Communication in Palestine: Road Transport in Palestine before Nakba. British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine: Supplement - Page 115

ROAD TRANSPORT IN PALESTINE

(§ 34)

The estimated numbers of civilian motor vehicles of various categories operating on the roads in Palestine 'in April, 1947, are as follows. They exclude all motor vehicles used for the purposes of the civil Government (totalling some 750 in all categories) and also all military and R.A.F. transport:-

Omnibuses

Heavy commercial (i.e. lorries) Light commercial

Taxis

Private cars

Motor cycles

1,633 6,220 1,881 1,300 5.544 2,696

(p. 864) (§ 35)

The figures given above include the following vehicles which were released for civil transport needs since September, 1944 :--

New Used Total
Omnibuses 241 109 350
Heavy commercial 340 2,982 3,322
Light commercial 256 704 960
Passenger care 2,081 497 2,578
Motor cycles 971 341 1,312 The passenger cars, motor cycles and chassis for omnibuses and commercial vehicles shown in the first column were imported. The bodies for the omnibuses and the larger commercial vehicles were built in Palestine.

The used vehicles shown in the second column were obtained mainly from the War Department and in part from a Government Transport Agency which was operated by Messrs. Steel Brothers from January, 1943 until its liquidation in August, 1945.

(§ 36)

The following chassis have recently been imported into Palestine for civil needs and (on 1st April, 1947) await allocation by the Controller of Road Transport (for whose functions see section 4 of chapter XJCVI) :-

Type of vehicle

Omnibuses

Light commercial Passenger cars

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