The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08
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Rates and Equipment I'm England.

Il. .. Mccormick, passenger traffic man
ager OF the Big Four lines, recently adj
dressed letter to Frank Harrison general
manager of the London & Northwestern.
asking certain questions the answers to
which will be read with interest. as it
shows what advantages the American trav-
cling public has over the English travelling
public in rates and in character of equip
ment. The third-class rate English
roads is higher than our first-class rate
General Manager Harrison writes Mr. Nc
Cormick as follows:
81 have received your letter dated the
25d ult., in which you ask me for certain
particulars respecting this companys ac-
counts. receipts, mode of working, etc, and
IL affords me pleasure TO place at your serv-
ice such information as L am able to give
The total number of passengers carried by
engine railways in 1885 was: Number of
passengers carried earning revenue, Il, 44S-
oSl; the total passenger revenue, including
parcels mails, horses. carriages and dogs.
was S24 1874. $50; the average amount received
from each passenger was 1856 cents; the
total passenger earnings, exclusive Of par
GELS. mails, horses, carriages and dogs. were
$ly,Zb3. 495 passengers Including parcels,
mails. horses. carriages and dogs earnings
per mile of railway towned. PARTLY owned,
leased and worked over. sS.H 1-3; passenger
earnings per train mile. $1.114. With regard
TO our sSeason-ticket system or as you de
business, l send you with this letter a
complete scale. showing the charges for
first, second and third-class tickets for
three and twelve months for all distances.
from one TO $50 miles, which | think will
tell you all you want to know. AS TO
excursion arrangements, We run special
trains 10 accommodate heavy traffic that is
anticipated at race times. music festivals
and such like events OF Il special nature be-
sides which trains are run between the
metropolis and other populouS towns and
watering places, etc, for one day, two or
three days, or even two weeks as the case
may be. the fares varying according TO cir
cumstances. Where competition enters into
the question, the fare for the double Jour
ney is very low, often below the price of a
single journey ticket; while in other cases
the hgure may vary between a single
ordinary fare and fare and ap eighth.
The ordinary fares based as 4 rule on
this line on the following principles: FIRST
class single, cents per mile: second-class.
single. cents per mile: third-class, single
cents per mile. the return journey being
practically charged as double the single
fare. The coaches for the accommodation
of our passenger traffic are chiefly built up
ment having its own separate entrance.
Some carriages consist wholly of first, some
of second and some of third-class cOmpart-
ments, while others are built for the ac-
commodation OF two or more classes. viz.
first, second and third. or first and third
or first and second as the case may be.
The nrSt-clasS compartments built to
hold six. the Second-clasS eight and the
third-clasS ten passengers in each. and
coach forty-two feet long comprises from
four to seven compartments. according to
class, whilst one of thirty-two feet would
consist of from four to five only. Our car
riages. besides being well and comfortably
upholstered. contain in each compartment
hat cords and light luggage racks and a
limited number of the second and third
class carriages run In the lOng-distance
trains are provided with lavatory accom-
mediation. The great majority of the most
recently constructed hrSt-clasS carriages, of
course. contain this convenience"