BRADFORD BUSES MAKE 4,642 OUTWARD JOURNEYS A DAY
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ACENSUS taken recently showed that between 5 a.m. and 11.30 p.m. 4442 outward journeys carrying 129.202 passengers from the central area of Bradford were made by motorbuses and trolleybuses. These figures excluded vehicles operated by private companies. During the peak hour, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., 487 corporation vehicles carrying 25,561 passengers left the central area.
These figures were given by Mr. S. G. Wardley, Bradford City Engineer, at a Government inquiry into the corporation's proposals to build a central bus station between Nelson Street and Manchester Road, which was held in Bradford last week.
Twenty-three concerns, with premises which would have to be demolished to make room for the station, objected.
Mr. Wardley said he thought the proposed station would have a capacity of 450 vehicles at peak periods.13ecause D4 of the contour of the ground it could easily be converted to a two-level station.
Congestion was caused at the existing central termini by having bus stands on the highway, said Mr. Wardley. At times, queues stretched for about 100 yards.
The corporation's proposals also include a subsidiary bus station in Westgate.