Brighton Conference Delegates Discuss Passenger Transport
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THE 26th Annual Congress of the Tramways, Light Railways and Transport Association was opened at Brighton on June 10; an informal reception being given by the Chairman of the Council, Mr. T. E. Thomas, M.Inst.T., general manager, road transport, London Passenger Transport Board.
Business commenced next morning with an official reception by the Mayor, followed by the reading of a paper on "Some Aspects of Trolleybus Developments," by Mr. A. T. Priddle of the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd. A résumé of this paper was given last week.
In the afternoon there was an excursion to Arundel and Worthing at the invitation of Southdown Motor Services, Ltd. The annual dinner and dance took place that evening.
On June 12, Mr. A. A. Jackson, general manager, St. Helens Corporation Transport, read a paper, "Merchandising Passenger Transportation." The afternoon was spent in a motorcoach excursion to Eastbourne on Southdown vehicles. That evening the members were entertained by the Mayor and Brighton Corporation at the Royal Pavilion. Nearly 250 members and guests attended the Conference, in addition to a large number of ladies, and the proceedings were much enlivened by the cheerful personality and lively wit of the Chairman, Mr. Thomas.
At the Annual General Meeting, Mr. Thomas read his presidential address and referred to the good work of the Association, which was mainly concerned with the development of the trolley-vehicle side. In conjunction with other associations an agreement had been come to with • the Inland Revenue Authorities for the prevailing rate of depreciation of 15 per cent, on the written-down value to be extended for five years, and the 20 per cent. on motorbuses to be continued for the
same period. He pleaded for more latitude in the matter, of standing passengers and a reduction in the duty paid by tower wagons, which were used only for inspection and repair purposes.'