"Glasgow Heading for Breakdown"
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INLESS there was a conference between Glasgow Corporation and other operators of city bus services to discuss services for residents of new housing estates on the perimeter of the city. there would be a breakdown in the city's transport system.
The Scottish Licensing Authoriiy, Mr. W. F. Quin, made this observation last week when he granted permission to Lowland Motorways, Ltd., to extend their Shettleston--Cranhill service by about 200 yd. so that a more convenient terminus could be provided. Cranhill is the location of a new estate.
Mr. Quin said that the housing estates were growing fast, and great difficulty was being experienced in providing an adequate service. The people of Cranhill had some distance to travel into Glasgow, and it was mainly peak period traffic. It was obvious, he said. that the transport department's resources were stretched to the limit.
Denying this, Mr. E. R. L Fitzpayne, general manager, said thai the transport committee had only just agreed to buy 100 new buses to serve the new estates. "As to consultation with other authorities, we have alreac4 had meetings with Sir Ian Bolton, the Scottish member of the Transport Commission, and we have done what he has suggested, We have also had meetings with Alexanders regarding the servicc to Drumchapcl, where, on February 15. Alexanders are extending their Wester. ton service."
Suggesting that Mr. Quin was Ern. passing in politics when he hinted at a co-ordinated scheme, Mr. Fitzpaync said: "The old nationalization Act envisaged area schemes' in which there might have been such a pooling. but I should not imagine that the present Government favour that idea, and I think a public servant should not be entitled to make reference to matters that are within the sphere of politics.'
CHEAPER PLUGS—BY LAW?
ABILL introduced by Mr. Michae Foot, to reduce the retail price ol sparking plugs was read for the first time in the House of Commons last week. Opposing the introduction of the measure, Mr. W. Shepherd said that he was assured that there was no price ring. The cost of production of a plug, he stated, was about ls. 6d. Forty million plugs were made in this country each year, half for sale overseas.
CONTROL OF C-LICENSEES ?
QNE day it would become necessary to control the use of private cars in congested areas and limit the employment of commercial vehicles by ancillary users, said Mr. Ernest Davies, M.P., at the annual dinner of the London Centre of the Institute of Traffic Administration, last Saturday. The minimum number of vehicles must carry the maximum quantity of goods.