Accrington on Rails - The Tramways: A Complete History - Robert Kenyon

journeys 379,360 151,368 528,073 509,473 541,733

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57,689 25,694 38,722 60,931 64,596

12 · 85 pence 5 · 89 pence 13 · 64 pence 13 · 13 pence 10 · 57 pence

£3,089 – 7s – 3d £631 – 15s – 9d £2,200 – 18s – 3d £3,334 – 13s – 7d £2,845 – 5s – 7d £333 – 11s – 6d £12,435 – 11s – 11d

Baxenden Cemetery Church** Clayton

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Parcels

2,110,007

247,632

11 · 216 pence*

TOTALS

** Church Section is also operated by Blackburn’s trams. (* The figure calculated for the average receipts per car mile is given as 12·05 pence, which was not calculated accurately )! Sundry revenue from advertising on cars, carriage of mails and Post Office servants, plus the rental of properties in Church and various other miscellaneous incomes = £273 – 10s – 1d. Giving a grand total of £12,709 – 2s – 0d. TRAMWAYS EXPENDITURE For the half-year ended on September 30 th , 1909. ITEM DETAILS COST Traffic Expenses @ 3 · 05d per car mile £3,611 – 6s – 3d General Expenses @ 0 · 85d per car mile £877 – 0s – 8d Repairs & maintenance to permanent way @ 0 · 50d £515 –18s – 0d Repairs & maintenance to electrical equipment @ 0 · 30d £309 – 10s – 10d Repairs & maintenance to tramcars @ 0 · 50d £515 – 18s – 0d Repairs & maintenance to buildings, tools & plant @ 0 · 10d £103 – 3s – 7d TOTAL - £5,932 – 17s – 4d Power expenses actual cost £2,701 - 13s – 4d Repayment of debt @ 1 · 50d £1,547 – 14s – 2d Interest on debt @ 1 · 90d £1,960 – 8s – 7d TOTAL - £12,142 – 13s – 5d Renewals to permanent way @ 1 · 0d £1,031 – 16s – 1d TOTAL - £13,174 – 9s – 6d Deduct amount received from Haslingden for mileage @ 6 · 0d per car mile £1,897 – 10s – 0d TOTAL - £11,276 – 19s – 6d Amount paid for Blackburn cars running in Accrington @ 4 · 0d per car mile £627 – 3s – 4d GRAND TOTAL - £11,904 – 2s – 10d POWER EXPENDITURE BTUs used Price per BTU Miles run Consumption P.C.M. Cost per car mile Amount paid 518,720 1 · 25 pence 315,741 1 · 64 BTUs 2 · 05 pence £2,701 – 13s – 4d In 1908/9 1 · 3 pence - - 2 · 55 pence - For the month ending October 31 st 1909 - Price per Number of miles Consumption per car Cost per car Cost

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