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Pro ressive !Municipal Motorization
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THERE may be few bright spots in the condition of affairs at the moment, but the progress of municipal motorization affords a striking example of one of them. This applies chiefly to the passengertransport side, but there are not wanting signs of activity in connection with the improvement of fleets concerned with such work as the collection of refuse and the more efficient organization of ambulance services, whilst municipal transport managers are displaying great interest in the development of the oil-engined vehicle, with which, owing to the particular resources at their command, they can undertake a certain amount of experimental running under conditions which would be difficult to the ordinary operator. Reverting to the passenger-transport field, there has been surprising progress% and this is likely to continue, for certain retarding influences, such as the need for Parliamentary Bills when instituting new services or extending existing ones beyond the borough boundaries, have been removed.
Out of 170 local authorities possessing powers to institute passenger-carrying services, 99 operate buses, and the total number of vehicles is increasing at the rate of 1,000 per year.
In 1929-30 over 800 million passengers were carried by municipal motors, against 500 million in 1927-28. The total bus mileage last year approached to close on 120 millions, whilst the capital expenditure, which was chiefly on vehicles, has been £3,500,000 in two years,