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Tours No Longer Able to Subsk
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ocal Bus Services
DROFITS from express services, tours and excursions no longer absorb losses on stage services, say Ribble
Motor Services, Ltd., in giving reasons for an application to the Licensing Authorities for permission to increase season ticket rates and to abolish work people's concession fares. The applications will be heard in the Yorkshire Traffic Area on October 9, in the Northern Area on October 10, and in. the North Western Area on October 31 and November 1 and 2.
In addition to abolishing workpeople's cheap tickets, it is proposed to discontinue adult contract tickets for stages up to and including 6d. and to add 25 per cent, to all remaining adult and children's contract rates.
Special reduced rates for scholars travelling to and from school would, by these proposals, be extended. The reduction would be 25 per cent. for the new contract rates which would apply to contracts issued to the education authorities.
The effect would be that scholars'~ contracts issued to the authorities would be increased, 25 per cent. being added to the children's basic rate. For parents who buy contracts for their children's school travel, the cost would be slightly less than it is at present charged for an unrestricted children's contract. A £1 child's contract for unrestricted use would be replaced by a school travel ticket costing 18s. 9d.
Mr. H. Bottomley, Ribble's general manager, states: "The only alternative for ensuring future financial stability would be to make severe cuts in the operation of un remunerative services.... Under the stringency of present economic conditions in our industry it is inevitable that preferential rates for individuals should disappear."
The credit squeeze and passenget resistance were quoted as factor causing East -Yorkshire Motor Services Ltd., to seek permission to raise con. tract ticket prices and certain othei fares, before the Yorkshire Licensing Authority.
Higher fares introduced in April hat yielded only £2,000 in extra revenue against the expected £30,000. bj September. "That had been a mos dramatic disappointment," said Mr F. A. Stockdale, for the company.
The application was to raise the cos of monthly contracts by 15 per cent. and to increase certain single and returt fares. Haltemprice, Bridlington, Hedon Withemsea, Hornsea, Beverley, Pock lington, Norton and Filey were amonj the 40 objectors.
Mr. Stockdale said the company wa operating at a level which, in a year would give only a 3 per cent, yield m capital, which was not reasonable fo
a bus company of that size. Profit on a full year's working, at current fares, would be £23,600, equal to a yield of 2.67 per cent. Yet a yield of 10 per cent, would not be unreasonable for such a company.
The proposals were expected to yield an extra £69,000 in revenue. The alternative would be to cut services by a sixth.
Objecting, Mr. R. H. Gibson, of Withernsea, said: "You are driving people away from the buses. I know people in Withernsea who are buying bicycles and motorcycles to avoid paying higher bus fares."
The hearing was adjourned until October 2, when the council objectors will be heard.
West Hartlepool Transport Committee are to ask local works to contribute towards the cost of workmen's bus services. The borough treasurer has told the committee that as a result of fare increases, the number of passengers had decreased, and the loss on workmen's fares for 1955-56 was £1,604, or only £9 less than the previous year. He contended that further fare increases would cut traffic still more.
The Western Welsh Omnibus Co., Ltd., are seeking permission to withdraw their Llantrisant—Barry Dock service, which has been run at a loss since 1930.