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

ANNUAL EXPENDITURE ON ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

YEAR

AMOUNT £56 – 8s – 6d

1907/8

£528 – 9s – 2d

1908/9 1909/1 0 1910/1 1 1911/1 2 1912/1 3 1913/1 4 1914/1 5 1915/1 6 1916/1 7 1917/1 8 1918/1 9 1919/2 0 1920/2 1 1921/2 2 1922/2 3 1923/2 4

£277 – 17s – 8d £415 – 9s – 8d £315 – 10s – 6d £193 – 11s – 3d £226 – 12s – 3d £110 – 8s – 10d £210 – 15s – 3d £221 – 12s – 11d £477 – 16s – 0d £428 – 11s – 6d

£674 – 9s – 10d

£981 – 11s – 9d

£919 – 5s – 7d

£777 – 5s – 6d

£687 – 8s – 1d

It is pleasing to record that during 1923 -1924 the amount of electrical current consumed, shows a decrease of 33,077 British Thermal Units, not with-standing that an extra 7,833 miles were operated, which is the equivalent to a saving of £287 allowing of course for the differences in mileage run. YEAR BTUs used Price Total Mileag e BTUs per car mile 1907/8 388,533 1 · 30 d £2,101 – 2s – 9d 238,10 9 1 · 632d 1908/9 947,028 1 · 30 d £5,129 – 14s – 9d 482,25 9 1 · 964d 1909/1 0 948,860 1 · 17 d £4,608 – 2s – 9d 482,22 4 1 · 967d 1910/1 788,668 1 · 18 £3,913 – 15s – 519,82 1 · 517d

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