"One-Man Buses—or Cuts in Some Services"
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TNLESS many one-man buses are 1/41 reintroduced, the Lincolnshire Road Car Co., Ltd., will have to withdraw some services entirely. This warning was given last week in a bulletin issued by the general manager, Mr. R. F. Bushrod.
"The wartime and post-war boom in bus travel is declining," he declared. "Amongst other reasons, the cheap second-hand motorcar is undoubtedly taking away from us at the moment substantial amounts of traffic."
Mr. Bushrod said 37 new Bristol vehicles would be acquired during 1958. There would be 11 60-seat Lodekkas, seven 45-seat heavy single-deckers, five 41-seat heavy single-deckers with coachtype seats, six 35-seat light single-deckers, six 33-seat light coaches, and two 39-seat heavy coaches.
"We hope that as these newer vehicles come into service the public will find our services more attractive, and that a further number of vehicles with doors will prove an attraction," he added.
At present, the company operate 450 buses over 2,413 miles of road, with a route mileage of 5,340. Annual mileage is 16m., carrying 44m. passengers.
SMALL MAN TO REPLACE E.Y.M.S.?
rtA PRIVATE cciach operator, Mr. D. Frankish, Brandesburton, is to seek a licence for a town bus service at Homsea. in place of a service which is being withdrawn by East Yorkshire Motor Services, Ltd. Mr. Frankish will put forward supporting evidence from Homsea Urban District Council.
East Yorkshire told the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners that they wanted to relinquish the licence because the service was not a paying proposition.