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18th November 1977
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Keywords : Fare, Pricing, Transit Pass

On the tele ...

INVERNESS bus driver Joh. Westwater drove into a whol new scene when he was aske to go out on location on th West Coast with a BBC filr crew. He met the famous an the fanciful, received an autc graphed book of poems fror Scots actor Jimmy Copelan and played a small part in th film. John works with Hie. land Omnibuses.

Photocards

PHOTOCARD bus passes an to be issued to the 27,000 pen sioners and disabled peopli who receive free travel Southampton. The move foI lows abuses of the curren system which have been caus ing problems for Southamptoi City Council's transport de partment. A number of you'll looking and sprightly "grand dads" and "grannies" hay been reported using the card issued at present.

Transport manager, M William Lewis, told the cit.; council's planning and trans portation committee that 60 passes a year went missin, and were replaced. "There is certain amount of abuse, an photocards are now necess ary," he said.

The committee agreed t start the scheme — it will cos the passenger 30p a time — 0: January I but to phase its ir troduction over the next tw years.

Ribble increases?

NATIONAL Bus Cornpan, subsidiary Ribble has applie, to the Traffic Commissioner for permission to increase it fares by an average 10 pe cent. The Ribble applicatio. does not apply to fares o journeys operated wholl. within the designated areas c the Merseyside and Greate Manchester Passenger Trans port Executive and the Black burn, Burnley and Pendle an City of Lancaster municips transport areas where th company has special operatin agreements.

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Organisations: Southamptoi City Council
People: Joh, Jimmy Copelan, Lewis

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