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Southland Times, Issue 21831, 7 October 1932, Page 11

The extent of the economies estimated as being possible by the use of one-man trams was explained by the chairman of the Christchurch Tramway Board, Mr E. H. Andrews, in an address last week. Alterations in the conditions of the employment of the traffic staff represented savings totalling £4lOO a year, said Mr Andrews. When the one-man car was put on the St Martins line a saving was effected of £6OO a year. One-man cars were being operated in the busiest part of New York city. The people of Christchurch would have to be educated to board and leave one-man cars promptly, said Mr Andrews, and he believed that they would load them as quickly as the ordinary electric trams. To convert Brill cars into one-man cars would cost £3OO each, while the loops at terminii would cost £3O each. The total cost of converting the 25 cars was £10,500. It was estimated that a saving of £5OOO a year would be made as the result of operating one-man cars cn certain lines. At busy periods conductors would be used on one-man cars.