Birmingham 'best since before the war'
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• When critics complained at a Birmingham city coucil meeting last week that bus services in the area were not as good as they were when operated by Birmingham City Transport, Mr Frederick Lloyd, director-general of the West Midlands PTE, was quick to reply that "Birmingham now has a better bus service than since before the last war".
Mr Lloyd explained: "At present the Executive operates 1100 buses at morning and evening peak times in Birmingham. During the last five weeks, on average, only 2.20 buses have failed to run in the morning, and 1.88 in the evening peak. During this five-week period a full service was operated on 15 days, and this standard of cover is the best that has been achieved since before the war."
This cover, Mr Lloyd added, contrasted with 1969, immediately before the Executive took over from the BCT when on some days there were more than 100 buses remaining in the garages at peak times because of lack of staff. The greatly improved service was due, he said, to the introduction of one-man operation.