Limiting Working Hours of Bus Employees.
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General support is being accorded by licensing authorities in the immediate neighbourhood,. to the suggestion of Tynemouth Town Council for the formation of a regional committee to deal with bus matters. On the recommendation of the borough licensing commit tee, Blyth Town Council has approved the formation of the committee and has appointed three representatives to serve on the board.
Following a conference with the local bus operators, the licensing committee of )31yth Corporation. approved the principle of the limitation of hours of employment for drivers and conductors of buses licensed to ply for hire, and it is suggested that the matter should be taken up for further consideration by the regional committee. .
The opinion of the licensing committee is that an eight-liour day and a 48hour week should be instituted for bus employees.
Extension to a Welsh Bus Station.
The Western Welsh -Omnibus Co., Ltd.,, the joint enterprise of the Great Western Railway Co. and South Wales Commercial Motors, Ltd.. has purchased the site of the present Bridgend Cattle Market for the purpose of extending the company's bus station. The present building was constructed just after the war, at a cost Of £3,000, and was one of the first bus stations in this country.
State Grants for Motorbuses?
The transport committee of Rather. lam Corporation recommends application to the unemployment, grants committee for a grant in aid of the replacement of six buses, the estimated cost being £7,380. The committee is also applying for a grant towards the cost of the proposed conversion of several tramways routes for trolleybus operation, thus providing work for Unemployed in the town. .
BuS Results at Aihton.
In March last the Ashton-underLyne Corporation had 13' motorbuses and eight trolley-buses in service and during the year which ended on the 31st of that month these vehicles covered 384,885 miles and 221,152 miles respectively, the number of passengers carried by the motorbuses being 4,126,841, and by the trolley-buses 2,279,367.
The result of the year's Working of the tramways and motors department of the corporation shows a net surplus, after meeting sinking .fund and loan charges, but before providing for renewals. of £284.
c18 The total revenue from all sources amounted to £90,758, £15,626 from the operation of trolley-buses and £22,610 from the petrol buses. In addition, traffic receipts on the petrol-bus express service ' run to Manchester amounted to £5,278. Working expenses totalled £64,340, so that the gross profit of the undertaking was £26,418. The net profit on the working of trolley-buses was £107 and on the petrol buses £4,106, but a deficiency of £3,929 was recorded on the tramways.
Electric Refuse Collectors for a . London Borough.
The works committee of Hackney I3orough Council recommends acceptance of the tender of Electricars, Ltd., for the supply of seven electric vehicles for refuse collection, at £605 each. The following were the tenders received :Dennis Bros., Ltd. (solid tyres), £550, ,(pneumatic tyres), £584; Karrier Motors, Ltd., £589; Vulcan Motor and Engineering Co. (1906), Ltd., £555; Shelvoke and Drewry, Ltd., £690; Richard Garrett and Sons, Ltd., £1,250; Ransonaes, Sims and .Tefferies, Ltd. (solid tyres), £604, (pneumatic tyres), £642; Electricars, Ltd., £605; General Vehicle Co., Ltd., £611. The figures are for solid-tyre equipment except where otherwise stated.
Another 100 Motorbuses for Glasgow.
After considering tenders which it received for the supply of 25, 50 and 100 motorbuses, and having inspected several types of bus, the tramways committee of Glasgow. Corporation has decided to purchase 100 double-deck vehicles.
So far as the chassis are concerne 1, Leyland Motors, Ltd., is to supply 75 at a price of £975 each, whilst the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd., is to supply the remainder at a price of £991 each. The bodies for the chassis will all be built by F. D. Cowieson and Co., Ltd., of Glasgow ; 80 of them will be of the standard central-entrance type, and the others of the Cowieson patent type. The price quoted for the bodies is £750 each.
Dennis Fire-engine Activity..
During the past month the fire department of Dennis Bros., Ltd., of Guildford, has been actively engaged and numerous machines have been supplied for service in different parts of the country as well as for abroad. Amongst interesting deliveries can be mentioned the 500-700-gallon engines built for the authorities of Hove and Colombo and a G-type low-loading pump, delivering 250-300 grllons per minute, which has been put into service at Falmouth. The G-type is a very complete appliance and includes amongst its equipment a 30-ft. ladder, a 35-gallon first-aid tank with 120 ft. of hose, chemical extinguishers, selfstarter, lighting set and bumper bars.
During the same period orders have been received from four other bodies.