EASTERN COMMISSIONERS ACCEPT PRINCIPLE OF 12-JOURNEY TICKETS
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Application by Eastern Counties Omnibus Co., Ltd., and Others
MHE Eastern Traffic Commissioners have accepted the principle of the issue of weekly 12-journey tickets. The Eastern Counties Omnibus Co., Ltd, and three other operators, recently applied to the Commissioners for the variation of licence conditions to permit the issue of such tickets.
On behalf of the Eastern Counties concern, it was explained that the proposal was to issue these tickets in place of the existing season tickets, which were issued over practically the whole of the company's system.
It was mentioned that a meeting had been held between various corporations and operators, and an agreement was reached to the effect that no weekly ticket should be issued at a lower fare than the minimum charged by local authorities for the same number of journeys on the same route.
Opposition to theapplications was offered by the London and North Eastern Railway Co. It was contended by the Eastern Counties representative that some of the railway season-ticket rates were most elastic.
Mr. T. Skinner made a joint applica
Con with the Eastern Counties concern. Messrs. B. Beeston and Sons explained that they had issued weekly tickets, on a certain route, on a basis of six times the return fares, less 33i per cent. Mr. H. Rivers proposed to charge six times the single fare, the minimum " single " to be 3d.
The chairman of the Traffic Commissioners, Sir Haviland Riley, announced that the Commissioners agreed in principle with the application put forward by the Eastern Counties concern and pointed out that it would be necessary for them to examine the schedule submitted by the company.
They also expressed disappointment with the attitude taken by the railways in connection with operating principles in the area.