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ITISH Transport Group chairman Donnet hit out this week at the Lecessary" expense of fitting tachohs to many of its 3,900 buses.
inouncing an £0.8m 1978 surplus rn £0.2m from 1977), Lord Donnet "So far the effects of some of the .roversial EEC regulations on hours and conditions have been mal.
he imposition of the tachograph cl mean that a considerable number .hicles will require to be fitted with ;nsive and unnecessary equipment." 'G's main concern is that it needs a number of dual-purpose vehicles laintain a flexible fleet for its stage, -distance, private hire, and contract • But tachographs — which cost it £250 to install — are required only ion-stage carriage journeys of over Ales.
issenger decline on Scottish Bus Group services dropped last year from 4.1 per cent to 2.1 per cent, and receipts rose from £79m in 1977 to £86.4m. After depreciation and interest, there was an operational deficit of £100,000.
Lord Donnet has underlined the Group's new-found love for the Leyland National single-decker by pointing out the advantages which its low floor and wide access offer the elderly and disabied.
Repeat orders are justified by its suitability for urban work and its reliability, but there is a confusing contradiction elsewhere in the report which says: "Complexity of bus design has been responsible for a greater degree of unreliability and premature failures."
The Group-promoted Seddon Pennine 7 chassis continues to please, and it is described as "reliable and economical" to operate.