Alasgow mutes reprieve
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IATHCLYDE PTE has dropped its proposals to cut services on routes and is reconsidering cutting three or four others because ardship to local communities if the plans went ahead.
us was revealed by the PTE the Scottish Traffic Cornsioners continued its hearing pplications by the undertakto make major service cuts in Glasgow area (CM, March The proposals, which affect peak Sunday and night sers, were bitterly opposed by sgow District Council and it community councils. The imissioners have reserved r decision.
he PTE argued that the re:tions, which were originally imated to save around 450,000 had been forced on it :ause of it duty to break even taking account of revenue oport from Strathclyde RegioCouncil.
.1 March, detailed evidence s given of the hardship which uld be caused through certain Is of the city being cut off at licular times of the day. Since n it was said that the PTE had estigated many of the points 3ed which led it to abandon cuts in relation to five routes. )thers were still being considid, but the extra cost of nstating the routes concerned iuld mean that the proposed kage of service cuts for Sepmber would have to be )ught forward to June. Asked . by the Commissioners why it had not investigated the problems raised before, the PTE maintained that it had neither the time nor the money.
It was accepted that the proposed cuts would have meant Glasgow University hall of residence being cut off completely from the University itself after 5pm, and it was said that the PTE was looking at the possibility of reinstating a minimum service after 5pm for students.