f74,563 Loss : Employees Warned
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INSTEAD of making a profit of 1. £221,700 as expected, Glasgow Transport Department lost £74,563
last year. Increased wages cost an extra £384,890, including £54,600 local award additional to national rates. Concession fares cost £45,000.
Revenue dropped last 'year for the first time since 1945, Mr. E. R. L. Fitzpayne, general manager, states in his annual report: This trend is general throughout our industry and should receive special attention from the employees when negotiating for any further increases in wages."
Mr. Fitzpayne considers it overoptimistic of the British Transport Commission to suggest that the city's transport difficulties can be solved by the electrification of certain suburban railway lines. A constant review of services was necessary to maintain the economy of the undertaking.
Adequate staffing remained a problem of great magnitude, although present shortages were less than a year ago. 1 he chief difficulty was to incuP cate a spirit of courtesy and pride among the staff. This was apparent among the older members, but the main reason for the lack of success was the poor standard of education attained by many new applicants.
Mr. Fitzpayne observes: "Some can hardly read or write and it is not surprising. therefore, that so many cannot understand the difference between civility and servility."
PART OF 'MOTORWAY ROUTE • FIXED THE proposed line of the first 54 I miles of the London Yorkshire motorway from the future St. Albans by-pass to a point near Rugby was announced on Tuesday by the Minister of Transport. The estimated cost of this part of the motorway is £15m.
The line has been determined by I raffic and engineering considerations balanced with those of agriculture, amenity and local development. The highway will be carried over or under all existing roads.
Plans to go with the draft scheme will be available for inspection at the offices of local authorities concerned in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire until December 24. Any person may make i.epresentations to the Minister or lodge objections, up to that date.
D.A.E. TO BUILD LEYLANDS?
I F a contract which is now being negotiated is concluded, Van Doornc's Automobile Factories (D.A.F.), Eindhoven, Holland, are likely to begin early in 1957 to build Leyland vehicles under licence. Leyland Motors, Ltd., told The Commercial Motor on Tuesday that the agreement had not yet -been completed. If agreement is Fcached, D.A.F. will extend their existing plant with a new factory.