Rail Transport and Sea Transport (eBook)

Front Cover 
1 
Rail Transport and Sea Transport 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 18
VOLUME CONTENTS 6
FOREWORD 8
MEMBERSHIP OF THE JOINT STEERING COMMITTEE 9
INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME XIV 10
REFERENCE DATE OF SOURCES REVIEWED 15
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 16
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 17
CHAPTER 
22 
1.1 RAILWAY STATISTICS BEFORE 1948 22
1.2 THE POSTWAR PERIOD 24
CHAPTER 2. 
27 
2.1 INTRODUCTION 27
2.2 FREIGHT TRAFFIC 28
2.3 PASSENGER TRAFFIC 30
2.4 INTER-MODAL COMPARISONS 32
2.5 PRODUCTIVITY 33
CHAPTER 3. EXPENDITURE ON RAIL TRANSPORT BY USERS 36
3.1 EXPENDITURE ON FREIGIT MOVEMENT 36
3.2 PASSENGER RECEIPTS 36
3.3 PERSONAL CONSUMERS' EXPENDITURE ON RAIL TRAVEL 37
3.4 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITUE: THE FAMILY EXPENDITURE SURVEY 38
3.5 INTER-MODAL COMPARISONS 41
3.6 TRAVEL BY RAIL 41
CHAPTER 4. 
47 
4.1 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE 47
4.2 PROFITABILITY 47
4.3 INVESTMENT AND DEPRECIATION 48
4.4 CAPITAL ASSETS 49
CHAPTER 5. 
51 
5.1 PASSENGER FARES 51
5.2 FREIGHT RECEIPTS 52
5.3 COSTS 52
5.4 SUBSIDIES AND GRANTS 53
CHAPTER 6. 
54 
6.1 PERMANENT WAY 54
6.2 STATIONS AND MARSHALLING YARDS 55
6.3 ROLLING STOCK 55
6.4 UTILISATION OF ASSETS 56
6.5 OTHER ASSETS 59
CHAPTER 7. 
61 
7.1 INTRODUCTION 61
7.2 THE CENSUS OF EMPLOYMENT 62
7.3 RAILWAY EMPLOYMENT 64
7.4 UNEMPLOYMENT 65
7.5 VACANCIES 65
7.6 INDUSTRIAL STOPPAGES 66
7.7 ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES 67
CHAPTER 8. 
68 
8.1 THE NEW EARNINGS SURVEY 68
8.2 INFORMATION COLLECTED BY THE SURVEY 71
8.3 RAILWAY COVERAGE 75
8.4 ANNUAL HOLIDAY ENTITLEMENTS 75
8.5 OTHER EARNINGS SURVEYS 76
8.6 WAGE RATES 76
CHAPTER 9. 
78 
9.1 INTRODUCTION 78
9.2 HARBOURS 79
9.3 HOVERCRAFT 79
9.4 SHIPPING SERVICES 80
9.5 HOTELS AND RAILWAY CATERING 81
9.6 RAILWAY WORKSHOPS 81
9.7 PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT 82
9.8 MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES 82
CHAPTER 10. A NOTE ON THE RAILWAYS OF NORTHERN IRELAND 84
CHAPTER 11. 
85 
QUICK REFERENCE LIST 88
NOTES TO THE QUICK REFERENCE LIST 90
QUICK REFERENCE LIST—TABLE OF CONTENTS 91
CHAPTER 1. 
148 
1.1 DEFINITIONS 148
1.2 UNITS OF MEASUREMENT 150
1.3 NATURE OF COLLECTION 153
1.4 THE UK INDUSTRY 154
CHAPTER 2. 
158 
2.1 INTRODUCTION 158
2.2 INPUT-OUTPUT TABLE FOR 1974 158
2.3 REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE IN OVERSEAS TRADE 159
2.4 REVENUE IN THE COASTING TRADE 160
2.5 REVENUE PRICES AND INDICES 160
2.6 COSTS 167
CHAPTER 3. 
171 
3.1 INTRODUCTION 171
3.2 DEMAND 171
3.3 GENERAL REVIEWS OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND 174
3.4 SUPPLY OF SHIPPING SERVICES 175
3.5 INACTIVE SHIPS 179
3.6 CASUALTIES TO VESSELS AND DEMOLITION 181
3.7 ORDERBOOK, LAUNCHINGS, COMPLETIONS 182
CHAPTER 4. 
184 
CHAPTER 5. 
186 
CHAPTER 6. 
189 
6.1 CENSUS OF SEAMEN 189
6.2 GCBS EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS 190
6.3 NEWLY QUALIFIED MANPOWER 191
6.4 RADIO OFFICER CERTIFICATION 192
6.5 RADAR CERTIFICATION 192
6.6 DEATHS 192
6.7 INJURY ACCIDENTS 193
6.8 INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER 193
6.9 ANNUAL CENSUS OF EMPLOYMENT 194
6.11 PRODUCTIVITY 196
CHAPTER 7. 
197 
QUICK REFERENCE LIST—TABLE OF CONTENTS 199
BIBLIOGRAPHY 250
APPENDICES 252
SUBJECT INDEX 278