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Southdown Face Opposition: More Increases Granted

28th August 1953, Page 33
28th August 1953
Page 33
Page 33, 28th August 1953 — Southdown Face Opposition: More Increases Granted
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

IGHTON -Corporation are objectng to the application of Southdown or Services, Ltd., to increase tin bus fares (reported in The Cornid Motor on August 14). Opposiis also forthcoming from the hton, Hove and District Trades ncil, and.. residents on some muniI housing estates are planning est meetings.

r. F. W. Sellwood, Southdown's ic manager, pointed out last •week the company was one of a few that increased fares only once since the He added that existing charges aged only 17 per cent, more than var fares.

creases proposed on 22 services by :on-under-.Lyne Transport Depart. affect single; ordinary return, .men's return and children's fares. ;eneral, I id, fares would remain an'ged, but some . would be tsed by Id. Existing 211. single would generally be raised by id. ary return fares w ould be tsed by Id. Children's fares would vanced proportionately.

ncaster Corporation's fares are to creased for the first time in 25 The Yorkshire Licensing wity has approved increases on 18 es, and workmen's fares have been hed.

"No" to Id. Fares

posals for revised fares made by urnley, Colne and Nelson Joint )ort Committee (The Commercial

July 3) have been approved by nth Western Licensing Authority. nereases are expected to yield E1-2,000 a year.

field Transport Committee have that they cannot recommend y council to re-introduce Id. fares tam n services. Not only does the financial position of the underprevent it, but, if granted, the g claim for increased wages and ed conditions would cost the irt department more than 10 a year.

ed AutomobileServices, Ltd., essrs. H: W. Hunter and Sons een granted permission to vary )ns attached to children's fares Northern Licensing Authority. re, fractions of Id. will count 'nstead of fractions of id. count

Granting the application, Mr. S. W. Nelson said that the position of children's fares had been unsatisfactory for some time, many companies placing a different interpretation on the halffare.