. Electric railway journal . our 1918 2 98 > = • - *- °- > ^ ^ > ■ Miles per ear-hour per bus-hour per bus-hour 1918 FORTY-SIX-SEATER, WHICHLB. PER SEAT 2 65 2 61 2 46 2 96 2,32 3 43 6 1 Pass, per car-mile 3Pass, per bus-mile 4 6Pass, per bus-mile 1918 5 2 7 5 8 68 2 16 04 24 1 78,3 19 43 33 7 6 1 6 7 6 6 9 4 3 1 3 2 6 2 8 510 3 9 3 2 6 3 0 6, 8 9 6 H 8 2 684 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 55, No. 14 That the fares are higher and the average length ofride longer on the buses is shown by the
. Electric railway journal . our 1918 2 98 > = • - *- °- > ^ ^ > ■ Miles per ear-hour per bus-hour per bus-hour 1918 FORTY-SIX-SEATER, WHICHLB. PER SEAT 2 65 2 61 2 46 2 96 2,32 3 43 6 1 Pass, per car-mile 3Pass, per bus-mile 4 6Pass, per bus-mile 1918 5 2 7 5 8 68 2 16 04 24 1 78,3 19 43 33 7 6 1 6 7 6 6 9 4 3 1 3 2 6 2 8 510 3 9 3 2 6 3 0 6, 8 9 6 H 8 2 684 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 55, No. 14 That the fares are higher and the average length ofride longer on the buses is shown by their universallyhigher intake per vehicle-mile and per passenger. In1917 System A showed 47 cents per bus-mile cents per car-mile, although the cars had and the buses only passengers per car-mile. Hence the earnings per passenger were morethan 10 cents on the bus against only cents onthe car. Similar conditions prevail on the other sys-tems. The schedule speeds of the motor-buses varied. SINGLE-DECK BUS FOR WALSALL, CORPORATIONTRAMWAYS from to as compared with to ,on the larger cars in heavier service. Table I also shows that the operating expenses pervehicle-mile are invariably higher with the bus evenv/ithout due allowance to the car for its larger cents per car-mile on System E we havea bus cost of cents ( cents in 1918) ; cents per car-mile on System D we have per bus-mile ( cents in 1918), etc. It will beunderstood that in both cases only actual operatingexpenses are presented. Taxes, depreciation and over-head charges are not included. The operating expensescharged against the car include power, distribution,track, line and buildings. Comparative Costs on Municipal Tramways The Manchester Corporation Tramways has been run-ning buses since 1914. The relative development ofthe bus service in this city of 950,000 is expressed bythe following comparative
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