Evidence in writing
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pROVIDING explanations for particular courses of action is everyday work for the journalist, a fact that must have stood William Lambden in good stead since he took over the position of general manager to Isle of Man Road Services Ltd. and the Isle of Man Railway Co. last September. Until that time he edited Bus and Coach, and there is no doubt there has been full rein for both his technical and writing abilities these past few months.
The licensing system under the new Manx Road Traffic Commissioners has meant much paper work, including the preparation of no fewer than 67 sheets of foolscap to give details of all the service timings for the 1966-7 period!
During the past few months Bill has planned many changes and a first glance at the latest figures suggests a great increase in the number of buses operating at peak times. Numerically this is not so, as the new timetables are based on the number of buses actually run in any particular week last summer.
In effect the change has been to speed up the duplicate buses by omitting all except those stops customarily used by visitors while operating at times when the public demand is at its highest.