• " Snowball " Fare Increases Sought
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CONSEQUENT on applications by Chesterfield Corporation to raise their bus fares, the Midland General Omnibus Co., Ltd., Mansfield District Traction Co., Ltd., Trent Motor Traction Co., Ltd., East Midland Motor Services, Ltd., and Sheffield Corporation are seeking permission for similar increases on services affected by the proposals. The main proposal is that ordinary single fares from 2d. to 61c11.. by increased by id.
The West Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd., East Yorkshire Motor Services, Ltd., and United Automobile Services, Ltd., are seeking permission to increase ordinary single and return and workmen's fares on routes over which they operate jointly.
Permission has been given to South Shields Corporation to raise their 21d. ordinary fares to 3d., and the 4d. workmen's return to 5d. Extra revenue of £10,000 a year is expected.
In Scotland, where higher fares have been charged by the Scottish Omnibuses Group since April 5, the Licensing Authority has given approval to five small operators to bring their rates permanently in line. They had been granted a dispensation provisionally to apply the new rates from April 5.
ALBIONS WITH LEYLAND OIL ENGINES
HAVING standardized on oilers, the City Tramways Co., Ltd., Capetown, are now installing Leyland 125 b.h.p. oil engines and synchromesh gearboxes in their buses to replace Albion 150-155 b.h.p. petrol engines. Eighteen Albion double-deckers recently purchased from South African Railways and Harbours are concerned.
The lighting systems have been converted from 12v. to 24v. The seating capacity of the bodies, built by Bus Bodies (S.A.), Ltd., is to be increased from 66 to 72, with standing room for eight persons.
Four of the vehicles will be run in Capetown on a route taken over by the company from the Board. The other 14 will be operated by a newly formed subsidiary, Bay Passenger Transport Co., Ltd., between Port Elizabeth and the New Brighton native location.