One-man 43-seater Buses Authorized
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NEW trend in road passenger trans%. port is indicated by an experiment tich Huddersfield Transport Departtht is to make with two Guy Arab iderfloor-engined 43-seater buses to ; operated by one man. The vehicles 11 be 30-ft. long. The Yorkshire censing Authority has granted a ternwary licence, with a currency of three onths, to cover the experiment
The busts, delivery of which has been omised for June, will probably go to operation in July. They will be ecially equipped for one-man control id will have power-operated doors-at e front entrance.
Beside the driver will be a tickettuing machine, a machine for giving ange and loudspeaker equipment. He II occupy a separate compartment, ith a small counter over which pasngers will pay as they enter.
Huddersfield Transport Department undertaking the experiment in an fort to overcome the shortage of bour, which is extremely acute in the wn. The department is unable yet to iuge the effect that the operation of ese vehicles may have upon schedules. This system of operation is 'already idely used in America.
COUNCILS OPPOSE ALDERSHOT APPLICATION 01NT objections are to be made by 10 local authorities when the application of the Aldershot and District raction Co., Ltd., for increased fares heard next month. Objection is also • be made to the application of the chow Bus Co., Ltd., for similar rendmerits in the area.
Mr. P. N. Gray, general manager of Idershot and District, stated recently at the concern would be faced with 110,000 additional expenditure next ear. The increases proposed—id. on 1.-51d. tickets and ld. on tickets of higher denominations—are the first general increases applied for in 25 years.
'Surrey County Council has estimated that the new rates, if granted, would add £2,000 to the county school-bus expenses, and is associating itself with the objections.
COACH OPERATOR FINED £70
F1NES amounting to £70, with £21 costs, were imposed, last week, by the Oxford magistrates on Marston Coaches (Oxford), .Ltd., Marston, for offences concerning the keeping of records and drivers' hours.