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Birmingham's buses break even
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I The West Midland Passenger Transport uthority on Wednesday examined the first if three-monthly surveys which are being provided by the Executive.
This one, on Birmingham's internal bus ervices, revealed that the 47 city bus routes re just about "breaking even". However, it points out that receipts and costs vary remendously from week to week and so the esults can only be taken as an indication of he "broad financial position" on each oute.
From Monday to Friday during the urvey 20 internal bus routes made a profit, 7 a loss. But total profit exceeded losses by tore than £3000.
And this profit was more or less wiped ut by weekend operations, despite the umber of routes being reduced by four at his time.
The survey was taken during June. On Saturday 21 services showed a profit, 22 a loss. On Sunday only four made a profit, but 39 a loss.
During the working week the top money-making route was the No 11 (outer circle) with a £2601 profit, followed closely by the o-m-o No 61, 62 and 63 Britol Road services with a group profit of £1845. The outer circle buses travelled a total of 39,045 miles. the Bristol Road vehicles 29,745.
The Hall Green and Kingstanding buses made the heaviest losses with £1142, followed by the Weoley Castle group (£839) and the city's night services (£729).
A profit throughout the seven-day survey was made only ,by the inner circle, Yardley Wood and Bristol Road buses. The night services turned the weekday loss into a profit of £290 on Saturday night, and £157 on Sunday.