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applied last week to revise their services between Liverpool and Newcastle, Maj. F. S. Eastwood, chairman of the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners, said their views would be passed on to the North Western and Northern Commissioners.
Mr. W. R. Hargrave, for the applicants, said the North Western Commissioners had heard a similar application and had reserved their decision. The main objects of the proposals were to economize in the use of vehicle by a substantial alteration in time-tables, and to avoid• duplicate running.
Mr. John Niblock, traffic manager for the North Western Road Car Co., Ltd., said they wanted to cause the least possible inconvenience to the public in economies.
The application was opposed by British Railways.
PRIORITY FOR BY-PASS
PRELIMINARY work on a 51-mile by-pass at Port Talbot on the A48 Swansea-Cardiff trunk road is to be completed as quickly as possible, the Minister of Transport has decided. He is to give the whole project an early place in his road programme.
At an estimated cost of more than E2irn., the new road will start at Groes, skirt the north-east sidp of the town, cross the River Avon on • a viaduct, and then run west of the existing road to join, it near BagIan Brook.
MORE BUDAPEST BUSES
BUDAPESTS fleet of public service vehicles will be enlarged next year under a £44m. plan. It includes the purchase of 60 new buses, 75 taxis and 45 lorries, together with expenditure of El+m. on building new depots.