Axe Falls on L.T.E.'s Maintenance Outlay
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BUS maintenance staff employed by London Transport will be reduced by the abolition of the full day dock formerly carried out every six months. A new system, based on thorough external examinations every three weeks. is now being introduced.
It will cut the provision of replacement parts until they are actually needed, save "dead mileage" between garages and ensure that vehicles are off the road only between morning and evening peak hours.
Under the new arrangements, engines will be changed only when loss of power or other defects become apparent and few parts will be replaced purely on a time, mileage or age basis. On average, the three-weekly inspection will corres pond to a mileage of 2,400 and will embody examinations of mechanical, electrical and body components. At regular intervals throughout the year additional work as necessary will be superimposed on the normal check.
At 27-weekly intervals, far example, injectors are replaced, tappets adjusted, track checked and electrical components examined. Vehicles will continue to be overhauled every 3# years at London Transport's Aldenham works.
At garages, maintenance has been eased by the increased provision of mechanical washing plants, _vacuum
cleaning units and steam. and hot-water spraying equipment. The results of the
savings made are shared between London Transport and the staff through additional payments under incentive bonus schemes.