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298. FUTURE SCHEMES. (Contd.)
(b) Forecast of number of units likely to be required.
Mr. Gould gave the following broad estimates of the number of units required :-
| Birmingham scheme (Part 2). | 45 sets (2 or 3 cars) | |
| Manchester area scheme (Part 2). | 19 2-car sets, each vehicle to be powered. |
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| Derby, Nottingham, Leicester area. | 17 3-car sets |
299. WEST CUMBERLAND SCHEME.
(a) Traffic Receipts
| Period. | Tickets issued | Increase. | ||||||
| Number | Receipts. | Tickets. | Receipts. | |||||
| 1955. | 1954. | 1955. | 1954. | No. | % | £ | % | |
| £ | £ | |||||||
| (1) | Carlisle - Silloth Section (introduced Nov.29th, 1954) | |||||||
| Total 19 wks. ended Apl.9th. |
23,059 | 19,907 | 2,729 | 2,394 | 3,152 | 15.83 | 335 | 13.99 |
| (2) | Carlisle - Workington (via Penrith) Section (introduced January 3rd, 1955) |
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| Total 14 wks. ended Apl.9th. |
13,913 | 7,683 | 2,210 | 1,139 | 6,330 | 83.48 | 1,071 | 94.03 |
| (3) | Carlisle - Whitehaven Section. (Introduced 7th Feb.1955) | |||||||
| Total 9 wks. ended Apl.9th. |
67,794 | 42,553 | 9,387 | 5,522 | 25,241 | 59.32 | 3,865 | 69.99 |
| TOTAL WHOLE SCHEME. | 34,723 | 49.57 | 5,271 | 58.21 | ||||
Note. April 9th Good Friday week 1955.
(1954 week later).
Arising out of increased carryings Mr.Gould said it appears that more units will be required during the summer in this area. Mr.Adkinson said that two of the three spare units were almost continously in traffic and he had had to reduce the maintenance to the lowest level practicable and mileage examination will soon become due. Consideration was given to the possibility of obtaining further units from other schemes and it was stated that of the 12 sets required for the Lincolnshire scheme, eight sets had been delivered to the Eastern Region and three to Birmingham for the B.I.F., and the Chairman said he would speak to the Assistant General Manager of the Eastern Region.