Employers Accused by Trolleybus Driver
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WHEN a trolleybus driver employed VW by the Teesside Railless Traction Board was accused at South Bank-onTees of careless driving he alleged that drivers employed by the Board were warned that they would be dismissed if they told the police about defective brakes on their buses.
He said there had been several instances where the air brakes on trolleybuses had failed. When his bus collided with a car at a zebra crossing he stated
that his brakes were defective. But his employers. had advised him to make another statement to the police, saying that the car in front had pulled up too quickly.
The magistrates dismis.ied the charge and expressed the hope that there would be further investigation into the matter.
Mr. J. L. Flynn, manager of the Board, said later that when the man complained about his brakes a satisfactory test was made with a Union official present.