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Operating Problems and Prospect

14th September 1962
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

TWO papers were presented to the Municipal Passenger Transport Association's annual conference at Brighton this week. The problem facing public service vehicle operators and the prospects for the future were reviewed in the paper presented by Mr. .I. C. Franklin', general manager of Blackpool Corporation Transport, which had the title, "What can we do to stay in business?" A review of the history of wage negotiations in recent years and an assessment of the present position formed the main content of the paper presented by Mr. E. R. L. Fitzpayne, general manager of Glasgow Corporation Transport, which was entitled "Wages and Earnings in the Municipal Passenger Transport Industry."

wages cost had been covered many tin over by the additional revenue collecti Blackpool was fortunate in havi sufficient staff for this purpose, which 1%, Franklin realized did not apply eve] where; but the point he was making ri that, in their absence, consideral revenue was being lost.

Adequate supervision by inspectors vi largely a matter of attempting to balar its cost with the intangible gain in reven from maximum checking. A system intensive checking of individual rout had proved very beneficial in reduci losses of revenue from over-riding a non-payment. Mr. Franklin laid cc siderable stress on the importance losses of revenue of this kind a suggested that longer stages and bigg fare steps might be helpful, althou some resistance could be anticipated frc the Traffic Commissioners.

A 27-ft.-long double-decker had be experimentally modified at Blackpool that every passenger had to pass a seat conductor. The original rear stairca was removed to give a larger lin& area; the seated conductor was beat over the offside rear wheel arch and und the staircase, which was turned to ascei towards the rear. A driver-controll exit door was fitted at the front and first an additional exit staircase was al provided. This was found to be unnect sary and removed after a few weet The original seating capacity of 61 w reduced to 54 in final form.

The reaction of the platform sti


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