HC Deb 15 April 1919 vol 114 c2740W
Major BARNES

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the yield per annum in a full year to the railways of the United Kingdom of the increased fares, and also the yield of the increased pass charges?

Mr. BRIDGEMAN

It is impossible to separate the effect of increased fares from that of increased travelling, but passenger train traffic receipts in 1918 on the controlled railways in Great Britain exceeded those for 1916 by nearly £15,000,000.