Poster; £47 million has been spent on providing the Underground railways, by Gerald Dickson, 1926

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Reference number	1983/4/1982
Artist	Gerald Dickson
Dates	1926
Collection	Posters
Object type	Poster
Print code	174.750.9.2.26
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Operating costs Profits Passenger information
Completeness	85% 85% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	1016mm
  Width	635mm
  Descriptive size	Double royal

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Black

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	£47 million has been spent on providing the Underground railways
  Text	TUNNELS £15,700,000 ROLLING STOCK #7,000,000 PERMANENT WAY Equipment & Signalling #2,800,000 LAND #4,000,000 STATIONS #17,500,000 #47,000,000 HAS BEEN SPENT ON PROVIDING THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS. 2d. WAS THE AVERAGE FARE PAID BY THE PASSENGER IN 1925. 3 1/2% WAS THE RETURN TO THE ORDINARY SHAREHOLDER ON HIS INVESTMENT. ?

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Artist	Gerald Dickson, 1926
  Printer	Waterlow & Sons Ltd,
  Publisher	Underground Electric Railway Company Ltd, 1926