BRITISH BUS CONDITIONS

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 126, 1 June 1927, Page 10

BRITISH BUS CONDITIONS

"England is wonderfully ' bused)-'" said Mr. Henry Spurrier, M.I.M.E.J managing director of Leyland Motors, Ltd., who is on a tour of New Zealand, to a "Post" reporter to-day. "In fact it is 'bused' from end to end, and there is no doubt that the buses are taking away a lot of traffic, both goods and passenger, from the railways. To this the excellent system of roading in England contributes. You can get in » bus in London, and go by bus to Glasgow, 400 miles, if you wish. Ntft ..in the one bus, of course, and the journey, would take a long time, because the frequent stops would keep the :• pac'a down to about'fifteen miles an hour,but it could be done. Speed, even'on. the long runs, is not very great, bat before long express buses, running for, about fifty miles, will be brought, in.. The speed allowed has been recently; raised from about 12 miles an hour to. 30 miles, and the average road speed of buses in England is now about 27 miles an hour, though some are built to attain a speed of 55 miles an hour. . The new, buses at Home are very comfortable, with, balloon tires, and big city buses are now being made to carry 70 pail-: sengers. These are six-wheeled vehicles^, with a. four-wheel grip. These vehiclesare practically silent, a great advantage- in the noisy conditions of modern city traffic. 1' -' --i:i~3i-'^:»--->-S£fesiu:»