Leeds extends o-m-o system
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• On January 19 Leeds City Transport introduced one-man operation on five more bus services, employing dual-entrance single-deck vehicles. Four of these routes were previously served by crew-operated single-deckers; the fifth service had both singleand double-deck buses.
At the same time a further extension was made to the no. 9 Ring Road bus service, which was already one-man operated. It now operates from Selby Road in a circle north and westwards via Moortown, Horsforth and Farsley to Bradford Road (the former terminus) and returns south-eastwards via Swinnow, Bees ton and Middleton to a new terminus near Middleton bus garage. With the opening of the extension, the 22.16-mile route becomes the longest ever operated by Leeds City Transport.
Timetable changes were made to coincide with the introduction of the above operations and advance publicity material was distributed for each service. It is interesting to note, in comparison with some of London's new o-m-o services, that LCT states in its announcements: ''In the interests of safety, and for the comfort of passengers. standing passengers are not carried on any one-man-operated buses". •