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SHORT NOTICE FOR LICENCE APPLICATIONS?
A LTHOUGH 17 new members were PI admitted during last year, the Yorkshire Area of the Passenger Vehicle Operators' Association refers, in its annual report, to scope for an increase in membership, and says that arrangements have been made for recruitment efforts.
In alluding to the area's machinery for providing assistance in the preparation of members' licence applications, the report says that a great deal of work has been done in connection with applications for licences with modifications. Applications for licences to continue existing services without modification do not require to be submitted to the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners immediately; but in view of the political situation, it is expected that when such applications are required, they will be called for at short notice.
Mr. L. J. Mather has been elected chairman in succession to Mr. Robert Barr, who becomes a vice-chairman along with Mr. T. H. Burrows and Mr. T. Hoyle.
STAFF ENCOURAGEMENT SCHEME INTRODUCED AJOINT consultative committee of management and employees, designed to promote among employees "a wider interest and responsibility in the undertaking," is being set up by Burnley, Colne and Nelson Joint Transport Committee. The committee will not interfere in any way with matters covered by trade-union agreements.
Twelve new double-deck buses have been delivered to the joint undertaking. It is hoped another six will be received by the end of this month. The committee has on order 36 double-deck and 12 single-deck buses and has accepted tenders for the supply of a further 10 single-deck and six double-deck vehicles as part of the 1948 programme.
Burnley Town Council is supporting representations for a relaxation of wartime restrictions with regard to stopping places. The Commissioners have decided that the distance between stops should continue to be 440 yds. for the time being, but individual cases of hardship will be reviewed.
LIVERPOOL'S TRAMS TO GO WITHIN the next 10 years, Liverpool IT is to replace its trams by buses, which will cost over £1,000,000. The transport department has tenders in hand at present for 300 vehicles.
BRIDGE ALTERED FOR DOUBLE-DECKERS
A LTERATIONS to the Menai Straits 1-i suspension bridge have had to be made to enable 10 Leyland Titan double-deck buses to be driven to the
mainland from the Beaumaris factory, Anglesey, of Saunders Engineering and Shipyard, Ltd.
The Saunders concern is building bodies for 10 Leylands for Southdown Motor Services, Ltd. OLD BUSES NOT "SAVED" FOR WORKING CLASSES
TRERE is no discrimination by W. Alexander and Sons, Ltd., in the allocation of vehicles to either " white-collar " or working-class areas. Maintenance of the ordinary services is a first priority. Plans for extending services have been upset by the slow
delivery of new vehicles. _ These points are made by a spokesman of the company in reply to a complaint that travellers in the Gartcosh, Glenboig and Annathill districts of Scotland are receiving a poor deal.
The company pointed out that the same types of bus were operated from all depots, although single-deckers, instead of double-deckers, were run on some routes, because of road conditions.
"We do not pick old buses to send to working-class areas," he said. "All our vehicles are distributed evenly on a basis of transport needs, and every bus is regularly cleaned at the depot. The reason why long-distance vehicles possibly seem cleaner than others is that people who use them -are usually on a day's outing and are not wearing working clothes."
EX-EMPLOYEES' CHALLENGE TO BUS VANDALS
HELENSBURGH may have a new local bus service to replace the one which George Brown and Co. had to give up recently because of local vandalism. The man with the courage to set himself up in transport, in an area which has already put one man out of business, is Mr. Alexander Ironside.
Formerly a driver with George Brown and Co., he has bought a double-deck bus, and, with his son, who was an inspector with the same company, applied to the Scottish Traffic Commissioners for permission to operate a bus service between Kirkmichael and Ardencaple.
Mr. A. Henderson, chairman of the Commissioners, said: "We welcome the temerity of the Ironsides in wanting to run this service in the light of Brown's experience. We lost his valuable service by sheer hooliganism. We will give our final decision on the matter later."