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lept engaged each day to and from Taipo. Taking the
reight at 5 cents per mile per ton which is much under present rates the figure would be
Gross Earnings
$21.45
Working Expenses
Profit
$ 5.85
$15.60
To carry this traffic it will be necessary to run 5 passenger trains per day each way and one goods train. The passenger train would consist of about 8 coaches
at least sach 60 ft. long.
Summarising the above figures for passengers the cost of running these 10 passenger trains works out to $649/- per day or 64/20 per train mile or cents
36.50 per coach mile which is rather high evan for the large coach proposed so I do not think my working
expenses are on the small side by any means. I have no figures for Chinese Railway, but in no Indian Railway is the cost taken as high as this.
Sumarising the above figures, the following is the result:-
&
TRAFFIC
Canton Passengers
GROSS MARNINGS
1089.00
WORKING EXPENSES PROFIT
566.50
522.50
Sam Chun
71.50
70.80
40.70
Taipo
#
71.75
31. 20
40.55
Local Market #F
22.50
13.50
9.00
reas
Canton goods
262.00
131.00
131 00
Sam Chun "
$42.00
66.00
Local
t
21.45
5.35
176.00
15.80
Total
Total per mile
1780.90
80.92
844.85
38.40
935.35
42.51
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