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T h e new bus
Since 1964 500 new b u s e s have b een p u rc h a s e d and 50 m o re a re
o rd e r e d .
T h e b u s e s a r e fitted with a double e n tra n c e d oor in the fro n t of
the bus and the height of the s te p s is low: 2 70-210 and 200 m m .
G re a t im p o r ta n c e h a s b e e n a ttach ed to m a k in g the con v ey an ce
as c o m fo rta b le as p o s sib le to the p a s s e n g e r s and the b u s e s a re
th e r e f o r e fitted with a ir s u sp e n sio n (bellow s). The b u s e s a re
e ffectiv ely in s u la te d a g a in st noise.
T h e 200 b u s e s d e liv e re d m o s t re c e n tly have got an au to m a tic
g e a rb o x w hich p e r m i t s a sm o o th and sliding s ta r t. T h e bus is
h e ated by a s e p a r a te oil h e a te r b e fo re d e p a r tu r e in the m o r
ning.
The cap a c ity of the bus is 91 p a s s e n g e r s . T h e f i r s t d e liv e re d
300 b u s e s have a c a p a c ity of 30 s e a te d and 55 stan d in g p a s s e n
g e r s , but in the next 200 b u s e s s e a ts have b een a r r a n g e d fo r 45
p a s s e n g e r s - i. e. half of the to tal n u m b e r of p a s s e n g e r s .
A rtic u la te d t r a m c a r s in c o m p a ris o n have only s e a ts fo r l e s s
th a n one fou rth of the p a s s e n g e r s .
In th e y e a r s 1965-70 the
follow ing bu s s e r v ic e
sta tio n s h ave b een o p e n
ed:
O pened
in
1965
1966
1967
1968/69
1969
Ø rn e v e j
Koch
Irla n d s v e j
C o n v e rsio n of
Valby t r a m
depot to bus
s e r v ic e
s tatio n
Ryvangen
F u r t h e r m o r e in
1972
U u sum
C ap a c ity
(n u m b e r
of b u ses)
140
110
105
70
+ 75 indoors
140
640
100
W
All bus s e r v ic e sta tio n s a r e built and equipped at a high s ta n d
a rd witli good w orking co n d itio n s and f a c ilitie s to achiev e a
ra tio n a l m a in te n a n c e of the b u s es and b e tte r w o rk in g c o n d i
tions fo r the staff.
T h e b u s e s a r e p a rk e d o u td o o rs.
The new fa re s y s te m
A condition fo r one m a n o p e ra tio n is the s im p le fa r e s y s te m
which w as in tro d u c e d in 1964. The m a in e le m e n ts in the s y s
te m a r e the flat fa re tic k e t valid fo r f r e e T r a n s f e r s w ithin 1
h o u r, the to k e n , giving a disco un t and the s e a s o n tic k e t (one
m onth).
In tro du cin g the tok en in C openhagen m a d e p a r tia l s e lf - s e r v ic e
p o ssib le : a p a s s e n g e r with a tok en e n te r s th e b u s at the left
side of the double e n try do o r, puts the to k en in an autom atic
s lo t-m a c h in e and g e ts h is tic k e t. T he e n tra n c e in two q ueues
h a s re d u c e d the tim e sp en t by b u s e s at the sto p s to n e a rly the
h alf c o m p a re d with th e old s y s te m w ith e n tra n c e in one queue.
F o r th e d r iv e r , the s lo t-m a c h in e is s e r v in g as h is c o n d ucto r.
Since 1963 the c o n v e r s io n
A utum n 1964 R oute 13 and 19
f r o m t r a m to bus o p e ra tio n
Spring 1965 R oute 8
h a s b een the following:
A utum n 1965 R oute 14
Spring 1966 R oute 9 ( 9 + 18)
Spring 1967 R oute 1
Spring 1968 Route 3
A utum n 1968 R oute 10
Spring 1969 R oute 6
Autum n 1969 R oute 2
and th e re m a in in g t r a m r o u te s will be c o n v e rte d to bus ro u te s
a c c o rd in g to the p lan s as follows:
Sp rin g
1970
R oute 16
Sp rin g
1971
R oute 7
Spring
1972
R oute 5
A c co rd in g to the long t e r m p la n th e c o n v e r s io n to full bus o p e r
ation should be c a r r i e d th ro u g h du rin g a p e rio d of 10 y e a r s , but
now it will only take 7 y e a r s as the final c o n v e rsio n will take
p la c e in 1972 in stea d of 1975.
R o u te s c o n v e rte d f r o m t r a m to bu s o p e ra tio n sin ce 1963
(a ctu al ro u te shown)