Railways. Return showing the number of passengers conveyed on all the railways in England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, respectively, during the half year ended the 31st December 1854, distinguished in different classes, and the receipts from each class of passengers, and from goods, &c.; compiled from returns made in pursuance of the provisions of the act 3 & 1 Vict. c. 97.; also, the length of railway open at the commencement and at the termination of the half year; together with a summary, comparing the traffic with that in the corresponding period in 1853; and a supplement showing the aggregate number of miles travelled by each class of passengers; the number of passenger trains and of goods trains respectively; and the number of miles travelled by such trains, during the above-mentioned half year [electronic resource].