Higher Fares Would Not Cover Loss : Workmen's Rates Attacked
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DECISION was reserved at Leeds last week by the Yorkshire Licensing Authority on an application by 16 bus operators for increased rates for scholars' contract tickets. Objectors included West Riding County Council and several other local authorities.
It was proposed to calculate the price of 1%. early contracts, permitting two journeys a day, on the basis of 40 weeks, 10 or 12 journeys a week, at half the adult ordinary fare less 10 per cent. A term contract would cost a third of a yearly ticket to the nearest 3d. above.
Yearly contracts for four journeys a day would be charged at 40 weeks. 10 or 12 journeys a week, at half the adult ordinary single fare plus 50 per cent. The term contract would again cost a
third of the yearly ticket to the nearest 3d. above.
Under these proposals, a charge would, for the first time, be made for Saturday travel. The only increase in the basic charges for scholars' contracts made since 1932 was in 1951.
It was stated that scholars made an exceptionally heavy call on all operators during peak periods. Additional vehicles had to be used and the cost of overtime had increased, so that the se r v ices had become entirely uneconomic. If the application were granted in full, it would merely diminish the extent of the loss.
The applicants were West Riding Automobile Co., Ltd., Yorkshire Traction Co., Ltd., West Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd.. Yorkshire Woollen District Transport Co., Ltd., Hebble Motor Services, Ltd., Huddersfield Corporation, T. Burrows and Sons, of Wombwell, Exors of S. Legard, S. Legard ( I lk ley), Ltd., S. Legard (Bradford), Ltd., Doncaster Corporation, United Automobile Services. Ltd., York Pullman Bus Co., Ltd., Farsley Omnibus Co.. Ltd., Sheffield Corporation and Sheffield Joint Omnibus Committee.
Cleethorpes Corporation are applying to bring their fares into line with those proposed by Grimsby. It is suggested that workmen's single tickets should cost from I Id. for an ordinary 2d. fare to 4d. for a 7d. fare. 6 Instead of charging an extra Id. on all stages up to 1 p.m. on Sundays, it is proposed to raise all fares by d. throughout the day.
West Hartlepool Transport Committee, who have already recommended an increase in workmen's fares, now propose an advance in the cost of twojourney tickets from 3d. to 4d., and of four-journey tickets from 6d. to 8d.
Newcastle upon Tyne City Council have again referred back to the transport committee proposals to increase fares and abolish workmen's tickets. The transport committee had put forward a plan under which 42 per cent. of the fares would be raised.
OVER 50% DO NOT PAY
MORE than 50 per ccnt, of the services operated by B.E.T. bus companies were unremunerative, Mr. H. C. Drayton. chairman of the British Electric Traction Co., Ltd., said at the annual meeting of the company last week.
The first year's results of Jamaican Omnibus Services, Ltd., were fully up to expectations.
NEW SITE FOR MORTON'S
THE Binley Road garage, Coventry. formerly used by Messrs. Miles Motors as a base for their fleet of 70 vehicles, has been bought by Morton's (Coventry). Ltd., Coventry. The premises will be developed to provide full garaging and workshop facilities for Morton's fleet. A new road is to be built which will pass through the middle of the company's present headquarters site.