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The costs per unit of the equipment are:—

These figures, and in particular gantry and container costs, are on the high side for production runs.

The investment to provide the first stage of two trains serving five depots will be of the order of £2·1 m.

The cost to equip the country as illustrated on Map No. 11 will be of the order of £100 m.

To determine operating costs, the following pattern of operation has been assumed:—

The direct costs of rail movement per capacity ton on this basis and at present prices will be:—