Glasgow questions
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.RATHCLYDE Regional Coun
is to meet next month to spare an answer to a Departant of Transport request for formation about why the rathclyde PTE bus monopoly ould be allowed to remain. DTp has told the region that it s had a complaint from an in/idual affected by the monody, which has resulted in seval failures on the part of the Scottish Bus Group and in!pendent operators to reach a !nsible solution to routearing problems.
But a further sinister dedopment this week was a eeting of PTE drivers which as called on Tuesday to scuss the possibility of an in:finite strike, should the Govnment revoke the 51-year-old onopoly.
Referring to SBG's recent troduction of cross-Glasgow ,utes, on which it is prohibited am carrying local passengers present, Transport and Genal Workers Union convenor ndy Lynch said last week: 'It is ear the SBG is trying to innge on the profitable and lucrere arterial routes and it is 3 venue from these which lows the SPTE to meet the 3sts of running services to the busing schemes."