Information on "Pirate's" Wanted for Deputation
Page 46
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
QPERATORS of small buses and unlicensed vehicles used for carrying .workpeople were sharply criticized at the annual meeting of the north western area of the Municipal Passenger Transport Association, at St. Annes, last -week. Representatives of thc 34 member undertakings were invited to provide information about " pirate " operations to a deputation which is to meet the Traffic Commissioners on the matter.
Mr. J. McKnight, general manager, Wigan Transport Department, said local authorities should determine whether small operators had licences. Factory workers should be told that by using-such transport they were acting against their trade union colleagues.
"
[think miners are some of the biggest culprits," said Aid. Samuel Jones, chairman. Leigh Transport Corwin:tee. They had a travelling allowance of lid, in the Is. for over 5s.. but many private vehicles carried passengers to and from the pits, as could be seen daily. " Miners get their allowance in their wage packets every Friday and this ought to he paid in the buses," he complained..
BUSMEN'S PAY CLAIM REJECTED
AREQUEST for a pay increase of fl 10s. a week for bus crews and some indoor workers at Wolverhatnpton has been rejected.
Said Mr. J. Cooney, branch secretary of the Transport and General Workers. Union, last week: "Our crews will be very bitter about this. We asked the transport committee to invite expulsion from the Municipal Passengers' Transport Association by granting an increase.
"If they had agreed to the increase, we were prepared to fOrgo two local weekly amounts, a 7s. waiting bonus, and an attendance bonus of 6s. for conductors and 8s, for drivers."
Mr. • R. J. Meddings, town clerk, said that the committee considered that they must continue as Association members.
FOUR NEW BUSES A YEAR QTARTING from next year for a • --) 14-year period, Southport Transport Committee will put approximately four new vehicles into service each year. The replacement vehicles will he orthodox front-entrance type, with 62-64 seats. The committee has proposed that an initial order for eight vehicles be placed with Leyland Motors, Ltd., and MetropolitanCammell-Weymann, Ltd.
L.U.T. IN MOTOR TRADE
AAS forecast by the chairman some weeks ago, Lancashire United Transport, Ltd.. have entered the motor trade. They have acqpired Waterloo Motor. Blackburn Road, Holton, who operate a petrol-filling station, and deal in new and used cars