The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-02-11
British and u. S.
Roads Compared

Quotlng these figures, bulletin of
the Association of Railway Executives
says: IAN important statistical unit
In the new English statistics is aver
age revenue, or receipts per ton per
mile. The average gross receipts per
ton-mile in England for the month Of
January, 1920. We're 1928 cents, and
were increased to 3 cents in the month
OF June, 1920. This increase was due
to the higher level of freight rates
made effective on January Is, 1920.
Inc average for the sig months ended
June was 1896 cents. These average
are gross receipts, and include charges
for collection and delivery. Excluding
such charges, the average let receipts
per ton mile were: First four weeks
ito January 81 2.107 cents; second
four weeks February, 1850 cents !:
month Of June, 27O8 cents; average
Tor six months, 1923 cents.
THE average receipts per ton-mile
for class l railroads in the United
States, which correspond to the Brit
ism averages, exclusive Of collection
and delivery charges, were .972 cents
Tor the six months to June 80, 1920
For the six months ended June 80
1920, the class l railroads in the Unit.
ed States carried 1S9,997, 457 600 ton.
miles OF revenue freight, earning 81
o4I,2l79l1, with an average recent
per ton-mile of .972 cents. Accordinp
to the new British statistics, the aver
age receipts per ton-mile for the six
months ended June 20, 1920 were 1929
cents.
III the average receipts per ton
mile which have been collected bv tho
British railways during this six
months period had been charged
against the freight traffic carried by
the class railways in the United
States, for the six months ended June
81, 1920, the latter would have earned
S5.45o,327,11S instead Of 81. S47, 217.91
In other words, British rates an.
piled to American traffic would have
cost the shippers Of the United
States $3,6OO,O0O, 900 in six months or
$1,000, 100000 per year.
British Cars Smaller.
''The POI, 2S1, 900, 900 ton-mi,es ~
Guiding non-revenue freight, hauled hv
the class l railways in the United
States for the six months ended Time
1920, We're carried by an average train
consisting OF 30 cars averaging %
tons each.
If the railways in the United States
had used British cars, which have nm
average load of six tons. in mov,no
the tonnage quoted above they. would
nave moved trains consisting of 100
cars, or more than three times tho
number Of cars per train.
In hauling the 2O7, 2S1 900 900 ton.
miles of freight during the six months,
period, class railways in the United
States operated 252,54O,OOO freight
train-miles. !. e., In trainloads 81
10 tons. Applying the British train.
'af of lao tons to the ton-mileape
auled In the United States. the roil.
AVS IN the United States would have
been forced to operate 1,195. 35e OoO
train-mlles, or nearly Eve times ne
many train-miles as the number SO.
tuaIly needed under American operot.
ing conditions.
THE estimated length Of haul IN
the United States for the six months
was S16 miles. The average length ~
haul for the British RAILWAYS FIR tha
same period was 81 miles. If the aver.
L..
age haul Of the British railways had
oeeh IN erect IN the United States.
american freight would have been in.
was.
I'm other words. II railways In the
united States had carried their freight
at the rate per ton-mile charged nv
the British railways, they would have
earned ss.eoo.oOooOo more.