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all and rise: US style
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ELEGATES at the CPT conference heard about the fall and rise of iblic transport in the USA, when New York public transport boss id vice-president of the American Public Transit Association John mpson presented his paper — US Transit, The Federal Role.
Mr Simpson told delegates port networks needing vast ex
at the 1974 energy crisis had penditure to save them from col
awakened interest in public lapse.
nsport and Federal Governent support had been revitalisg bus systems since. But he arned of the dangers of cutting )wn on vehicle maintenance id bus renewal as reliability id convenience use were basic ;quirements in attracting pasmgers.
He warned delegates of the anger of politicians complicatig equipment requirements id described how US operators ; receipt of Federal grants were bliged to buy American buses om two monopoly manufacturrs.
The wheelchair-lift requirelent on buses was contributing ) unnecessary lost mileage due 3 mechanical problems. The fts only catered for a minute ,ercentage of the market.
Delegates found many points lertinent to British bus operaion in Mr Simpson's paper, inluding the repercussions of ma!equate financial assistance esulting in many public trans