Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-26
SHORE LINE TO
 REDUCE TROLLEY STOPS.
Only Nine Stops Per Mile on City
 Lines Under New Plan.

General Manager NJ. G. Stratton of the Shore Line Electric Railway com Pany in an announcement issued on Monday says that the trolley company officials have decided to reduce the number of stops over the entire sys- tenn. The trolley officials are making a study of each line of its system with view to arranging it's stops to con form with the suggestions of The American Electric Railway association and have adopted the following basis:
 Interurbar lines, five stops per mile; suburban lines, seven stops per mile; |eity lines, nine stops per mile.
 It was not annolnced just when the change will go into effect.
 The statement issued by General Manager Strattoli follows:
 Tn the operation of electric cars the greatest power consumption occurs at starting. After a car has accelerated to it's free running speed the power consumption is materially reduced. All stops which can be eliminated effect lively reduce the power consumption and, therefore, the coal consumption. Having this point in mind, the American Electric Railway associa- ton, at the request of the national fuel administration, has made g. study 1 of the saving in fuel which would be accomplished by eliminating unneces- sary stops made by electric cars op- Esrating in the United States. This lstudy developed the fact that over one
 million tons of coal would be saved
 annually by rearranging these stops 1 on a scientific basis. The national fuel administration has requested all elec- I tric railway companies to make 8 study of their systems. having in view l the rearfangennent of stops so as to reduce them to minimum for the ser vice required.
 l The American Electric Railway as Isociation has suggested, and the fuel administration has approved, the fol- flowing maximum number of stops per lu1iie as a basis: Interurban lines, four tstcps per mile; suburban lines, six
 stops per mile; city lines eight stops tper miie.
 This arrangement gives 8 maximum walking distance to the nearest stop las foHewB: Ipterurban lines, 660 feet; suburban Hnes. 44o feet; city lines, Ssf fleet.
 1 Acting upon this request, the Shore lLine Electric Railway company's offi- ioials are making q study of each line lof it's system with 2 view to arrang. ing it's stops to conform with the sug. lgestiDne of the American Electric
 
 the following basis: Interurhan lines live stops per mile; suburban lines iseven stops per mile; city lines, nin' lstops per mile.
 This gives maximum walking dis; ttanee to the nearest stop as follows; IInteFurban lines, 520 feet; sdburbai Hines, gro feet; city lines, 29e feet. In reafranging the stops due regart twill be paid to the locality, having il Enind cross roads. important points an, buildings, factories, schools, etc. Whi1 Ethe above schedule may not be strict : fly adhered to, yet the general schem
 will have it as a basis. The eiemina ton of stops will of necessity cofnpe some people to use those which vii frequire a. little moro walking, but al !stops will be so laid out as to bes Iserve the greatest number of people | land it is hoped that the travelling pub ' Elie will adjust itself to the new con
 tditiens.
 | Besides the satisfaction of helpin { the government save large duantitie
 iof coal, material benefit will resuI : lin enabling the cars to maintain
 more uniform schedule during rus :. hour periods. The operation of car Ion schedule time during non-rus :. hours is a comparatively easy prob E lem. At rush hours, however, with 2 llarse number of stops the setedul ifaHs of and with the greatest load
 lit is almost impossible to keep tn cars on their schedule. g The average time consumed to brin 2 a car to 8 stop. load the people an c Iresurne free running speed is about l :. seconds. Expressed in another va. 2 leach group of four stops eliminated re 6 iduoed the rrnning time during rus : hours one minute. The time cor $ lsun1ed by patrons in walking frei
 ftheir old stop location to a new or ? lis 8 contribution of time which less Q ems the time consumed by the car 1 g making it's schedule.
 sl Before changes a&s made in. tf $ Istops On any line due notice will ! r given if1 the lotaf papers.
 Il Recognizing the hearty co-operatio r given by fts patrons during the co; ' tsf7orfzge of fhfs winter, the officials .e ltne Shore Line Electric Railway con l. 3pany feel that they will extend tn a afec-opefatfen with the company in f .- endeavor to serve the best interests Y fhe government during these critic. n times.