Welsh Operators Get 1258,000 More
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APPLICATIONS of six South Wales bus companies for fare increases expected to produce an extra 1258,000 were granted by the South Wales Traffic Commissioners, last week. A blanket 10 per cent. rise in the price of season tickets was refused.
The companies were Red and White Services, Ltd., Rhondda Transport Co.,
Ltd., Western Welsh Omnibus Co., Ltd., United Welsh Services, Ltd., South Wales Transport Co., Ltd., and J. EllTle5 and Sons, Ltd.
In the main, fares up to 5d. will be raised by A. and there will be gradu, ated increases in fares of 6d. and over. The minimum return fare will be 7d.
Mr. C. R. Hodgson, chairman, said that at the start of the proceedings they thought the 47 local authorities represented by Mr. MmHg Evans were strenuously opposing each application. " But by the line taken it seems to us his clients object most strongly to raising the minimum return fare from_ 6d. to 7d.," he said. "We thought that was the attitude of the local authorities, but yesterday it seemed abundantly, clear that attitude had changed." Mr. Hodgson went on. "They had dropped any Opposition except the 10 per cent. blanket on the season ticket sale."
He thought that what the companies were asking was not unreasonable. He felt a little sorry for Rhondda Transport, because they .received a high proportion of their revenue from season tickets.
Mr_ Evans said after the hearing that the decision about the season tickets had saved the travelling public between 110.000 and £40,000