LONDON TROLLEYBUS BILL: MR. PICK'S EVIDENCE.
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CONSIDERATION of the London Passenger Transport Board's trolleybus Bill was continued on May 16 by a Select Committee of the House of Commons, over which Mr. Annesley Somerville presided.
Mr. Frank Pick, vice-chairman of the Board, gave evidence and said that in connection with the proposal to run yolleyhuses through Tottenham Court Road to Bedford Square, the original' scheme had been modified. It was now proposed to enter Tottenham Court Road and Bedford Square by means of Bailey Street.
Mr. Pick denied that the overhead equipment would be unsightly, but argued that the matter could not be discussed altogether in artistic terms.
The plan would, he hoped, be the first of, perhaps, two or three programmes of trolleybus services.
On the following day, Mr. Pick continued his evidence, and stated that there would be a one-minute service and each vehicle would halt for about a minute in Bedford Square. He pointed out that he had already informed the chairman of the London and Home Counties Traffic Advisory Committee that he was willing for a provision to he inserted in the Bill in order that questions of frequency of service and size of vehicle used should be discussed by the Committee. He also mentioned that the Board had carded out experiments to reduce the noise of trolleybuses.
The Select Committee adjourned until May 29.
"EASTERN COUNTIES" ANYWHERE-TICKET APPEAL FAILS.
ON appeal, the Eastern Counties Omnibus Co., Ltd., has failed in its effort to obtain sanction to issue unlimited-travel tickets in each of four 4ones throughout its area at a charge of 3s. 6d. per day.
In dismissing the company's appeal against the adverse decision of the Eastern Traffic Commissioners, the Minister states that his ruling must not be interpreted as an expression of., opinion as to the general desirability or otherwise of anywhere tickets. In his view, the desirability of the issue of such tickets should be decided on the merits of each case.
The Eastern Counties concern was required to pay the costs incurred in the inquiry.