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R ed u c tio n in staff
1962 - 1970
F r o m th e beginning of the m o d e rn iz a tio n of KS one thing w as
c le a r : as the e x p e n d itu re fo r s a l a r i e s , w ag es and p e n sio n s
am o u n ts to about 85 % of tota l e x p e n d itu re th e r e w as only one
w ay to cut e x p en d itu re : in v e s tm e n ts followed up by a re d u c tio n
in staff. T h e c o n v e r s io n to one m a n o p e ra te d b u s e s and the r a
tio n a liz a tio n of th e bus m a in te n a n c e m a d e th is re d u c tio n p o s s i
ble.
In O c to b e r 1962 the n u m b e r of e m p lo y e e s at KS w as 5064. In
the begin n in g of 1970 the n u m b e r w as 3376, and thus the staff
h a s b e e n re d u c e d by 1688 m en.
T h e re d u c tio n fo r the d iffe re n t g ro u p s of e m p lo y e e s is shown in
the s c h e d u le in w hich is shown the staff n e c e s s a r y in 1972 with
full bu s o p e ra tio n .
KS staff
O ct. Jan . Reduction
R educt
1962 1970 1962-70 1972/73 1962-72
D r iv e r s and
c o n d u c to rs
2984 2210
774
1823
1161
T r a f fic s u p e r
in te n d a n ts
115 122
-r 7
98
17
T r a f fic staff, total
3099 2332
767
1921
1178
W o rk e rs
1531 750
781
309
1222
F o r e m e n
168 108
60
25
143
T e c h n ic a l
d e p a r tm e n ts , total
1699 858
841
334
1365
A d m in is tra tio n
266 186
80
157
109
T o tal staff
50 (¡4 337 6X) 1688
2412
2652
x) 152 w o rk in g fo r o th e r m u n ic ip a l in stitu tio n s.
A nnual saving up to 1972/73
(a fte r p a y m e n t of in te r e s t and d e p re c ia tio n )
T he c o n v e rsio n fro m tr a m to bus o p e ra tio n has given c o n s i d e r
able s a v in g s. T h e g ra p h show s the annual s a v in g s. They have
in c r e a s e d c o n c u r re n tly witli the in c r e a s e of the extent of bus
o p e ra tio n . When full bus o p e ra tio n is c a r r i e d th ro u g h in
1972/73, the annual sa v in g s will am o u nt to 80 m ill. k r. c o m
p a re d to 1962.
A c cu m u late d sa v in g s up to 1972/73
T h e g ra p h show s the a c c u m u la te d sa v in g s d u rin g the p e rio d and
it will be se e n that the total s av in g s at the end of the fin an cial
y e a r 1972/73 viil am o u n t to about 395 m ill. k r.
In c a lc u la tin g the s av in g s in c r e a s e d e x p e n d itu re for1 d e p r e c i a
tion and in te r e s t of b u s e s and s e r v ic e sta tio n s etc. have been
c o n sid e re d .
T h e p re v a ilin g p a rt - about 90 % - of the sa v in g s c o m e s fr o m
the a b o v e -m e n tio n e d re d u c tio n in staff. T h e r e s t of the sav in g s
is dui: to re d u c tio n of com sum pLion of m a te r ia ls , oil etc.
In v e s tm e n ts
In v e s tm e n ts have b e en n e c e s s a r y to m o d e rn iz e K øbenhavns
s p o rv e je , above all fo r b u s e s and new bus s e r v ic e sta tio n s.
E x clu d in g b u s e s w hich re p la c e old b u s e s and w hich should have
b e e n p u rc h a s e d at any r a t e , th e to ta l additio n al in v e stm e n t
c a u s e d by the c o n v e r s io n to bus o p e ra tio n am o u n ts to 135 m ill,
k r.
T h e c o n v e r s io n to bus o p e ra tio n h a s, h o w e v er, m a d e it p o s s i
ble to give up a n u m b e r of la rg e c e n tra lly s itu a ted a r e a s . The
v alue of th e s e a r e a s can be evalu ated to about 45 m ill. k r. , and
the r e a l in v e stm e n t is th u s only about 90 m ill. k r.
T h e fig u re show s th is in v e s tm e n t in th e y e a r s 1964-1973 c o m
p a r e d to the s av in g s in the s a m e p e rio d .
A dditional in v e s tm e n ts and sav in g s 1964-73 c a u s e d by the c o n
v e r s io n to bus o p e ra tio n .
Savings 1964-73
395 m ill. k r.
A dditional in v e s tm e n ts
1964-73 90 m ill. k r.
Size of a r e a s given up by c o n v ertin g to bus o p e ra tio n
(show n in the c e n tre of the city)