Note 236 — Chapter XXVII · COMPARATIVE COST OF WATER AND LAND TRANSPORT.
Reading edition
In 1888 the average capital per mile of railway open in the United Kingdom was 43,210l., but for England and Wales alone the expenditure per mile was about 50,00l. In the United States the cost of construction and equipment per mile of railway open in 1888 was 52,699 dollars, or roughly, 10,600l.