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22nd July 1960, Page 35
22nd July 1960
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

a conference 'of • South Wales local authorities, at Cardiff, last week. Cllr. Harold Thomas, of Llanelly Borough Councij, referred to the " vulturous " attitude of the company when the meeting discussed bus fare applications presented by seven of the main operators in South Wales, at Pontypridd, this week.

"You will sec that the South Wales Transport Co., Ltd., is not satisfied with applying for an increase to meet the recent wages award in the industry. They must have an extra 1.2 per cent. in yieldon their capital over and above what is necessary," he declared.

Local authorities should fight the corn-: panics' applications for increased fares, he considered.

" While.we do not object to an increase arising purely from the wages award, we should ask the Traffic Commissioners to reduce the bus, companies' yield on capital employed," said Mr. R. Gwynne Richards, clerk to Mountain Ash Urban Council.

• Delegates expressed no objection to applications arising purely from the wages award. But they decided that representations would be made at the hearing. . _ The hearing of the applications is re ported on page 824.

NOTTINGHAM TROLLEYBUSES TO GO? -' WITHIN theinfxt -eight: years, 'oilvv:engined buses will probably replace Nottingham's extensive trolleybus fleet. This was revealed, on Monday, by Ald. S. P. Bill, chairman, transport committee, when` . he announced that, although no decision had yet been taken, it was likely that the fleet would have been withdrawn completely by 1968.

The last delivery of new trolleybuses to Nottingham had taken place in 1952, and these vehicles would probably have a local " life " of about 16 years. Aid. Hill commented on the high cost of maintaining equipment for trolleybus operation. Laying a mile of overhead _track cost something in the region of £12,000, he said.


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