Zonal increase?
10th July 1970, Page 25
10th July 1970
Page 25
Page 25, 10th July 1970
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• Sunderland transport committee is to seek permission from the Northern Traffic Commissioners for a Id increase on zonal bus fares—introduced 18 months ago—to help meet an expected deficit of £198,000 for the current year. The existing zonal fare is 4d cash (or a 3d token). Concessionary fares for pensioners would remain at 3d but schoolchildren wo-uld pay 4d instead of 3d.
Ald W. S. Martin said that if buses could be run to the nearest point, instead of threading in and out of housing estates like a taxi service, a lot of money might be saved. He asked whether people were willing to walk an extra 200 yards and save Id.
The higher fares would bring in an estimated extra £153,000 this year.