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slowly and steadily. In the first 36 weeks of this year, 2.1m. tons less was handled than in the comparable period of last year and 29m. fewer miles were covered. Revenue in the first 40 weeks of the year was, however, 11.4m. higher than last year.
In the four weeks to October 4, I3.R.S. earned £6.4m., compared With £6.1m. last year. The aggregate for the first 40 weeks of this year was £59.8m., as against £58.4m. last year.
In the first 36 weeks of this year. B.R.S. carried 26.95m. tons (29.12m. tons last year) and covered 461m. miles (490m. miles last year).
The British Transport Commission's provincial and Scottish bus interests yielded £4.2m. in the four weeks to October 4 (i4m. in 1952) and £39.3m. in the first 40 weeks of this year (E37.5m.).
London Transport also showed an improvement, earning 15.4m. in the four weeks to October 4 this year, against £5.2m. last year, and -£51.9m. in the 40-week period, compared with £51.2m. last year.