Table A3.1 Working Accounts - Mainline Rail Sector (Excl Bray/Howth Suburban Services): 1987 to 1993

Amounts in £’000s

1987¹

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

REVENUE

Passenger train traffic

39,163

40,740

42,139

43,851

48,487

48,287

49,433

Goods train traffic

18,740

18,739

19,507

20,893

19,869

20,594

18,439

Miscellaneous

1,309

1,656

1,660

1,894

2,072

2,159

2,256

Total revenue

59,212

61,135

63,306

66,638

70,428

71,040

70,128

EXPENDITURE

Maintenance of lines & works

18,990

18,711

19,012

19,872

20,605

20,947

23,386

Maintenance of rolling stock

22,889

22,113

23,927

24,210

26,664

27,346

28,781

Fuel

5,819

5,514

5,596

6,394

6,811

5,835

5,710

Operating and other expenses

60,939

67,343

60,416

62,204

65,942

66,996

68,234

Renewal of lines & works

9,977

8,549

8,522

10,658

9,914

13,639

10,614

Operating depreciation

6,392

6,707

6,741

6,836

6,977

7,319

8,071

Total Expenditure

125,006

128,937

124,214

130,174

136,913

142,082

144,796

Operating Deficit

(65,794)

(67,802)

(60,908)

(63,536)

(66,485)

(71,042)

(74,668)

Interest payable

9,412

7,118

7,943

8,391

7,189

6,555

6,019

Deficit before State Grants

(75,206)

(74,920)

(68,851)

(71,927)

(73,674)

(77,597)

(80,687)

State Grants

73,140

72,931

69,484

71,755

70,014

75,435

78,611

Surplus/(Deficit) for Year

(2,066)

(1,989)

633

(172)

(3,660)

(2,162)

(2,076)

Note: 1 Figures for 1987 cover the full year of operation and differ from the 1987 Annual Report which covers the period from Iarnród Éireann’s establishment on 20 January to 31 December 1987.

2 Expenditure includes exceptional items and transfers to asset replacement reserve.

Source: Iarnród Éireann

Table A3.2 Iarnród Éireann Rail Passenger Operations: 1987 to 1993

Amounts in £’000s

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

Mainline and Other Services

31,927

33,691

35,191

37,622

41,579

41,229

42,389

Bray/Howth Suburban Services

7,117

7,993

8,426

9,643

10,729

11,159

11,594

Other Dublin Suburban Services

1,966

2,269

2,413

2,421

2,694

2,802

2,911

Total

41,010

43,953

46,030

49,686

55,002

55,190

56,895

Average Receipt per passenger

kilometre (pence)

3.4

3.7

3.8

4.1

4.3

4.5

4.5

Note: Receipts from Passengers only

Source: Iarnród Éireann

Table A3.3 Breakdown of mainline operating and other expenses: 1992

£’000

Payroll

38,670

Pension

5,502

Voluntary Severance

2,750

Direct and Indirect Expenses

12,474

Group Charges

2,361

Advertising-Outdoor Advertising

1,609

Insurance

3,630

Total

66,996

Source: Iarnród Éireann

Table A3.4 Bulk traffic origin and destination: 1990

Traffic

Origin

Destination

1990 Tonnage

Ammonia

Marino Point

Arklow

196,000

Cement

Limerick

Various )

671,000

Drogheda

”     )

Lead & Zinc

Tara Mines

North Wall

379,000

Fertiliser

Arklow

Various )

208,000

Marino Point

”     )

Galway

”     )

Belfast

”     )

New Ross

”     )

Cork

”     )

Petrol & Oil

Dublin

Various

42,000

Gypsum

Kingscourt

Drogheda )

109,000

Limerick )

Beet

Wellington Bridge

Mallow

147,000

Shale

Kilmastulla

Limerick

188,000

Barytes

Silvermines

Foynes

105,000

Asahi

Dublin

Ballina

85,000

Source: Iarnród Éireann

Table A3.5 summary statistics of rail freight operations: 1987 to 1993

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

Tonnes Carried (’000s)

3,014

3,010

3,067

3,278

3,312

3,333

3,061

Train Kilometres (’000s)

4,232

3,942

4,136

4,369

4,142

4,144

4,032

Tonne Kilometres (m)

