Parcels Receipts
(per annum)
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Range of receipts
Number of stations
Parcels receipts
Actual
Percentage of total
£'000
Percentage of total
(Figures in brackets are cumulative)
Less than £500 2,457 57 341 1
£500-£2,499 911 21 (78) 1,179 3 (4)
£2,500-£9,999 531 12 (90) 2,896 8 (12)
£10,000-£49,999 301 7 (97) 7,025 19 (31)
£50,000-£299,999 78 2 (99) 8,863 24 (55)
£300,000 and over 22 1 (100) 16,352 45 (100)
Total 4,300 100 36,656 100
The disparity between stations is again seen. Naturally most of the parcels traffic originates in, and is destined for, areas of dense population. It is not, therefore, surprising that at one end of the scale 2,457 or 57 per cent. of the stations, contribute only 1 per cent. of the parcels receipts, whilst at the other end 100 stations or 3 per cent. account for 69 per cent, of the receipts.
Distribution of Freight Traffic—Station Tonnage and Receipts
Most stations, particularly the smaller ones, deal with freight traffic in addition to passenger and parcels traffic. The respective levels of utilisation are not necessarily the same for passengers, parcels and freight traffics at individual stations, but in general they are similar.
Tables showing the 1960 tonnage of forwarded and received merchandise and minerals, and received coal traffic at 5,031. stations which were open at the end of 1962, follow:—
Merchandise and Minerals Forwarded
(per annum)
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Volume of traffic (tons)
Number of stations
Tonnage
Actual
Percentage of total
'000 tons
Percentage of total
(Figures in brackets are cumulative)
Less than 500 tons 2,906 58 243 1
500-2,499 1,124 22 (80) 1,389 8 (9)
2,500-9,999 668 13 (93) 3,395 20 (29)
10,000-49,999 276 6 (99) 5,685 33 (62)
50,000 tons and over 57 1 (100) 6,513 38 (100)
Total 5,031 100 17,225 100
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