daily mileage per car = 70 Average speed in miles per hour = 7.2 Average pounds of coal consumed per car-mile = 8 Average number of passenger per car-mile = 7 Cost of operation per car mile = 5.791d. (). The normal weekday service was 10 minutes. An early car left St. Sampson's at 6.20 am, arriving in town at 6.40. It was driven by the veteran Mr. Dunn, the night cleaner. Six cars were usually used with eight crews, and one more for meal relief. On Sundays, cars commenced running at 1.30 pm. The men had one day off in eight. On holidays and football match days, all the cars and trailers were in use, and were packed solid. During the match they were parked on the siding at Vale Road, when the crews were apparently at liberty to watch the game so this "split turn" was not unpopular. In the First World War, 50 of the staff joined up, and six were killed. In 1920 there were further track renewals, a new loop was provided at Bulwer Avenue, and also a new repair shed was constructed. During the first years of the 1930s, passenger traffic declined from over 1 million per year to less than half that. A financial investigation found that trams cost 9d per mile, whereas buses cost 5½d per mile. Revenues had fallen and the company had not paid a dividend since 1923. The last day of service was 9 June 1934. Two days later track removal commenced and the sale of tramcar bodies commenced. Statistics 1912, 143,272 car miles, 914,222 passengers 1922, 150,924 car miles, 1,276,913 passengers 1932, 163,479 car miles, 783,647 passengers Electric Fleet The company livery was maroon and cream. Activity since closure Guernsey Railway Co Ltd continued in existence (as a bus operator) until 1980, when its operation was taken over by Guernseybus. In 2004 there was a plan to run a heritage tram service and restore some original trams to operate it. No further progress has been made. See also List of Channel Islands railways Transport in Guernsey References Notes Bibliography The Railway Magazine, September 1934 100 Years of Public Transport - A Short History of the Guernsey Railway Co Ltd, by W J Carman, published by Guernsey Press c. 1978 Railways of the Channel Islands, A Pictorial Survey compiled by C Judge, published by The Oakwood Press 1992, Carman,