"One-man" Bus Goes Back Into Service
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A ONE-MAN bus for miners work
ing at Wharncliffe Woodmoor pit can run again. Mr. Alvin Brookes, of Turner Street, Great Houghton, near Barnsley, was recently fined for breaches of his licence conditions, and informed by Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners that he could not operate without a conductor.
Mr. Brookes said that the returns from the service, which operates for about 30 miners, did not justify the employment of a conductor. When he sought a dispensation Maj. F. S. Eastwood, chairman of the Commissioners, ,said this could not be granted unless adaptations were made so that the door was under the direct control of the driver.
Mr. Brookes has now carried out the adaptations and Maj. Eastwood said last trt8 week that, following an examination of the vehicle by one of his senior officers, he was granting a dispensation for the service to be operated again. Not only had Mr. Brookes fitted the necessary equipment to give the driver control of the door, but in addition had fitted a bell warning the driver of any interference with the emergency exit.
CONTRACT HIRE IN ULSTER THE hiring-out of commercial vehicles, either for short periods or on longterm contract, has become an established department of the Ulster Transport Authority. Since the scheme was introduced in November, 1960, the fleet has grown steadily and it is estimated that the undertaking will have 150 vehicles in service by March, 1962.