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SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL RESULTS

OF THE PAST THREE YEARS, (Continued).

Head No.

List of heads.

1937

1938

1939

48

Percentage of goods receipts to

gross Railway receipts

13.91

34.18

4.46

49

Goods receipts per route mile

operated

$

8,398

29,464

1,891

50

Goods receipts per paying train

mile:-

(a) Local traffic

(b) Through traffic

$

(c) Total traffic

CA EA EA

$

0.89

0.80

1.30

4.94

10.41

$

3.44

6.86

1.30

51

Tons of goods hauled

185,389

482,070

37,146

52

Average receipt per ton of goods... $

1.00

1.35

1.09

53

Nett ton mileage of goods

3,926,221 10,356,338

583,556

54

Average receipt per ton mile ...... $

0.047

0.063

0.070

55

ناة

Average length of haul of paying

goods traffic Number of goods vehicles in stock

miles

21.17

21.48

15.71

110

130

130

57

Loaded goods vehicle mileage

489,361

750,430

190,516

58

Empty goods vehicle mileage

218,013

318,310

45,103

59

Total goods vehicle mileage

707,374 | 1,068,740

235,619

GO

Percentage of empty to total goods

vehicle mileage

30.82

29.78

19.14

61

Average wagon load

..tons

7.98

13.72

2.89

62

Wagon miles per day per goods

vehicle in stock

17.6

22.5

5.0

63

Coal consumed by steam locomo-

tives per train mile

lbs.

87.05

105.30

84.66

64

Lubricating oil consumed by steam locomotives per 100 engine miles

pints

13.29

13.83

14.03

65

Lubricating oil consumed by

coaching and goods vehicles

per 1,000 vehicle miles ... pints

5.44

5.70

6.25

66

Petrol consumed per railcar train

mile:-

(a) Motor coaches

gals.

0.359

0.358

0.342

(b) Rail bus

gals.

0.128

0.130

§ Haulage receipts deducted.

Receipts from all sources.

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