Hull and East Yorks Increase Fares : Derby's Fourth
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ON 23, fares charged by
.Hull Corporation and East Yorkshire Motor Services, Ltd., on all through journeys will be increased by Id. Corporation motorbus and trolleybus charges are affected, the Ministry of Transport having granted the part of the application, heard in July, 'concerning trolleybuses. With certain exceptions, all the East Yorkshire proposals were granted, a general increase being thus authorized.
A proposal to increase Sunday Morning rates by N. was turned down, but a minimum charge of 2d., 21d. or 3d. will be levied. Modified rates for children were also granted, and certain workmen's tickets will cost more. Since the application was heard, wages alone had gone up by £44,000 a year, the general manager of the municipal u:dertaking stated recently. An additional £30,000 a year was expected from the new rates.
"Astounding Economies"
Congratulating the concern on having effected "astounding economies," the Northern Licensing Authority recently granted an application of Durham District services, Ltd., to increase fares and reduce services. All fares over is. and 12-journey tickets are to go up, bringing charges up to 0.83d per mile.
These changes would prevent a deficit of £10,350 and would create a profit of E300. Economies amounting to £8,000 had been made and about 200,000 miles annually would be saved by reduced services. Recent wage increases had cost the company £9,500.
Glasgow Corporation's application for the re-introduction of the Id. tram fare is unlikely to be heard until January, according to reports. It would thus be another five months before the undertaking's fourth application was heard.
• 2d. Minimum for Derby?
Derby Corporation has now decided to make a fourth application, which, if granted, would result in the third increase in fares in a year and would institute an all-round minimum fare of 2d., reduced stage lengths and an increase of 1d. on the existing 2d. ticket.
Coras Iompair Eireann has now introduced new charges on Dublin city routes. The 2d. minimum ticket now covers a journey of 11 miles, instead of two miles, tickets between 3d. and 9d. have gone up by Id. and fares above, that amount by 2d. and 3d.
It is believed that Belfast City Council is considering means for avoiding further fares increases and an inquiry may be held.
Last Thursday, the case made by Swindon Borough Council for higher bus charges was heard by the Western Licensing Authority. The basis of the application is a 11d, minimum valid for half a mile, with an Additional id. for each half-mile. To encourage off-peak travellers, early morning return fares were suggested. An attempt to reduce the availability of children's tickets was discussed by the council on Tuesday.
Overall fare-stage reductions were considered by Bury Town Council• recently, as a means for dealing with a rising deficit.
Bolton Corporation, the application of which was reported in "The Commercial Motor" last week, has been told that the newly proposed fare changes would cut the number of
passengers by 6 per cent. The chairman of the transport committee stated that the undertaking could afford this cut, as it could not at present carry all the passengers who wished to travel. At the moment, the department was losing between £40,000 and £50,000 a year. The new charges would reduce the deficit to £11,000 in 18 months.
As reported in "The Commercial Motor" on August 31, Chesterfield Corporation has applied for modified fares, entailing the abolition of early morning rates. Blind persons' concessions are not affected. The new fare tables would, if granted, augment revenue by £30,000 a year; at present, the undertaking has a deficit of £25,779, which will rise to £40,091 by next year. In the present application before the Yorkshire Licensing Authority, 54 services are affeCted.
STAGGERED SCHEDULES THE Northern General Transport Co., Ltd., has offered to co-operate in electricity load-shedding'schemes in the north-east this winter, by adjusting workmen's services to suit any staggered working' hours which may be introduced at various factories.