RAILWAY ACCIDENTS-GREAT BRITAIN. No. 186.-NUMBERS of PERSONS KILLED or INJURED in all ACCIDENTS occurring (Compiled from the Annual Returns YEARS. Through Through other Through Accidents of Railway on Railway Premises. Servants of Companies and Contractors. Accidents. No. 187.-ACCIDENTS to TRAINS Reported by the RAILWAY (Compiled from the Annual Returns Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. NUMBER OF PERSONS TRAINS. Fires. RAILWAY ACCIDENTS-GREAT BRITAIN. on the RAILWAYS in GREAT BRITAIN, as reported by the Companies. of Accidents and Casualties.) KILLED OR INJURED. Other persons. (a) Through Movement of Railway 112 12 42 46 54 (c) Excluding persons injured through accidents caused otherwise than by the movement COMPANIES in GREAT BRITAIN. of Accidents and Casualties.) YEARS. Miscellaneous. Injured. TRAMWAYS AND LIGHT RAILWAYS-GREAT BRITAIN. No. 188.-FINANCIAL and STATISTICAL information relating to the working of TRAMWAYS and LIGHT RAILWAYS in GREAT BRITAIN, in each of the YEARS 1914 and 1920 to 1926. (Compiled from the Annual Tramways and Light Railways, Street and Roads Returns.) 5,444 6,349 6,190 6,880 8,468 7,733 7,311 6,869 other Not available. (c) 103 (c) 175 Not available. 7,414 7,044 Miles No. 12,908 13,451 3,301,815 4,802,533 4,669,916 4,256,269 4,348,553 4,443,327 4,620,502 4,668,812 Quantity Units per Car mile Thousand B.T. units journey Average Fare paid per Passenger] d. Average Traffic Income per Car mile d. 21.98 22.77 12,298 12,224 19.40 82.51 20.61 18.81 17.98 17.23 11,785 10,824 10,874 10,689 16.25 15'13 14.43 13.97 76.23 77.74 79.11 80'10 NOTE.-The figures are for the twelve months ended 31st December of the year prior to that stated in respect of Companies, and for the twelve months ended 31st March of the year stated in respect of Local Authorities. (a) The figures for 1914 are not strictly comparable with those for later years, as the Income and Expenditure of Tramways which are not worked by the owning Companies or Authorities are excluded and Other Income, apart from Aid from Rates, is included in Traffic Receipts. (b) The figures for 1925 and 1926 are not strictly comparable with those for earlier years owing to different methods of compilation, particulars of which are to be found in the Annual Returns. (c) Income transferred from Other Businesses is in respect of Local Authorities only. CIVIL AVIATION. No. 189.-BRITISH CIVIL AVIATION on REGULAR AIR ROUTES (INTERNAL and CONTINENTAL). (Furnished by the Air Ministry.) (a) In 1925 and 1926 the figures represent the actual number of individuals carried instead of, as in previous years, the number of persons carried over each stage of a route, each stage averaging about 200 miles. (b) In 1925 and 1926 the figures represent the total paying cargo carried, that is, goods, mails and excess baggage. In previous years the totals do not include excess baggage, nor do they include a small amount of goods carried between aerodromes on the Continent. No. 190.-ACCIDENTS INVOLVING DEATH of or INJURY to OCCUPANTS of BRITISH AIRCRAFT FLYING on REGULAR AIR ROUTES. (a) Flying accidents resulting in the death of one or more occupants of machine. No. 191.-AIRCRAFT FLIGHTS and PASSENGERS CARRIED between SHIPPING-FOREIGN TRADE. No. 192. TOTAL NET TONNAGE of BRITISH and FOREIGN VESSELS, distinguishing FOREIGN TRADE, at PORTS (Compiled from the Annual Statement of I. With Cargoes (a) The tonnage of vessels employed by the Government in connection with the War is not included in the figures for 19141920: on the other hand, the figures for 1914 were increased to an unknown extent in consequence of the re-measurement of certain steam vessels on the coming into full force, at the commencement of that year, of the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1907. |