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The research aims to evaluate the economic efficiency of merging municipal bus transport operations.

Economics of Scale in Bus Transport: I. Some British Municipal Results

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Analysis shows no evidence of scale economies in bus transport, suggesting alternative cost-saving methods.

The research aims to evaluate the economic efficiency of merging municipal bus transport operations.
Analyzed figures related to working expenses per bus-mile
Compared data relevant to municipal transport undertakings
Assessed implications of larger Passenger Transport Authorities
No evidence of scale economies was found in current data
Larger Passenger Transport Authorities may yield different conclusions with additional data
One-man operations could lead to greater cost efficiencies than mergers

N. Lee I. Steedman (1970) studied this question.

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