Opposition to Oneman Buses Wanes
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RATIONING and the higher cost of fuel are among the reasons for a reduction in opposition by employees E o plans of the Lincolnshire Road Car Co„ Ltd., to introduce one-man buses on certain routes.
At a recent meeting between the company and workers' representatives at the Grantham, Grimsby and Cleethorpes depots, it was agreed that the buses would go into service "in due course." The two representatives of the Lincoln depot refused to negotiate.
Other reasons are the company's offer of a 15-per-cent, wage increase to drivers of the buses, and the general policy of the National Union of Railwaymen, to which the men belong, favouring one-man-bus operation.
A few weeks ago the secretary of the Lincoln branch of the N.U.R. threatened strike action if one-man buses were placed in service (The Commercial Motor, November 16).
AMSTERDAM SHOW NEXT MONTH WITH the cancellation of the Brussels WV Show, the R.A.I. Motor Show, to be held in Amsterdam from February 716, becomes the first European motor show of 1957. Nearly 200 exhibitors are expected and the exhibition covers 250,000 sq. ft.
Information may be obtained from the R.A.I. Secretariat, 13 de Lairessestraat, Amsterdam. Goods vehicles, buses, special types, trailers, components and accessories will be exhibited.
INDIAN HAULIERS' PROSPECTS
.1F the targets of Indian industry and I agriculture were achieved under the second five-year plan, present rail facilities would be totally inadequate and road transport would have to fill the gap to cope with the country's greater transport needs. This was stated by Mr. M. P. Sanghvi, managing director of Automotive Manufacturers Private, Ltd., when the company opened a new branch at Ahmedabad.