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P EACE talks between representatives of bus companies and local authorities
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may take the place of the marathon discussion before,the South Wales Traffic Commissioners each time a fares' increase is sought. This was indicated at Pontypridd this week when, after five days of evidence the opposing parties held a conference lasting two hours. They emerged to reveal that the six major Welsh bus companies involved had with-, drawn part of their application for increases in fares. They agreed to retain the 7d. return fare and the present minimum single fare on which season and scholars' tickets are issued. The companies still seek a revision of their single fares scale and Red and White Services, Ltd_ and United Welsh Services, Ltd. ask for further increases on weekly and season tickets to bring them into line with the other operators.
Mr. R. R. Jackson, the chairman, said he hoped an " armistice " was about to be declared to end the fares war which had waged for 12 years between local authorities and operators in South Wales. He welcomed the move and added: "Today could well have been the laying of a foundation stone to a healthy co-operation between bus companies and local authorities which can do nothing but good in providing and maintaining a first-class road passenger transport service in South. Wales."
The compromise cuts approximately 6 per cent. from the application of each company.
The local authorities deferred putting their case until after a meeting of their area joint committee.