Western Region of British Railways - Staff stats (1955-1965)

Some revenues were increased, but most of the savings came from cuts. Adjusted for transfer of Banbury northward to LMR and Dorset, Devon and Cornwall from SR, the assets of WR reduced greatly over the decade 1955-1965 and especially from 1963 to 1965:

Reference 1: Miles of routes, Stations, Goods depots, Locomotives, Coaches and Staff.

Reference 2: 1955, 1961, 1963 and 1965.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Region_of_British_Railways