This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ...of statistics bearing upon the subject. If it were possible to compare the meager passengermileage in Great Britain during the stage-coach era with the thousands of millions of railway passenger-miles that are annually accomplished in that country, the foregoing statement would find ample warrant in ...
Read More
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ...of statistics bearing upon the subject. If it were possible to compare the meager passengermileage in Great Britain during the stage-coach era with the thousands of millions of railway passenger-miles that are annually accomplished in that country, the foregoing statement would find ample warrant in the comparison. Safety In Railway Travel. Accident Statistics There are no passenger-mile statistics in Great Britain; only passengerjourneys, exclusive of those by season-ticket holders. In 1908, out of 1,278,000,000 of such journeys, there was not a single passenger killed, and but 283 were injured. In the following year, there was one killed and 390 were injured. In the decade from 1901 to 1910, there were two years in which not a passenger was killed, one year in which but one was killed, and in the remaining seven years the proportion varied between one in 21,385,000 journeys and one in 199,758,000 journeys. The annual number of injuries to passengers in this decade varied between 283 and 1111; and the proportion as to journeys, from one in 1,176,000 to one in 4,515,000. The total number killed in the decade was 176, or about 17 persons per annum, out of an annual number of journeys varying between 1,172,000,000 and 1,306,000,000; not including the millions of journeys made by seasonticket holders. During this ten-year period, only 112 employees were killed. As comparisons have been published of the safety of railway service in Great Britain that rather disparage railway efficiency in the United States, reference may be made to the statistical information on this subject contained in the reports of the Interstate Commerce Commission. It is preferable to consider only the period 1906-1914, both years included, as during this period the...
Read Less