CHAPTER XXVIII 



RAILWAYS A NATIONAL INDUSTRY 



HAVING seen the part that railways have played in helping 

 to develop the industrial interests of the country in general, 

 we may now consider (i) to what extent the railways them- 

 selves constitute a national industry, and (2) various con- 

 ditions relating thereto. 



The latest available statistics as to the number of all 

 classes of railway servants connected with the working of 

 railways, and including, as I understand, both salaried and 

 wages staffs with the exception of heads of departments, are 

 to be found in " Returns of Accidents and Casualties " as 

 reported to the Board of Trade by the railway companies of 

 the United Kingdom for the year ending December 31, 1910 

 [Cd. 5628]. These figures give a total of 608,750 persons, 

 classified as follows : 



