APPENDIX "A"
INTRODUCTION OF DIESEL SERVICES
Statement showing number of tickets issued local to the
sections and receipts.
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1955 - A.S.L.E.& F. strike 29th May-14th June (inclusive).
Tickets issued | Receipts. | |||||||
Mnth of Dec. | Cumulative. | Mnth of Dec. | Cumulative | |||||
No. | No. | £ | £ | |||||
WEST CUMBERLAND AREA | ||||||||
Whole Scheme (Introduced 7.2.55.) | ||||||||
1956 (Diesel) | 49,369 | 540,281 | * | 7,985 | 87,980 | * | ||
1955 (Diesel) | 39,729 | 531,440 | * | 6,027 | 78,426 | * | ||
1954 (Steam) | 3,785 | 49,736 | ||||||
1956/1955 | 9,640 | 6,841 | 1,958 | 9,554 | ||||
25% | 1% | 33% | 12% | |||||
1956/1954 | 4,200 | 38,244 | ||||||
111% | 77% | |||||||
Diesel Excursions 1956. | - | 1,651 | ||||||
* Cumulative as from 1st Feb.1956 compared with 1955. | ||||||||
WATFORD - ST.ALBANS (Introduced 25th July 1955) | ||||||||
1956 | 23,516 | 105,879 | x | 1,070 | 4,812 | x | ||
1955 | 17,699 | 86,838 | x | 771 | 3,892 | x | ||
+ 5,817 | + 19,041 | + 299 | + 920 | |||||
32.87% | 21.93% | 38.78% | 23.64% | |||||
x Cumulative figures from 1st Aug.1956 compared with 1955. | ||||||||
BURY - BACUP (Introduced 6th Feb. 1956) | ||||||||
1956 | 54,968 | 565,053 | 2,065 | 21,869 | ||||
1955 | 23,620 | 228,900 | 793 | 7,945 | ||||
+31,348 | +336,153 | +1,272 | + 13,924 | |||||
132.72% | 146.86% | 160.40% | 175.25% | |||||
Diesel Excursions 1956. (See Manchester Area) | ||||||||
BIRMINGHAM - LICHFIELD (Introduced 5th March 1956) | ||||||||
1956 | 77,345 | 809,316 | 5,687 | 55,734 | ||||
1955 | 31,729 | 300,353 | 1,966 | 19,463 | ||||
+45,616 | +508,963 | +3,721 | +36,271 | |||||
143.77% | 169.45% | 189.27% | 186.36% | |||||
Diesel Excursions 1956. | 407 | 1,394 | ||||||
NORTH WALES AREA | ||||||||
Blaenau Ffestiniog - Llandudno (Introduced 5th March 1956) | ||||||||
1956 | 14,195 | 178,238 | 1,378 | 22,796 | ||||
1955 | 10,825 | 130,353 | 1,055 | 15,669 | ||||
+3,370 | +47,885 | + 323 | + 7,127 | |||||
31.13% | 36.73% | 30.62% | 45.48% | |||||
Bangor-Amlwch (Introduced 28th May 1956) | ||||||||
1956 | 5,005 | 34,448 | 592 | 4,566 | ||||
1955 | 3,986 | 37,991 | 461 | 3,805 | ||||
+1,019 | + 6,457 | +131 | + 761 | |||||
25.56% | 23.07% | 28.42% | 20.00% | |||||
Diesel Excursions 1956. | - | 785 | ||||||
BANBURY - BUCKINGHAM (Introduced 13th Aug. 1956) | ||||||||
1956 | 2,432 | 10,057 | 242 | 995 | ||||
1955 | 488 | 2,078 | 40 | 183 | ||||
+1,944 | +7,979 | + 202 | + 812 | |||||
398.36% | 383.97% | 505.00% | 443.72% | |||||
MANCHESTER - BUXTON / MACCLESFIELD (Introduced 8th Oct. 1956) | ||||||||
1956 | 140,591 | 407,351 | 14,616 | 43,135 | ||||
1955 | 94,455 | 288,869 | 10,179 | 31,907 | ||||
+ 46,136 | +118,482 | +4,437 | +11,228 | |||||
48.84% | 41.01% | 43.59% | 35.19% | |||||
Excursions Manchester Area sets | 42 | 3,946 |