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MR. HUMPIDGE WANTS SUBSIDIES N O central government had ever supported
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public transport, said Mr. C. T. Humpidge, general manager of Sheffield Corporation Transport, on Tuesday; he thought that the Government ought to help out by subsidy because good public transport was vital. Mr. Humpidge was speaking at a meeting of the North Western section of the Institute of Transport in Manchester.
Passengers could not be expected to pay wholly for their transport, he said, and mentioned the new Victoria Underground Line in London where subsidy ought, in his opinion, to have been given.
During the discussion, Mr. Humpidge agreed that no amount of appeal to the motorist would stop him bringing his car into city or town centres but he said that bus lanes, provided they were not too tong, would speed up traffic by some 20 per cent as they did in America, Any road carrying more than 20 per cent by bus travel must have bus lanes, said Mr. Humpidge, but he thought that asking for bus lay-bys was " like asking for the moon ", although they would certainly help, especially with larger buses.
He disagreed with his colleagues who imposed higher fares at week-ends and personally favoured cheaper fares to encourage family travel.
The Buchanan Report would never be implemented, in his opinion, said Mr. Humpidge; the costs involved in fullscale implementation were too vast for this.
THE first of two specially built Guy
Victory coaches with Harrington bodies recently entered service on the long overland tour to India, operated by Penn Overland Tours Ltd., of Credenhill, Hereford, India and Ceylon have long been the Eastern terminals of Penn Overland Tours tourist coach service from Britain, and since Penn first commenced their Indian Overtander service the scope of the tours has been considerably increased. A complete tour of the Middle East and a more comprehensive tour of India are now included.
the new coach is based on a Guy Victory 18-ft.-wheelbase export chassis, with forward-mounted Gardner 6LX diesel engine. A six-speed synchromesh gearbox with overdrive top is fitted, and the rear axle has a ratio of 5.2 to I. Chassis equipment includes earn-operated, dual-circuit air brakes, with an attachment in the braking circuit for tyre inflation, . and air-operated automatic chassis lubrication. .
Although based on the Legionnaire design, the Harrington body has been specially constructed to withstand the arduous operating conditions encountered en route to India, and seats 45 passengers. Three saloon heaters and a forced ventilation system arc fitted to cater for the extremes in temperature encountered en route. Every available space beneath the floor and at the rear is employed for luggage lockers, the rear boot having a capacity of just under 200 cu. ft. Art additional luggage rack is fitted to the roof and a folding ladder is stowed across the chassis frame beneath the floor.
Interior fittings include public-address equipment and radio, a large water-bottle container and special containers for drivers' equipment and first-aid outfit. The second coach will enter service later this year.