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Road freight among also rans
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ROAD FREIGHT transport and buses have been all but ignoted in Greater London Council's initial reply to the Government's Green Paper on transport.
Transport committee chairman Mr Jim Daly concentrated on the future of the railways when he outlined the reply last week. But he did give an indication that the council is considering the introduction of through tickets for passenger travel.
These tickets would allow the passenger to buy one ticket to a destination and then use it to travel on British Rail trains, tubes and buses. He said that the GLC intends to try to reach an agreement with BR which would involve the GLC taking control of the inner suburban rail services.
Mr Daly said that one of the ways of reorganising London's transport that had been considered had been the creation of a Regional Transport Authority which would involve the GLC and the Home Counties.
On subsidies Mr Daly said that the GLC questioned the Government's thinking because "they do not represent the consumption of scarce resources needed for schools, homes, or factories.
"In this sense public transport revenue support is not at odds with the need to accord higher priority to exports and investment nationally."
A report compiled by the GLC's director of transport states that the major issue between them and the Government is that of public transport. It says that the Government foresees future cuts in subsidies for transport which can only lead to cuts in the service.
Almost as an aside the report says that the GLC recognises that the greatest proportion of freight will continue to be moved by road.
But in an oblique reference to GLC plans to ban lorries from the centre of London the report says that the GLC also recognises the "need to exercise controls over the movement of heavy lorries especially in towns to protect the environment from the damage they cause."
Says the report : "In this connection the Government's proposal to increase road tax is to be welcomed."