COUNCILS COMPLAIN OF RURAL SERVICES
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NORTH RIDING (Yorkshire) branch of the Rural District Councils Association decided at a meeting at Northafferton, last week, to take up with the Northern Traffic Commissioners the question of supplying country areas with adequate bus services.
Mr, James Hamill-0nd, chairman of Bedale Rural DiStrict Council, who raises the matter, said that his council had suffered considerable inconvenience becanse of the peculiar arrangeihentS that had been Made with regard to buS services.'.
He gave an instance where, until 1932,a service had been operated from Northallertdn to Richmond, via 13edale, Crakehall and Catterick. A. big company that year took over the service and continued to operate it wholly for a time. then curtailed it at Bedale and left the Crakehall, Catterick and Richmond section with out a service. Representations had been made to the Northern Traffic Commissioners, without effect.
Mr. Hammond complained that small operators who were prepared to serve rural areas were being pushed out by the big operators.
Mr. W. H. Hudson, chairman of Leyburn Rural District Council, also made complaints of a similar nature.
It was agreed that the matter should be taken up with the Commissioners.
COUNCILS " DUMB " SAYS COMMISSIONER.
"D"" is the expression applied by Mr. A. Henderson, chairman of the Southern Scotland Traffic Commissioners, to local authorities when dealing with matters of transport.
When, last week, Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd., sought permission to inaugurate a new service and to introduce a new ticket system on another service, Mr. Henderson deplored the lack of assistance afforded to the Commissioners by municipalities.
He pointed out that Parliament deemed that the welfare of the public, so far as representations to the Commissioners on matters of fares were concerned, should be left to local authori ties. Councils were, however, " just dumb on the queStion."
TROLLEYBUSES FOR BELFAST.
BELFAST is one of the latest cities to decide to introduce trolleybnses. The tramways committee has approved a scheme for the inauguration of an experimental service ;' which will probably come into operation about th# cud of the year. Fourteen vehicles, hired froth seven different concerns, will be used.
COMPANY'S OFFER REJECTED.
FOUR hundred employees at the „Stanley and Consett depots' of the Northern General Transport Co., Ltd., have rejected the owner's offer of in
creased wages. •
The men recently asked for I id. an hour increase for conductofs and id. for drivers. The company, offered Id.
an hour extra for conductors and nothing for drivers. These terms have been rejected and negotiations are being continued.
There is no question of a strike.
DOUBLE-DECKERS FOR BOMBAY.
DOLTBLE-DECK buses, as up to date as London's latest, will soon be seen in the streets of Bombay. Seven years ago, Bombay's bus service consisted of four small vehicles. Now there are 101 comfortable single-deckers, but these are insufficient to meet the ever-growing demand, and 20 double-deckers of the latest design have been ordered.
BY "RED AND WHITE" TO PARIS.
IN association with General Travel Agency (London), Ltd., Red and White Services, Ltd., is operating special trips in connection with the Bans Exhibition of 1937. There is the choice of either a seven-day conducted tour for the inclusive cost of £7 12s. 6d., or short and long weekend tours at various moderate rateS.