£30,000 Fare Cuts : Cheap Kent Tickets
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J p EVISIONS in fares which would cost 1% Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., £30,000 a year were approved by the North Western Traffic Commissioners at Preston last week.
Mr. H. Bottomley, general manager, said that the revisions followed' an undertaking given to the Commissioners last autumn to institute more uniform charges per mile. The company did not wish to give the impression that there was any improvement in their economic situation, but when 44,000 fares were reviewed it was found necessary to introduce 4,000 reductions to remove anomalies.
A total of 358 new fares stages was being introduced.
Hoping that they will lead to an increase in travel and revenue, the East Kent Road Car Co., Ltd., are to introduce cheaper fares on many of their services for an experimental period from March 30.
Special half-day return tickets will be available after 1.45 p.m. on Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The Canterbury-Folkestone return tickets will cost 4s ld.. compared with the normal rate of 4s. 10d.
The Lincolnshire Road Car Co., Ltd., have applied to the East Midland Traffic Commissioners to raise fares on 115 excursions and tours starting from Scunthorpe, a similar number from Lincoln, and further journeys from other points.
Halifax Corporation and the British Transport Commission are applying to the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners for Id. increases of fares on parts of 27 routes operated by the Halifax Joint Omnibus Committee.
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WE regret to announce the deaths of LORD AIREDALE OF GLEDHOW and MR. THOMAS ARTHUR SMITH.
Lord Airedale, who was 76, became a director of the Ford Motor Co.. Ltd., on its formation and was later chairman.
Mr. Smith, who was 61, was managing director of Delaine Coaches, Ltd., Bourne.