Major BARNESasked the Minister of Transport what were the amounts received by those railways of which possession was taken at the outbreak of war in passenger fares and for goods traffic for the year ending 31st December, 1913; and what were the corresponding amounts received during the year ending 31st December, 1919, excluding from the latter year any receipts for Government traffic in excess of those received for the year 1913?
§ Sir E. GEDDESThe receipts in respect of passenger fares in 1919 are not yet available, but the following comparative figures for 1913 and 1919 show the receipts from passenger trains (including parcels carried by passenger trains) and goods train traffic.
Amounts received by controlled railways in Great Britain for the year 1913:—
Passenger train traffic £54,096,074 Goods train traffic £68,551,503 Total gross traffic receipts £122,647,577 Receipts from Government traffic are included in these figures, but the amount is not available.
The corresponding earnings for the year 1919 were:—
Receipts from passenger train traffic £87,940,519 Receipts from goods train traffic £72,724,002 Estimated amounts which would have been received for Government traffic £21,357,193 Total gross traffic receipts £182,021,714 Increases in passenger fares and other charges were not taken into account in connection with Government traffic until 1st April, 1919.