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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 12 (March 1, 1938.)

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Diesel Railcar, Northern Railway of France.

Diesel Railcar, Northern Railway of France.

London's passenger traffic increases by leaps and bounds. The annual report of the London Passenger Transport Board for the twelve months ended June 30, 1937, has recently been issued, and this shows that in the period in question no fewer than 3,636,000,000 passenger journeys were undertaken by patrons of the Board's rail and road services, while taking the combined passenger journeys made in the London Transport area over the Board's own system and the main-line railways, we have the phenomenal figure of 4,231,000,000, an increase of about 16,000,000-over the previous year's record. Gross revenues of the Board for the year were £31,901,760, and working expenses £23,917,085.

The underground and tube railways included in the London Transport group form one of its most important assets. Because of highway congestion, more and more people are taking to using the underground and tube railways in preference to surface transport, this move being especially noticeable during the morning and evening rush hours. Actually, on the Board's railways no less than half of the day's traffic is concentrated within four working hours, the other half being spread over sixteen hours. Employees of the London Passenger Transport Board total 81,765. Extreme care is taken in the selection and education of the staff, and working conditions are good. The whole of the Board's operating staff with one year's service or more receive, annually, a fortnight's holiday with pay. There is a comprehensive superannuation scheme covering both male and female staff and the various social services include 560 employee messrooms, 81 fully staffed canteens, and ten sports grounds.