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Costlier progress

20th July 1979, Page 49
20th July 1979
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HAVING just read the Hawk's comment on "Price of progress", (CMJune 29) I would just like to add a further comment. 20-odd years ago, when fuel was cheap and plentiful and passengers much more numerous, the TI-IC companies operated the Bristol SC4LK with 35 seats and doing around 27rnpg.

Now we are lucky to get half that, The Bedford 330-engined VAN of 1966 carried 45 passengers at 17-19mpg (we still have one consistent at 18.5mpg); now the YLQ or YRQ does the same job at 121/2mpg.

N. BARKER, .Grayscroft Bus Services Ltd, Mablethorpe, Lincs