WARNING TO FREE BUS COMPANIES
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I T was doubtful whether the nationali zation of road passenger transport would produce greater efficiency. The Transport Act, where it related to passenger transport, was unnecessary, said Mr. L. C. Harrison, A.M.Inst.T., Minst.T.A., chairman of the national council of the Institute of Traffic Administration when he addressed the Tees-side centre at Stockton-on-Tees, last week, Mr. Harrison considered it unlikely that bus companie3 which had not been acquired by the British Transport Commission would be allowed to continue in competition with the State undertaking. The B.T.C. had complete control over 13,000 vehicles and a minority interest in another 10,000, On the subject of area schemes, he remarked that although everything was apparently quiet at the moment, they might be carried through at any time.
If all road services were taken under control by the B.T.C., the functions of the Licensing Authorities would disappear. This would mean that fares could be increased at will, so that they would not be competitive with railway charges.