Distribution of Freight Traffic—Private Sidings
A considerable proportion of the freight carried by rail is dealt with through private sidings and, as in the case of stations, there is a large number through which very little traffic passes.
The tables which follow show the number of loaded wagons forwarded and received during 1960.
Private Siding Traffic Forwarded
(per annum)
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Number of private sidings
Number of wagons
Wagons
Actual
Percentage of total
'000 wagons
Percentage of total
(Figures in brackets are cumulative)
Less than 50 wagons 2,559 43 16 0
50-499 1,245 21 (64) 251 1 (1)
500-2,499 944 16 (80) 1,118 6 (7)
2,500-9,999 624 11 (91) 3,570 20 (27)
10,000-29,999 392 7 (98) 6,814 38 (65)
30,000 wagons and over 130 2 (100) 6,441 35 (100)
Total 5,894 100 18,210 100
It will be seen that 3,804 sidings forwarded only 1 per cent. of the traffic, whereas at the other end of the scale, 130 sidings accounted for 35 per cent.
Private Siding Traffic Received
(per annum)
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Number of wagons
Number of private sidings Wagons
Percentage of total
Actual
Percentage of total
'000 wagons
(Figures in brackets are cumulative)
Less than 50 wagons 2,011 34 18 0
50-499 1,782 30 (64) 373 3 (3)
500-2,499 1,216 21 (85) 1,366 10 (13)
2,500-9,999 601 10 (95) 3,322 23 (36)
10,000-29,999 189 3 (98) 3,056 22 (58)
30,000 wagons and over 95 2 (100) 5,891 42 (100)
Total 5,894 100 14,026 100
The pattern is similar to the forwarded position, 3,793 sidings receiving only 3 per cent. of the wagons, whilst 95 sidings received 42 per cent.
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