. Electric railway journal . BRITISH PRACTICE—WOMEN CAR CLEANERS October 13, 1917] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 661. they doubt if it would be advisable after the war isover to go back to man labor for electric car driving,the motorwoman having performed generally so muchbetter than the motorman. The marquis points out that with women there hasbeen a decrease in accidents and quotes the manager ofthe Municipal Tramways of Rome (one of five com-panies operating there) that the accidents in the firstsix months in 1917 as compared with the first sixmonths of 1916 show a decrease of per cent, abo
. Electric railway journal . BRITISH PRACTICE—WOMEN CAR CLEANERS October 13, 1917] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 661. they doubt if it would be advisable after the war isover to go back to man labor for electric car driving,the motorwoman having performed generally so muchbetter than the motorman. The marquis points out that with women there hasbeen a decrease in accidents and quotes the manager ofthe Municipal Tramways of Rome (one of five com-panies operating there) that the accidents in the firstsix months in 1917 as compared with the first sixmonths of 1916 show a decrease of per cent, aboutone-third of the drivers being women at the date ofwriting. The population of Rome is 550,000. Thereare many steep grades, some as steep as 160 ft. to the1000, with single-track car lines on streets as narrow as18 ft. from wall to wall, and double tracks on Rome began the employment of women bothas motresses and conductresses at about the sametime as Glasgow. Other opinions from Italian general managers are asfollows: Florence—Our company has a female personnel verywell drilled and well a
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