Big New Depot for Red and White
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PA.A BUS station capable of handling the I.50 vehicles serving the Glamorgan and Monmouthshire valleys from Tredegar has been opened for the operators. Red and White Services, Ltd., by Mr. Aneurin Bevan, M.P. The station, comprising II " Sawtooth " platforms. offices and garage for 80 vehicles, adjoins Commercial Street. It will be used not only by Red and White, but by Associated Motorways for their express services, and by other undertakings serving the district.
In addition to providing cover for passengers, the station offers much improved staff amenities and maintenance facilities. The workshops have five repair pits, two greasing pits. an automatic bus-washing plant and steam cleaner, and extensive stores. The site, which was taken over from the National Coal Board, will reduce dead mileage and relieve congestion in the town centre,