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LATEST MUNICIPAL BUS RESULTS
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THE following are the latest results of municipal transport operation during the past year:— Manchester. A total net profit, of 2.105,817 was earned by the combined tram and bus undertakings, the former contributing .226,380 and the latter 279,437. The tram revenue, at 21;209.848, compared with working expenses and net revenue charges of Z1,183467, whilst the bus receipts a £1.083,069 had to lar set against cararges amounting to 2993,633. The train passengers deelined by '7.1 per cent. to 200.590,931, as compared with the figure for 1933-35, whereas the number of persons using the buses increased by 18.6 per cent. to 139,240..911, The tram receipts showed a
of 7.9 per cent., the total being £1193661, but the bus revenue, at 21,058,253, represewed a rise of 14.6 per cent. Last year the trains travelled 17.823.180 miles, the bus figure being 17,967,748 miles.
Ipswich. The trolleybuses earned a net profit at 2127, after. making a contribution to tramways redemption. The total income rose by .21,750 to 284,684, whilst the expenditure increased by 23,656 to 484,557. The vehiclemileage was 1,867,036. Exeter. A net profit of 2977 was shown. Warrington. The transport committee reports a net profit of 2223 on the trains and 222,408 on the motorbuses.
AIRREGULARITIES CONFESSED: SEVERE REPRIMAND. 'operator who confessed to the North-Western Traffic Commissioners that he had been running illegally was severely reprimanded when he appeared for the renewal of his excursions and tours licence, with modifications. The applicant said that he wanted to regularize his position and that he had been doing only what other operators were doing.
Mr. G. H. P. Beames, for the railway companies, said it was a glaring example of deliberate breach of the licence and it would only be justice if the operator were called on to show cause why his licence should not be suspended or revoked. "I ask you to show clearly your strong disapproval of this by refusing all the modifications applied for, irrespective of any administrative action you 'may take," he added, .Mr. W. Chamberlain, chairman, commented that the operator seemed to se as a standard of operation the irregularities of other people, and stood to lose his licence. His future operations would be carefully observed. " We grant the application for renewal, but we do not grant any modification—not even the standard conditions," he concluded, BLACKPOOL HOTELIERS RUN THEIR OWN TOURS.
RIVALRY to extended-tour operators who include Blackpool in their itineraries has sprung from a new and unexpected quarter. .
Certain Blackpool hotel keepers, members of the New South Promenade Private Hotels Association, have put _ into operation a tour scheme of their own. They offer a complete week's entertainment and accommodation at an inclusive charge of :E4 17s. 6d. Patrons have to pay their own fares to Blackpool, but, once there, they are taken in hand and have a variety of attractions to choose from, including coach drives to Southport or Morecambe and Keswick or Llangollen.
Mr. P. Mather, travel agent, who recently took over Messrs. Leavesley's hooking office opposite the Talbot Road bus station, is organizing the tours. This is the first time that such a scheme has been adopted at Blackpool.
OXFORD DISMISSAL JUSTIFIED
ALEGAL tribunal, consisting of Sir John Fischer Williams, K.C., Prof. J. L. Briefly and Mr. A. M. Eagleston, has decided that City of Oxford Motor Services, Ltd., were justified in dismissing a conductor for alleged incivility to a passenger. The disminal resulted in a strike.
It was agreed between the workers and the company that an independent tribunal should arbitrate on the matter. Three earlier complaints were alleged to have been made against the man. In this connection the tribunal points out that if the case had rested only on the incident which caused the strike, it would have held that the company had acted harshly.
LATEST S.W.T. DEVELOPMENT.
THE South Wales Transport Co., Ltd., Swansea, has now taken over the bus services in Llanelly and district of Messrs. Treharne Bros., Pon thenry.
It is also stated that the South Wales company is arranging to substitute, under its newly acquired powers, buses for trams at Swansea in January next.
NEW " BRISTOL " ACQUISITION?
iT is reported as a probability that as from July 1, the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co., Ltd., will take over Messrs. Bence's Motor Services, which cover a large area on the east side of Bristol. Messrs. Bence own about 20 vehicles.