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Comparison of Railway Operating Efficiency
1939 | 1964 | |
Average number of employees | 24,342* | 24,515* |
Man-hours worked (Working Expenses Account) | 40,411,309 | 51,366,916 |
Passengers carried (rail only) | 23,265,768 | 25,734,513 |
Goods tonnage carried | 7,539,012 | 11,090,174 |
Train-milage (revenue) | 13,072,615 | 14,918,270 |
Gross ton-miles produced (thousands) | 2,815,410 | 4,439,900 |
Increase in gross ton-miles | .. | 63.4% |
Increase in average number of employees | .. | 0.7% |
Increase in gross ton-miles produced per employee | .. | 50.7% |
*Actual railway operating and maintenance staffs, (excluding Head Office, Accounts, Stores, and Subsidiary Services) were: 1939, 21,757; 1964, 21,399.