COL. REDMAN WANTS POTTERIES COMBINE
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11,010NOPOLY is recommended by IVICol. A. S.I Redman, chairman of the West " Midland Traffic Commissioners, as a cure for transport difficulties in the Potteries.
At Hanley, last week, referring to the rejection of the North Staffordshire Transport Board Bill, he suggested that the Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle under-Lyme populations could probably best be served by one organization. Exploitation of the public could he prevented by legislation, he added. The difficulty of services continuing beyond municipal confines into rural areas could be solved by arrangement.
He suggested that one company should acquire all the stage-carriage services in Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme. This move might pave the way to municipal control.
Col. Redman surmised that a successful move on these lines could be made, becaPuse most of the kcal operators had expressed their willingness to part with their services. The Commissioners would use their best efforts to assist any plan in the public interest-and they invited the co-operation of municipalities and operators.
Col. Redman was presumably suggesting • that the Pbtteries Motor Traction Co.., Ltd., the biggest operator in the area, should endeavour to buy up the local t.age services, A wholesale merger on these lines would approximately double the P.M.T. fleet, which already stands at about 250 vehicles.
XEIGHLEY TO APPEAL IN STATION DISPUTE.
KEIGFILEY Town Council has authorized an appeal against the local magistrates' decision that the corporation is not empowered compulsorily to acquire certain property, which was required by the -West Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd., as a bus station.
TIFIOLLEYBUSES FOR BRISTOL?
IT is thought that, when a report is presented to 'Bristol Corporation on the municipalization of passenger transport in the city, them is likely to be a strong movement in favour of replacing the trams by trollcybuses. It has hitherto been assumed that oil-engined buses would be introduced, HOURS APPLICATION NEXT WEEK.
EFFORTS to perpetuate the existing working hours of drivers of passenger vehicles are being made. Representations to this effect have been made by seven organizations of employers and workers in the road passenger-transport industry.
The Minister of Transport had referred the matter to the Industrial Court, which will hear the application on March 31, at 5, Old Palace Yard, Westminster, London, S.W.I. The existing hours Order expires on May 31 next.