Latest Municipal Bus Results
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THE following are the latest results of municipal transport operation during the past year:— Hull. With record traffic receipts, the undertaking's finances showed considerable fraprovemon.t. The net deficit was 22,121, against 227,254 a year earlier. The revenue amounted to £400,515 (2389,860 in 1934-1935), whilst working expenses decreased from 2358,065 to £349,646. Nevertheless, the mileage covered rose .by 126.00(1. The gross profit, at 250,689, was £19,074 more than in the previous year.
Stalybridge, Hyde, Moseley and Dukinfield.
The Fran-sport department of the tramwayg and electricity boa,rd recorded a net deficit of £1,948 on the trams; and a profit of 2.5,539 on, the hoses, compared with a loss of 22,358 eind93,5a. profit of 213,829, respectively, in 1034 Against the tramways revenue of £14,857 (18.4664. per vehicle-mile) have to be set totalworking expenses of .£11,199 (12.41d. per vehicle-rune). The buses cast 288-,875 to nun (9.1374. per vehicle-nrile), hut the total revenue was 2105,843 (10.8824-. per bus-mffie). The 20 trams covered 216,513 mites. carrying 3,358,7.96 passengers, arid the 67 buses travelled. 2,334,0'74 mites, with 14,467,5-97 passengers. Warrington. Profits on both the buses and trams were recorded, the balance on, the former being £22.408 and on the latter £255. The motorbus department brought in a total revenue of £84,373, against .251,062 in 1934-35, against which have to, be Oct working expenses of £61,952 1238,210 a year eaflier), Reduced' to a but-relic basis, the rota./ revenue Vat 14.6664., and the workim expenses, includeng the rea.i. 01• 51101. I 0.7684. The buses travelled 1,390,695 miles, carrying 18,014,721 passengen. The number of buses in use rose 1.renll 38 in 1934-1935 (when the Profit was .212,852) to 48 Last year. The traro.ways neat £5,720 to run (18.3384. per vehicle-mile), the revenue being 25,8,90 (18.88344 Grimsby. The transport committee reports net. profit of £208 for the yeas, Halifax.--A profit of 227,656 was made on the bus services, .but a lass of £16,673 on the tramways reduced the net profit on the whole undertaking to £10,983. Included' in the bus profits was a half share of the total surpins of £53,914 an the se-vices jointly operated by the corporation and the railway companies, less the corporation's part of the capital charges. Newcastle-on-Tyne. A substantial contribution to the rates is available from the operation et the transport system. The aggregate revenue reached £708,182, the highest Ellice the inceptioro of the system. The snrplus of £83,395 showed an increase of £28„086 on. the previous year's figure. From the balance, a contribution of £19,148 has hem made towards the relief of the rates.
On Ooteber I. toot the corporation inaugurated its first tralleybur service upon the Denton Durn-WaIlsen.si spate, and, says 'ACT. T. P. Easton,. general manager, the rt.:plus for the first six months' operation on this route amounted to £14,526. The average cost per mile of the trorie34busea was 10.7594.; tramways, 12.211t1.; and motorbuses, 9.2.614.