563

545

556

589

603

633

575

Source: Iarnród Éireann

Table A3.6 Rail Freight Volumes: 1987 to 1993

% change

Traffic in 000s tonnes

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1987-93

Ammonia

186

161

191

196

197

205

201

+8.1

Bulk Cement

330

393

444

464

410

387

425

+28.8

Pallet Cement

236

213

203

207

194

167

158

-33.1

Fertiliser

242

236

204

208

153

181

169

-30.2

Petrol & Oil

41

41

44

45

45

46

48

+17.1

Gypsum

66

77

93

109

71

60

47

-28.8

Beet

149

150

142

147

158

181

156

+4.7

Minerals

617

626

621

672

623

635

628

+1.8

Asahi

75

65

76

85

78

77

77

-1.3

Company trains

629

612

594

644

675

675

604

-4.0

Ale & Porter

169

170

168

206

215

201

215

+27.2

Unit Load

218

202

227

229

414

435

212

-2.8

Railink

56

64

60

66

61

70

104

+85.7

Others¹

0

0

0

0

0

0

20

n/a

Total

3,014

3,010

3,067

3,278

3,333

3,329

3,061

1.6

Note: (1) Most of this traffic is Avonmore and Bord na Mona traffic.

Source: Iarnród Éireann

Table A3.7 Rail freight market shares between regions in Ireland: 1991

Bi-directional Freight Flows

% Tonnes Hauled by Rail

Total¹ Tonnes (mn)

Between counties:

and counties

Dublin. Kildare, Meath, Wicklow

Cork, Kerry

20

1.9

Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipp SR Waterford, Wexford

12

2.6

Clare, Limerick, Tipp NR

11

0.9

Galway, Mayo

20

0.6

Leitrim, Sligo, Donegal

16

0.6

Cork, Kerry

Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipp SR Waterford, Wexford

13

2.3

Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipp SR Waterford, Wexford

Clare, Limerick, Tipp NR

25

1.7

Galway, Mayo

19

0.3

Leitrim, Sligo, Donegal

18

0.1

Cavan Louth Monaghan

Clare, Limerick, Tipp NR

15

0.2

Clare, Limerick, Tipp NR

Laois, Longford, Offaly Roscommon, Westmeath

10

0.4

Northern Ireland

Republic of Ireland

31

1.8

Inter-regional Sub-Total (16%)

18

13.3

Other Inter-regional Flows (14%)

11.3

Intra-regional Flows (70%)

58.8

Total Market (100%)

83.4

Note: ¹ The overall freight market comprises all road freight hauled by Irish registered fleet (two tonnes and over) and all rail freight, including that for NIR. Figures in () relate to share of total freight market. This table is based on the CSO Road Freight Transport Survey 1991, Iarnrod Eireann internal rail freight statistics.

Source: Iarnród Éireann

Table A3.8 Working Accounts - Bray Howth Suburban Services Sector: 1987 to 1993

Amounts in £’000s

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

REVENUE

Passenger train traffic

7,117

7,993

8,426

9,643

10,729

11,159

11,594

Miscellaneous

234

213

218

230

250

197

195

Total revenue

7,351

8,206

8,644

9,873

10,979

11,356

11,789

EXPENDITURE

Maintenance of lines & works

1,262

1,108

1,355

1,374

2,165

1,494

1,874

Maintenance of rolling stock

1,544

1,686

1,602

1,404

1,534

1,697

1,965

Fuel (including electricity for traction)

1,215

1,260

1,234

1,335

1,387

1,364

1,375

Operating and other expenses

5,479

5,577

6,176

6,617

6,814

7,386

7,697

Renewal of lines & works

406

420

476

470

362

335

253

Operating Depreciation

3,717

3,717

3,717

3,720

3,722

3,745

3,771

Total Expenditure

13,623

13,768

14,560

14,920

15,984

16,021

16,935

Operating Deficit

(6,272)

(5,562)

(5,916)

(5,047)

(5,005)

(4,665)

(5,146)

Interest payable

16,770

11,650

11,300

11,166

10,458

10,330

10,296

Deficit before State Grants

(23,042)

(17,212)

(17,216)

(16,213)

(15,463)

(14,995)

(15,442)

State Grants

23,042

17,212

17,216

16,213

15,463

14,995

15,442)

Surplus/(Deficit) for Year

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Note:1 Expenditure includes exceptional items and transfers to asset replacement reserve

Source: Iarnród Éireann