Bus Operation in India Must Improve
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Tigers Carry On in New Form US operators in India will be in little 1--) danger of nationalization, provided they raise their standard of service. This assurance was given by. Mr. Raj Bahadur, the Indian Government's Minister for Shipping, when he addressed transport leaders at the sixth All-India conference of State transport undertakings. In some States, he said, private operators had organized themselves and were trying to compete • with nationalized transport. This improvement had probably prompted the Punjab Government to allow them to operate side-by-side with the State undertaking on a 50-50 basis.
There would doubtless be a change of attitude in other States, too, if private operators succeeded in matching the efficiency of nationalized services, said Mr. Bahadur.
FOUR Leyland Tiger TS8 singledeckers, 20 years old, have been converted for use by the Midlands Electricity Board as mobile showrooms and a street-lighting maintenance outfit. The three showrooms were formerly in municipal bus service and have been fitted with extra side windows. Pressurized water systems and built-in sink units enable water heaters to be demonstrated. An electric ring main provides power for cookers, refrigerators and other appliances.. These vehicles, wilt cover rural areas in a 5,000-sq.-mile zone bordered by Hereford, Wolverhampton and Worcester which have recently been supplied with electricity.
The lighting-maintenance vehicle, previously operated by the Midland General Omnibus Co., Ltd.. has a Simon hydraulic platform.