Bus Ticket Lottery Would be Illegal
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PAA BUS ticket lottery which gained the approval of Barrow-in-Furness Town Council has now been rejected on legal grounds. Mr. M. T. Lord, transport department general manager, put forward the idea of giving away Premium Bonds for lucky number tickets, but council have decided that the scheme would be illegal.
He thought it would get rid of some of the town's litter, cut costs, popularize bus travel, and make ticket advertising an attractive proposition. He proposed that a Premium Bond prize should be given away each week.
0,000 SUBSIDY FOR B.M.M.O. PROPOSED
AN annual subsidy of £3,000 will be paid by British Railways to the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd., if plans for withdrawing passenger train services between Leamington and Rugby are approved. Thirtynine passenger trains make the 15-mile journey each week but they carry an average of only 19 passengers. The cost is £16,000 a year, whereas receipts total only £4,600.
Midland Red already operate between Leamington and Rugby, but if the withdrawals are approved their services will be increased. The railways estimate that they should save £11,000 a year by the change.
The West Midland Transport Users' Consultative Committee have examined the proposals and sent their views to the central corntnittee in London, who may approach the Minister of Transport.
TROLLEYBUSES TO END
TROLLEYBUSES at Hastings will make their last journeys on May 31 and will be replaced by oil-engined buses next day, Full details of the conversion scheme were given in The Commercial Motor on March 6.