RAILWAYS-GREAT BRITAIN BRITAIN (a) IN EACH OF THE YEARS 1913 AND 1919 TO 1926. AVERAGE RATES OF DIVIDEND OR INTEREST THEREON. (c) The Amalgamations and Absorptions under the Railways Act, 1921, involved certain re-arrangements of capital, and it is necessary to bear these alterations in mind in comparing the figures for 1922, and subsequent years with those for previous years. 798 Table continued on next page. RAILWAYS-GREAT BRITAIN. No. 184.-FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS OF B.-RECEIPTS FROM PASSENGER AND GOODS TRAIN TRAFFIC, &C., AND AMOUNT NOTE. The scope of the statistics given in the Railway Returns for from that of the statistics previously published for 1913 and earlier years. now made of figures relating to the Manchester Ship Canal. (b) See note (b), p. 258. 1919 and subsequent years differs somewhat The chief differences are due to the exclusion 56,071,159 54,014,288 54,021,675 53,155,180 44,913,393 £ Amount available for appropriation. (d) Including estimated value of services rendered to H.M. Government. (e) After deduction of estimated value of services rendered to H.M. Government. (ƒ) Adjusted to include the income derived from investments by the Railway Companies of Great Britain in Irish Lines. RAILWAYS-GREAT BRITAIN. No. 185.-STATISTICAL RETURNS RELATING TO THE WORKING OF RAILWAYS Freight Net Ton-miles worked (including free-hauled traffic) No. in Thous. No. " Tons. 24.49 23.90 10 59 RAILWAYS-GREAT BRITAIN. OF GREAT BRITAIN (a) IN EACH OF THE YEARS 1913 AND 1919 TO 1926. (e) These figures relate only to vehicles owned by the Railway Companies, and do not include privately-owned wagons (about 630,000 for Great Britain in 1918), or Pullman Cars (128 in 1921, 142 in 1922, 168 in 1923, 177 in 1924, 177 in 1925 and 189 in 1926). (d) Includes traffic carried "free" on behalf of the Government. (e) Including balance of locomotives on hire from and on loan to the Government. |