2d. Minimum in London Soon ?
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CONTINUING the British Transport Commission's case before the Transport Tribunal, last week, for the revision of passenger fares, Sir Malcolm Trustram Eve, K.C., said that a minimum fare of 2d. could be introduced in London soon after the Tribunal gave its decision. It would not be necessary to wait for the full passenger charges scheme to come into operation.
' Mr. Hill, a witness for Middlesex County Council, one of the objectors, said that as the B.T.C. could not hope for many years to establish general and • replacement reserves, it was inequitable that London passengers should be asked to contribute to reserves when, in fact, they would be merely helping to offset deficiencies on other services. He thought that the abolition of shift workers' tickets would have unfortunate economic, social and industrial consequences.
LOCAL TRADERS' SERVICE GRANTING a B licence to Mr. C. E. Sanders, Dawlish, so that a delivery service could be operated for local traders who. had had to give up their own vans because of rising operating costs, the South-western Licensing Authority said that be hoped the venture would be successful. It seemed to him to be a form of national economy.
IPSWICH ADOPTS SHUTTLE SERVICES
'WITHIN the next few weeks, Ipswich VT Transport Department is to withdraw certain trolleybus routes linking termini lying in outer parts of the town. These radial routes have been used in such a manner that trolleybuses running from the centre of the town to an outlying terminus go to another terminus before returning. A shuttle system is to replace this mode of operation, tiolleybuses running out and coming back on the same route.
It is stated that the advantage of the new method will be that traffic requirements can more easily be met than when two routes, one possibly busier than the other, are covered by what is in effect one service of vehicles. It is hoped that btsides increasing efficiency, a saving in eperating costs will result.
"NO PART-TIME WORKERS"
EMPLOYMENT of part-time bus drivers in Blackburn, or an increase in the working hours of the present staff, would be strongly resisted, Mr. J. Robinson, secretary of the local branch of the Transport and General Workers' Union, said recently.
IRISH DRIVERS FOR GLASGOW
HEARING that there were some 'unemployed drivers in Northern Ireland, an official of Glasgow Trans
port Department visited Belfast and recruited them. About 30 men, half of them drivers and the other half conductors, will shortly begin work in Glasgow.
Some of the men were formerly employed by the Ulster Transport Authority. Lodgings for them have been arranged by the department.
CONCESSIONS IN COVENTRY
CONCESSION fares will be available on the services of Coventry Transport Department to workers on staggered shifts. The transport committee had recommended that cheap tickets should not be issued, but the council reversed this decision.