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AFIER an application by Leeds Corporation, for permission to operate a new bus service in substitution for trams, had been granted by the Yorkshire Traffic Commisssioners, at Dewsbury, on April 5, Mr. W. R. Hargrave said he wished to express, on behalf of the West Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd., appreciation of the manner in which negotiations had been carried out between that corn+any and the corporation. When the application was lodged, many questions were raised, but owing to the frankness and willingness of the corporation it was not necessary to bring any contention before the Commissioners.
The application was for authority to run a bus service between Eastgate, Leeds, and 13agley Lane, Rodley, in substitution for the tramway service between Bramley and Rodley. During the hearing, the Chairman said he • noticed it was proposed to increase the fates.• Mr. Swift (for the corporation): " That is inevitable, when one substitutes a bus service for a tram service over any distance."
MOVE FOR MERSEYSIDE CO-ORDINATION:
AT a meeting, on April 8, the Merseyside Co-ordination Committee elected Alderman A. E. Sherman (Liverpool) as chairman, Alderman C. McVey (Birkenhead) as deputy-chairman, and Mr. W. H. Baines (Town Clerk of Liverpool) as secretary.
On the question of the co-ordination of 'Merseyside passenger-transport services, the committee authorized the chairman, deputy-chairman and secretary to interview Mr. Arthur Collins, the well-known adviser on municipal finance.
The scheme in contemplation would co-ordinate the whole of the public passenger-transport serviCes of Merseyside at present within the operating areas of the City of Liverpool, the county boroughs of Birkenhead, Bootle, and Wallasey, and the boroughs of Behingtort and Crosby, including the cross-river passenger services. It is expected that a report will be presented for consideration on Tuesday, April 26.
CHESTERFIELD TIRES OF TROLLEYBUSES.
LICENCES have been granted to La Chesterfield Transport Committee for the substitution of motorbuses for troIleybuses on the new Whittington
Brampton route. Also, the Minister of Transport has given sanction to the borrowing of R3,1I2 for the purchase of 20 buses.
P.S.V. EMERGENCY-EXIT REGULATIONS.
rERTAIN changes in the Public Set.—vice Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness) Regulations, 1936, concerning the accessibility of emergency exits and the dimensions, etc., of gangways, have been made in the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness) (Amendment) Regulations, 1938, issued by the Ministry of Transport and obtainable from II.M. Stationery Office, price Id.
The amendment applies to public service vehicles registered on or after October 1, 1938.
LATE BUS—I2 FINES.
WHEN A. G. Stephenson and E. ifY Fotherby, trading as Messrs. Stephenson and Fotherby, bus proprietors, Skipton, Yorkshire, were summoned at Skipton, last week, on five charges of failing to operate to time-table an authorized bus service between Skipton and Blubberhouses, a police constable said that on five successive mornings, from February 21 to 25, the defendants' 7.30 a.m. bus was five to 14 minutes late in arriving at Skipton.
The defendants were also summoned on a charge of using a bus having more than 26 seats, without a conductor. On the latter charge Mr. Stephenson was fined 20s., and he was fined 10s. on each of the other five charges. Mr. Fotherby, who was stated to be a sleeping partner in the business, was fined 6s. on each of the six charges.
OPERATOR DEFIES COMMISSIONERS
ARECENT sitting of the East Midland Traffic Commissioners, at Oxford, was enlivened when a local bus operator declared his intention of continuing to run an unauthorized service. The Chairman, Mr. J. IL Stirk, told him to leave the witness-box immediately, He added that he wanted to hear nothing from a man who defied the Commissioners.
Two applications were being considered, both for licences for a service between Watlington and Wallingford; the applicants were Messrs. H. Kemp, of Woodcote, •and J. R. House, cf Watlingtort. In evidence Mr. Kemp said that, after starting his service, for which a licence had been granted, Mr. House had put a bus on the route illegally and " collared " his passengers by charging lower fares.
Mr. House said that he had been approached to start a private hire service and that he did not take separate fares. He admitted that he had been warned that his service was illegal, but he was still running it. He would continue to do so. " If a man comes into my garage," he added, " and wants a bus, he shall have it."
After telling Mr. House to stand down, Mr. Stirk said that his application would not be heard, then, and other steps would be taken.
SOUTH SHIELDS TRAM. DISCARDING.
WITH the exception of the Ridgeway route, South Shields Town Council has converted all its trans
routes to trolleybus operation. The conversion has been taking place for more than a year. The Ridgeway route will continue to operate trams.
120,000 CONTRACT FOR BUS TYRES.
GLASGOW Transport Committee has unanimously agreed that the contract for municipal-bus tyres, on a mileage basis for two years, should he awarded to the India Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., Inchinnan. The contract is valued at more than £20,000.