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RAIL REVENUE
DOWN £1094
Fewer Travellers
Railway recvenue for five travel
ling days this Christmas decrelledl
by £1094, when compared with fourl
dlays blst Christmas.
From December "22 to Christmnas
Day last year, tickets ovaled at
£456i6 were snld at Newcastle rail
way station. From last Thursday to
yesterday takings were £3472.
Difficulty in obtaining aldequate
reating acconmmodation on trains, tilhe
limited number of trains rounning,
when compllared to other years, andl
the various appeals to the public
nIot to travel. contributed to the
revenue decre'se, railway officials
said.
While large crowds pnassed through
the barriers to join trains on Fri
day. Saturday, and part of Sunday,
returnse show the number was ver.
mluch below tile 1943 Christlnmas
rusho . Fewer trains were running
this year.
A?lditions to the ordinary running
schedule, railway men said. hardly
brolghlt the number of trains to the
strength of pre-war normal timetables.
Friday and Saturday's crowds were
inltelrmlittelt. In 1943 thle railway
station was bepesieged all day.
Comparative revoenlUe figmes are
1043. 1944.
SDec. 21 .... Cd41
Dec. 22 .... 809 Dec. 22 .. 794
Dec.-23 . 850 De:. 23 and 24 1437
Dec. 24 .. 1228 Dee. 25
Dec. 25 -21584 (approx) .. 400
Totals .. £4566 £3472
n 19143. Christmas Day fell on
Satulrday. That accollunitedl for the
oeturn of £1554 on tlhat day. Few
Ieople tlravelled yesterday,.
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