'Glasgow Needs Plan'
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'THE first major step towards easing I the effect of the Dr. Beeching rail closures in the Glasgow area was made last week by Mr. Michael Noble, Secretary of State for Scotland. In a letter to Lord Provost Peter Meldrum, Mr. Noble said the whole problem of transport in and around the Glasgow area called for some form of regional approach. " Planning transport and roads and redevelopment will all have to go hand in hand," he said, and has suggested preliminary discussions in the near future.
This move by Mr. Noble came in response to an approach by the Lord Provost, who is convenor of the special committee on public transport facilities. He told the Scottish Secretary that something must be done about the transport problems to ensure that road facilities within the city are able to cope with the ever-increasing volume of traffic.
Monopoly, Alleges Council
AFTER considering a recent decision of the Northern Traffic Commissioners, granting permission to the Gateshead and District Bus Co. Ltd. to raise its fares, the Gateshead Town Council has decided to write to the Monopolies Commission, pointing out that in the Council's view, the bus company is a monopolistic undertaking.
M.P.T.A. ESSAY AWARDS RESULTS of the Municipal Passenger -1‘ Transport Association 1963 essay competition have been announced:—
In Section 1, the first prize of £25 and certificate went to Mr. L. A. Johnson, traffic accountant, Sheffield Transport; second prize of £10 and certificate to Mr. R. F. Cotterill, works superintendent, Stockton Transport, and merit prizes of £2 2s. to Mr. R. A. Doyle, senior assistant, schedules and development, Liverpool Transport, and Mr. C. Taylor, cash and depot clerk, Rochdale Transport.
In Section 11, the first prize of £25 and certificate went to Mr. W. A. Rowlatt, bus conductor, London Transport; second prize of £10 and certificate to Mr. J. A. Farrington, bus driver, Sheffield Transport, and merit prizes of £2 2s. to Mr. S. Chandra, motor engineering fitter, Liverpool Transport, and Mr. A. A. Mather, sheet metal worker, St. Helens Transport.