NEWS IN BRIEF More for Middlesbrough Inspectors?: Middlesbrough Corporation transport
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committee has recommended a regrading that will give 16 inspectors pay increases of between £50 and £60 a year. This, if approved, will give more incentive to bus drivers who lose money when they become inspectors.
Front-entrance Buses Safer: In a report to the transport committee, Mr. E. R. L. Fitzpayne, general manager of Glasgow City Transport, stated that there has been a significant drop in the number of accidents involving passengers entering and leaving buses as the proportion of frontor forwardentrance buses in the fleet has increased. All new buses to be purchased by Glasgow will be of this type. In 1961, when openplatform, rear-entrance buses formed 84 per cent of the fleet, there were 2,100 platform accidents; last year these were reduced to 1,870 when rear-entrance buses formed 59 per cent of the fleet.
More Buses for Middlesbrough: Authority has been given to Middlesbrough Corporation transport committee to purchase 10 front-entrance double-decker buses.
Leicester Surplus: Leicester City Transport had a surplus of £93,223 in 1964, but after taking into account bus purchases during the year the figure goes down to £29,603. The transport committee recommends that the latter sum should he used to meet part of the cost of new buses which have been ordered.
Another Aberdeen Deficit: For the second year running Aberdeen City Transport had a trading deficit, In the year ended May 31 last, total revenue of the undertaking amounted to £1.327.027. hut with working and other expenses at £1349.568 there was a deficit of £12.541. Deficit in the previous year was £10.409,