Operating Aspects of Passenger Transport
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MUNICIPAL BUSMEN'S WAGES CLAIM
LAIMS for an increase of wages for • drivers and conductors of municipal passenger-transport services came before the Joint Industrial Council for the industry a few days ago and, following usual practice, have been referred to the Emergency Committee of the Council, which will examine them and report. No specific amount was named, but it was argued that increased wages were necessary because of the higher cost of living and the conditions under which the men are now working.
A similar claim has already been made to London Transport.
GREEN LINE COACHES RETURNING
LONDON Transport announces that a number of Green Line coaches, converted into ambulances, is being released by the Government, and that the vehicles will be running again on passenger service in a few weeks. The work of re-equipping them is to proceed immediately.
SCOTTISH BUS GROUP'S WAR ALLOWANCE TO EMPLOYEES
DIRECTORS of the Scottish Motor L./Traction Co., Ltd., and its associated companies, have decided to make up part of the pay of bus drivers, conductors and other employees who have been with them for at, least a year and who have joined the Armed Forces.
Generally speaking, the company will make up to married men, who have been with them for two or more years, three-quarters of the difference between their civil pay and their military pay or allowances. Single men who have been with the companies for two years will get one-third of the difference. Half of these allowances will be given to employees who have only one year's service.
The scheme applies to the employees of the Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd., Central S.M.T. Co., Ltd., Western S.M.T. Co., Ltd., Lanarkshire Traction Co., Ltd., Greenock Motor Services, Ltd., Rothesay Tramway Co., Ltd., W. Alexander and Sons,. Ltd., Pitlochry Motor Co., Ltd., Fife Tramway Co., Ltd., Dunfermline and District Tramway Co., Ltd., and Falkirk and District Tramway Co., Ltd.
" MIDLAND RED" ACTS ON BUS LIGHTING
ALL conductors on the " Midland Red " bus routes are to be provided with electric torches, similar to those used by the Birmingham Corporation bus conductors. In making this announcement, Mr. 0. C. Power, traffic manager of the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co:, Ltd., said that despite strong representations to the Home Office to allow more lighting inside public-service vehicles, it had proved impossible to move the Government on this poiut. The company had come to the conclusion that things were so bad for their conductors that they would have to " help themselves."
BUSES BEAT TRAMS AT SALFORD
BUSES earned a profit of £30,075 for Salford Corporation in the halfyear ended September 30 last. The 'transport department's net profit was 210,192, as there was a deficit on the
trams of 219,883. During the six months, the buses covered an aggregate mileage of 4,424,594 and carried 36,690,256 passengers.
TROLLEYBUSES ON STEEP LONDON HILL
TROLLEYBUSES are replacing tram' cars on the Moorgate to Highgate Village route, on Sunday next, and will result in the last tram route in North London being converted, except for those services linking up with South London through the Kingsway Subway. The route includes Highgate Hill, one of the steepest in London, on .which trams have been in operation and over which cable cars ran in the early days.
RIBBLE AND SOUTHPORT BEAT PETROL PROBLEM
THE proposed agreement between Southport Corporation and Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., to allow the latter's buses to pick up and set down passengers in the borough on all routes, has been approved by the NorthWestern Traffic Commissioners. The scheme overcomes the difficulties of petrol rationing, which resulted in the corporation services being curtailed on week-days and suspended on Sundays.
BUSES FOR TRAMS WILL BENEFIT ROWLEY REGIS.
ROWLEY REGIS will, it is stated, benefit financially following an agreement which has been reached with the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd., for the use of buses on the Dudley tramway route at Tividale. The Town Clerk of the council reported, a few days ago, that a cheque for £249 had been received for October, and he estimated that the agreement would result in 22,400 being received in a full year towards rate relief.
S.M.T. WAGE DISCUSSIONS OPENED
DrscussioNS on the wages of employees of the Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd., and its associated companies, were begun between the directors and officials of the Transport and General Workers' Union, at Edinburgh, last Monday. It is understood that an offer was made to the. Union officials which will be considered at a special conference to be held shortly. About 8,000 employees are affected.
EXTENDED RUNNING TIME ON GLASGOW ROUTES
FOLLOWING negotiations between the Lanarkshire Traction Co., Ltd., one of the allied concerns of the Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd., and representatives of the Transport and General Workers' Union, a notable concession, as regards extra running time during the black-out, has been granted to drivers employed on routes between Glasgow and Strathaven, Shotts, Newmains, Lanark, and Hamilton, amongst other centres.'
The management has now agreed to increase the running time by five minutes for each journey, whether to or from Glasgow. In addition, the management will place an extra bus on each route.