Private Siding Traffic Forwarded and Received
(per annum)
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Number of wagons
Number of private sidings
Wagons
Actual
Percentage of total
'000 wagons
Percentage of total
(Figures in brackets are cumulative)
Less than 50 wagons 1,033 17 16 0
50-499 1,642 28 (45) 359 1 (1)
500-2,499 1,464 25 (70) 1,774 6 (7)
2,500-9,999 900 15 (85) 4,781 15 (22)
10,000-29,999 621 11 (96) 10,687 33 (55)
30,000 wagons and over 234 4 (100) 14,619 45 (100)
Total 5,894 100 32,236 100
Clearly, a study of the position of each private siding in the smaller sized groups may well reveal that their usefulness is far removed from what was originally intended.
General Merchandise and Minerals Wagon-load Traffics
During the week ended 23rd April, 1961, a special study was made of wagon-load freight traffic despatched by rail.
The test covered virtually the whole of the traffic forwarded to and from stations and private sidings during the selected week. In relation to the total traffic for 1961, it was estimated to represent about one week's proportion.
The week selected for the test was reasonably representative of the general pattern of the wagon-load traffic carried, although it was appreciated that there were substantial seasonal traffics and that there could be appreciable fluctuations in regular traffics.
The volume of wagon-load General Merchandise and Minerals traffic recorded in the test week was:—
Consignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
82,000 | |
Tonnage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
1,695,000 | |
Loaded wagons and containers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
182,400 | |
Loaded wagon miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
8,652,000 | |
The receipts and estimated costs shown below were:—
Receipts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
£2,253,000 | |
Estimated direct costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
£2,274,100 | |
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