B.T.C. Climbs Down in Eastern Area
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HAVING met with much opposition, the British Transport Commission has now suggested a revision of the eastern area passenger transport scheme proposed a year ago. Local authorities in East and West Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and the Holland division of Lincolnshire have been asked to make representations on the revised plan by November 30.
The new area is less than half the one originally suggested but the B.T.C. has made it clear that the new scheme has been put up to discover the views of local authorities on what would be a convenient operational area..
Described as a tentative suggestion, the new area includes the operational territory of the Eastern Counties Omnibus Co., Ltd., and the municipal undertakings of Yarmouth, Lowestoft and I pswich.
A statement issued by the secretary of the East Anglian branch of the Omnibus Passengers' Protection Association emphasizes that as the first move for a year concerning this area, this action might be taken as an admission by the Road Passenger Executive that local opposition is a tough obstacle.
"Clearly," continues the statement, " the idea behind the truncated plan is to sweep the three municipal systems, together with the small private concerns, into the maw of the already publicly owned (ex-Tillings) system. If this is the aim it will be vigorously resisted by both the public and the destined victims."