. Electric railway journal . BELFAST CITY HALL This revision also has been remarkably successful,as the following comparative figures for the nine monthsended Dec. 31, 1917 and 1918, show: Revenue. . . surplus. Dec. 31, 1918£324,000203,00032,000 Dec. 31, 1917£260,000 The table on page 1010 shows the division of passen-gers, according to fares paid, for the weeks ended , 1916, Nov. 16, 1917 and Nov. 15, 1918. The figuresgiven certainly indicate that the fares were increasedwithout decreasing the riding. It will be observed, Old Id and 2d FaresProposed Id and lid Fares. FIG.
. Electric railway journal . BELFAST CITY HALL This revision also has been remarkably successful,as the following comparative figures for the nine monthsended Dec. 31, 1917 and 1918, show: Revenue. . . surplus. Dec. 31, 1918£324,000203,00032,000 Dec. 31, 1917£260,000 The table on page 1010 shows the division of passen-gers, according to fares paid, for the weeks ended , 1916, Nov. 16, 1917 and Nov. 15, 1918. The figuresgiven certainly indicate that the fares were increasedwithout decreasing the riding. It will be observed, Old Id and 2d FaresProposed Id and lid Fares. FIG. 1—THE EFFECT OF INCREASING FARES ANDREDUCING STAGES IN BELFAST 1. Hatched triangle C D E shows portion of penny passengersconverted to 2d. passengers if Id. stage were reduced in lengthfrom E to D. 2. Triangle K C D shows portion of penny passengers fromwhich extra revenue might be derived if lid. stage were in-troduced. Area C F E D shows the portion of 2d. passengersfrom which revenue would be lost if a lid. stage were introduced. FIG. 2—THE EFFECT OF A FURTHER REDUCTION INLENGTH OF ID. STAGE AS SHOWN IN FIG. 1 3. Area B H D E C shows portion of Id. and lid. fares con-verted to 2d. passengers if Id. stage were still further reducedin length from D to H and lid. stage abolished. 4. Triangle K B H shows portion of penny passengers fromwhich extra revenue might be derived and area B F D H theportion of 2d. passengers from which revenue would be lost if alid. stage were introduced. 1006 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 53, No. 21 especially, that per cent of the travel is mad
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