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1st June 1973, Page 19
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Centrebus service the West Midland PT is to experiment with a new all-over oram livery. This was decided at a meeting of tl PTA last week. One vehicle with the nt livery is already in operation.

The PTA is also giving consideration t the service's routeing and is planning t extend it to New Street railway station and car park in Broad Street. A spokesman ft the PTA revealed to CM last week tha although loading figures have improve4 they are still very poor when compared wit conventional bus services.

For October last year — the first fu month of operation — revenue returns wet £123. Last month they had risen to £205.

Also at last week's meeting, the PT, asked its PTE to introduce within the nel three months a weekly unlimited travi season ticket. This is expected to be price at about £1.25. Negotiations are takin place with the Department of th Environment and British Rail concernin the • introduction of a combined bus-ra season ticket, which the PTA has approve in principle.

Reference was made at last week meeting to the continuing strike at ti Gardner engine factory which is serious] affecting new bus deliveries.

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