L.C.C. Suggest Cut Fare Trial
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*THE suggestion that fares should be reduced for an experimental period was made for the London County Council before the Transport Tribunal in London last week.
Mr. F. W. Beney, Q.C., for the L.C.C., who objected at the resumed hearing of the British Transport Commission's application for confirmation of London fare increases which came into force at the beginning of the year, said that witnesses agreed that fare increases acted as a deterrent to the travelling public. , If a moderate experimental reduction pointed to a greater loss, the B.T.C. could "always come back and put the matter right," he said.
The hearing was concluded. Decision will be announced at a later date.
TRAINING YOUNG WORKERS TRAINING schemes for young 1 workers to whom apprenticeships are not open should be framed by employers, and the apprenticeship system should be extended to occupations other than traditional crafts. These recommendations are made in a report of a conference on the education of the young worker. It is available at 6d. from Oxford University Department of Education, 15 Norham Gardens, Oxford.
ONE-MA? BUSES FOR GLASGOW
ONE-MAN buses are to be tried out on sparsely populated routes by Glasgow Transport Department. Thirty single-deck buses are available for this work, and it is expected that they will go into service within the next six months.