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Fewer buses, more miles

18th November 1977
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LONDON Transport h as drawn up a short-term bus plan to increase regularity and reliability of services. This plan has now been agreed in principle by the Greater Lon don Council's London transport committee.

Harold Mote, committee chairman, said that the plan should bring immediate benefite to passengers. The committee is still cussing long-term plans t prove both bus and Un ground services still mor an endeavour to cut opera costs.

Bus miles are to be incre by 10 million a full year an increase of 700 s Modified timetables to prove the efficiency of the vices will mean a saving o buses.

LT's plans

The five main features o plan are the simplification standardisation of serv which have complex week variations and alternati routeings, easily-remember minutes-past-the-hour.

Tirnetabled frequencies: longer-interval services, : proved links to railway cent and strengthening local links plus the reduction of b mileage or routes where plicate rail services oper and the shortening of cerLi services to improve the) reliability are also forecast, These improvements ari expected to generate an ex4; 45 million passenger miles bring in an extra £2.4 million 6 revenue at an extra cost of mill ion.

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