AN IMPORTANT RETURN-TICKET PROBLEM RAISED AT NEWCASTLE
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_LiA T the recent Rewcastle sitting of the Northern Area Traffic Commissioners, the chairman, Mr. Henry Riches, announced that, for the future, return tickets on routes in the northeast coach area most be inter-available betiveen the various bus companies, irrespective -of the ownership of vehicles worked on any particular routes. He stated that there was no reason why the travelling public should not be permitted to make a return journey by the first available motorbus, and the' difficulties of arranging the matter amongst operators were by no means insurmountable, involving merely questions of accountancy. Re agreed that,' whilst the ruling would be applied wherever practicable, there might be some routes on which-it was neither practicable nor desirable.
Licences were granted to the Tynemouth and District Electric Traction . Co., Ltd., Wakefield's Motors, Ltd., and Newcastle Corporation in respect of two joint bus services between the fraymarket, Newcastle and Tynemouth, via the coast road. The operating concerns desired to make an alteration of the route, which, it was stated, would have the advantage of a Slightly increased service, the deviation being entirely within the county borough of Tynemouth.
In connection with an application by D. Redfern, Ltd., in respect of tours
to Seahouses and Bamburgh on Thursdays and Sundays, no objection was offered by the L.N.E.R. Co., since the applicant company had withdrawn its application for tours to Edinburgh, Whitley Bay and Alfunouth.
Bishop 'Auckland Urban District Council is applying to the Northern Traffic Commissioners to be heard when 133'7 local bus services are being considered. At a recent council meeting some fear Was expressed that, if the objections of The railway companies and bus companies in which the railways were in terested were maintained, a monopoly would be created and the travelling public would suffer by having to pay more for its road travel.
This constitutes an interesting ex
ample of the local authorities liking in a manner representativo,of the opinion of the people whom: they represent. So often municipal bodies tend to consider such problems from their own viewpoint.