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 * Consolidated Revenue Account
 * Gross Receipts.
 * £m.
 * £m.
 * Passenger
 * 157·5
 * Freight (including parcels and mails)
 * 306·7
 * Miscellaneous
 * 10·5
 * 474·7
 * Working Expenses:
 * Train and vehicle operating expenses
 * 187·5
 * Maintenance of rolling stock
 * 122·2
 * Other traffic expenses
 * 92·7
 * Signalling expenses
 * 39·1
 * Maintenance of way and structures
 * 85·4
 * General
 * 22·6
 * Collection and delivery by road
 * 22·1
 * 571·6
 * Deduct internal charges raised for transport charges
 * 10·0
 * 561·6
 * Net receipt
 * 86·9
 * (Deficit)
 * }
 * Maintenance of way and structures
 * 85·4
 * General
 * 22·6
 * Collection and delivery by road
 * 22·1
 * 571·6
 * Deduct internal charges raised for transport charges
 * 10·0
 * 561·6
 * Net receipt
 * 86·9
 * (Deficit)
 * }
 * Deduct internal charges raised for transport charges
 * 10·0
 * 561·6
 * Net receipt
 * 86·9
 * (Deficit)
 * }
 * Net receipt
 * 86·9
 * (Deficit)
 * }
 * (Deficit)
 * }
 * (Deficit)
 * }
 * }

Interest and other central charges amounted to £49 m., making a total deficit of £135·9 m. Additionally, a sum of £23·4 m. was charged to Special Account (pursuant to Section 3 of the Transport (Railway Finances) Act, 1957) in respect of interest for the year on borrowings during the years 1958 to 1961 for capital purposes.

This table shows a re-allocation of the Working Expenses of £561·6 m. according to operational functions:—