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Comparative Working Expenses of Bailways.
Working expenses per mile per anu.«£ Ditto jær train mile in pence Coat, of fuel ]>er train mile in pence .. Construction of line permile.. .. £ Maintenance per mile per annum .. £ Maintenance ]>er train mile in pence Proportion of work- ing expenses to receipts, per cent. . Number of locomo- tives per 100 miles **• umber of passenger carriages per ditto Is umber of waggons per ditto w 1497 84 2-9 39,000 231 6 48 64 148 1904 A i »51 28 2-6 28,000 139 4’2 46 65 132 1701 1 455 28 3 9 15,000 65 41 76 330 ' Ills J? g 8 1 £ g 1 American. I 12,000 70 13 42 29 77 550 f 1200 43 5'5 20,000 3-9 44 f 0 1000 38 4-8 17,000 52 43 73 670 it w Ills I 1 2 1 1 Australian.
r, On the railways of Great Britain the proportion
of the details of working expenses is as follows:
Maintenance of way............= 15 per cent.
Locomotive and carriage depart-
“ent .........................=38 „
Traffic charges...............— 26
Miscellaneous, including police,
watching, compensation .. = 14
Duty, rates, &c...............— 7 '
Total expenses
100