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Manchester Buses Beat the Trams
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" 'THERE are still people who are 1 tram-minded," says Mr. W. Chamberlain, chairman of the North
Western Traffic Commissioners. " People in the mass prefer a bus, and, in a little while, we shall probably hear that some want trolleybuses," says Mr. R. Stuart Pilcher, Manchester Corporation's transport manager.
Controversy on this subject is acute in the Manchester area. In an analysis of the situation generally,. Mr. Pilcher stated that all over the country tramways were being steadily abandoned, mileage having decreased in the past six years by 34 per cent.
In Manchester, buses have replaced trams on 22 routes of an aggregate of 39 miles. If trams had been continued, renewal costs amounting to £.566,343 would have been incurred and the cit: would have been pledged to tramway operation for 20 years. The number o passengers has increased enormously and a saving in time of about 30 pe cent. has been effected.
On traffic congestion and the greate mobility of buses, Mr. Pilcher gav! some important figures:—" Forty pe cent, of our vehicles are buses, 61 per cent. -trams. The buses carry 4 per cent. of the passengers and earl 47 per cent, of the revenue of the Man chester system. It follows that because of its higher speed, one bus i: doing the work of a much larger tram During 1935-36. the revenue per tran was £30 per week, and £42 per weel per bus. The mileage per tram wa: 455, and per bus, 714."