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FAIRER competition betw express coach operators British Rail may be on way, now that a joint wort party with British Rail been set up.
National Bus and Scot Bus Group have formed joint party with BR to de mine a fair basis for comr tion betwe,en road and rai the ,light, of BR's increa number of reduced fa offers.
Scottish Bus Group nounced this week that London-Scotland servii which account for 80 per c of its express services, h been hard hit by rail comr tion.
It says that BR's market policy does not seek to cc its allocated costs on interservices, but a rail spokesr told CM that Big City Sa Tickets are used to fill ern seats at a marginal rate.
He added that the fan ticket being launched n month by BR will be airne4 motorists rather than co passengers and suggested t coach travel could ind benefit.
When lines from Londoi Liverpool and MancheE were electrified in the 191 rail publicity helped bo parallel coach services. suggested that publicity rail travel might make se motorists transfer to coach