at reduced fares increased by 1,006,292, but the journeys at full fares decreased by 4,774,853. The receipts from these passengers showed a decrease of £536,777, or 7.7 per cent. If the London Tubes and Metropolitan Railway be omitted, the figures show a decrease in journeys of 5,586,195, or 6.2 per cent., and a decrease in receipts of £545,459, or 8.1 per cent. The total tonnage of freight (excluding free-hauled traffic) was 25,587,173, a decrease of 2,616,666, or 9.3 per cent. Coal, coke, and patent fuel showed a decrease of 2,386,378 tons, or 14.0 per cent. Freight train receipts amounted to £8,713,635, a decrease of £487,292, or 5.3 per cent. For the nine months ended September 30, compared with last year, passenger journeys (excluding London Tubes and Metropolitan Railway) decreased by 14,956,747, and receipts from passengers by £1,109,131. A similar comparison for freight showed decreases of 17,203,367 in tons and £2,382,633 in receipts.