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COST SAVINGS of between and 10 per cent could be ii by urban bus operators if adopted more efficient woi methods, rather than by Cu services, an influential acad, report suggests.
An efficiency survey prod by the Polytechnic of Ce London says that this sa would arise if some of the efficient operators — gene the smallest municipals largest operators like PTEs London Transport — ado the efficient working practici the medium-sized undertakii It recommends that vel capacity should be matche peak rather than off-peak mand, and that eitther peak vices should be reduced or peak services increased tc duce peak hour additional vices to about 25 to 40 per above off-peak levels.
It says there is scope for s undertakings increasing mill per bus by up to 10 to 15 cent, and for scheduling route rationalisation being ii duced to help achieve this.
The report, written by PC1 turers Peter White and M Higginson, suggests that priority measures should b troduced to reduce the neet additional peak hour buses.
The report also points to contracting as a way of redu -operating costs, and sug( that operators could contrac excess peak capacity to c operators.
It urges more effort on keting bus services, dismisses a view in the indt that such efforts are too ex sive and are unnecessary least one per cent of turn should spent on marketing authors suggest.
• The Efficiency of British ban Bus Operators is avail for £15 from Mrs Joan secretary of the Civil I neering Unit, Polytechnic Central London, 35 Marylel Road, London, NW1 5LS.