L.T.E. Excursions into Green Belt
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ON Whit Sunday, London Transport is to launch double-deck bus excursion services on 28 routes into London's countryside. Seats will be bookahle advance. The routes vary from 30-80 miles in length. Most excursions will start at 11.30 a.m. or 2.30 p.m., returning in the evening. Fares will vary between 3s. 6d and 6s.
• Excursions will be run to Whipsnade, Windsor, Chessington Zoo, Virginia Water, Burnham Beeches and Dorking from 28 points. These provide direct suburban links to the destinations, which are reached otherwise only after long cross-country journeys.
B.T.C. l'AKE-OVER NOT TOLERATED
IN no circumstances would the taking over of the South Shields municipal bus system by the British Transport Commission be tolerated. Cllr. 1. Caplan, speaking for "a section of the council," made this declaration when he spoke at a recent branch meeting of the Omnibus Passengers' Prkection Association.
Capt. T. 13. Storey, chairman, made reference to happenings in London and said that it was plain what would occur if local control of transport were dislodged.