Bill to Authorize Bus Shelters
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A N all-party Bill to give all Scottish
local authorities the right to provide and maintain bus shelters was read a second time in the House of Commons last Friday. It is the Local Government (Omnibus Shelters and Queue Barriers) (Scotland) Bill.
Sir James Henderson-Stewart. who introduced it, said that it was supported by the Government and had the blessing of Scottish local authorities. The British Transport Commission accepted its pro-, visions.
In the country districts, where the authority was the county council or district council, no power for the erection of shelters existed. The Bill authorized such councils to do so.
Shelters could be erected jointly by councils and bus operators. The Association of County Councils in Scotland. said Sir James, accepted the view of the Thesiger Committee in 1953 that great practical difficulties would arise in requiring bus operators to provide shelters.
The Bill has been committed to Standing Committee.
SALFORD NEEDS £104,000 INCREASES of 4d. and Id. on most 1 fares are being sought by Salford Transport Department to yield an extra £104,000 a year. The corporation have asked the North Western Traffic Commissioners to approve a new mileage scale, and to abolish early morning concessionary fares. They propose to retain the 2d. minimum.
TEHERAN REGENTS
THE first chassis for 250 A.E.C. Regent Mark V double-deckers for the Teheran Omnibus Board—rep'resenting a £24m. order—are now being produced at Southall. They will be tested and sent to the Park Royal works for the mounting of the bodies.