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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 84
Railways
Railways.
| Total Mileage open for Traffic, March 31st, 1886 | 1,613 miles |
| Total amount expended for their construction | £13,726,166 |
| Equal to a cost for Construction, Rolling Stock, &c. | £8,575 per mile |
| Total number of Passengers carried | 3,362,266 |
| Total amount of Tonnage carried | 1,823,767 tons |
| Total number of Live Stock carried | 868,180 |
| Total receipts for year | £1,047,418 |
Railway Revenue over Expenditure is approximately estimated up to 31st March last at £357,078. The amount realised on the estimated cost of the Railways is £2 18s. 6d. per cent, per annum, and the proportion of expense to revenue, 65.91.