Grouped Bus Services for Midlands?
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1-1 A CONFERENCE may be held in
Birmingham next month to consider the establishment of an integrated passenger transport service in the Midlands. Aid. H. Watton, chairman of Birmingham Transport Committee, said that if the committee agreed, invitations would be sent to transport executives in the city and of neighbouring authorities.
At last week's meeting of Birmingham City Council, Sir Theodore Pritchett, Conservative leader, put forward the idea of a conference when he advocated a new approach to the city's transport problem. Ald. Watton thought that because too many financial interests were involved, the integration that Sir Theodore envisaged could not be achieved without nationalization. Even tually there might be an organization similar to London Transport.
Aid. Watton said: "Co-ordination and integration of transport in the area would be of immeasurable benefit to The traffic user and would save a considerable amount of money."
His views were underlined by Mr. J. L. Jones, regional secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union. Mr. D. M. Sinclair, general manager of the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd., said that the proposal would be thoroughly considered by the company.
Representatives of the West Bromwich, Walsall and Wolverhampton municipal undertakings and of British Railways in the Midlands expressed cautious approval of the proposal.