NEWS IN BRIEF Buses for Brighton: Brighton Corporation :ransport committee
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is to invite tenders for the supply of 14 new double-deck buses, 30 ft. long by 8 ft. wide and seating 69/70 passengers, at an estimated cost of £6,300 per vehicle, One of the buses is to be fitted with semi-automatic transmission at an estimated extra cost of £260.
... and Exeter: Exeter transport committee is inviting tenders for five 42-seat single-deck buses for one-man operation, with either separate central exit doors or combined front entrance and exit door.
South Shields Record : During the year ended March 31 last South Shields Corporation transport undertaking made a net profit of €27,000, an increase of £9,000 on the previous year. The profit, achieved without a fare increase, is claimed to be the largest in the undertaking's history. Greater economy in operating costs has been brought about by the abolition of trolley buses.
More Atlanteans for Bournemouth : Contracts with Leyland Motors Ltd. for the supply of 10 Atlantean rear-engined bus chassis to Bournemouth Corporation in 1966-7 have been extended to include an additional 10 chassis at a cost of £3,031 each,
Walsall Stays with Modified Fleetlines: Walsall Corporation transport committee recommends acceptance of the quotation from the Northern Counties Motor and Engineering Co. Ltd. for the supply of 10 double-deck bus bodies at a cost of £36.968 and the tender of Transport Vehicles (Daimler) Ltd., Coventry, for tO modified Fleetline chassis at a sum of £31,010.
Edinburgh Concessions: Edinburgh Corporation transport department has issued 36,000 pensioner permits for cheap travel in the first week of this new scheme. Extra staff and service facilities are handling the flow of applications. There are 72,0(X) eligible in Edinburgh for the permits, which will allow off-peak travel at 3d.
"EMS Merger : Transport Motor Services (Bishop Auckland) Ltd., Co. Durham, has been taken over by Trimdon Motor Services, Trirndon Grange. Co, Durham. The former company operates a bus service between Bishop Auckland and Middlesbrough.
Belfast Increases Bus Fares: The minimum fare on Belfast buses and trolleybuses has been increased from 31d. to 4d. and a id. added to the 4d., 5d. and 6d. fares. The Val. fare has beers increased to 8d., but the 9d. and 10d. fares remain unchanged, as does the 3d. children's fare up to the new 6d adult fare stage; beyond that the children's fare is now 4d. Revenue from the increased fares is expected to produce a surplus of £16,735 for the year ending March 31, 1966.
Double-deckers for Canada : Two 14-yearold Glasgow Corporation double-decker buses are being shipped to Victoria. capital of British Columbia. The buses have been purchased by C. and C. Transportation, a private company, after it was revealed that another private company in Victoria had purchased two London doubledeckers. Keen rivalry between the companies is expected when the Glasgow vehicles arrive.