[PRCo] Re: Articulateds

[BobDietrich]

Bendie busses and streetcars can get around tighter corners than can a
longer rigid vehicle.  Also the other, cheaper to run, rules apply.

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J Brashear
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 6:12 PM
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Subject: [PRCo] Re: Articulateds

On Tue, 2 Sep 2008, Schneider Fred wrote:

> No brainer Ken.
>
> For most of my working life, platform employe wages have represented
> more than half of the operating costs of delivering a customer to his
> destination.   The more passengers each vehicle carries, the lower
> the cost per passenger and the lower the cost per passenger mile.

it only works if you fill the vehicle at least as full as a shorter 
vehicle, though.