Bus Services to be Linked with .Rail
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.nuR immediate .object is to.link the OUR services • of the Western -National and the Southern National systetns even more closely with tbc services of the Western . Railway Region," said Sir Cyril Hurcomb, chairman of .the British Transport Commission, in a speech at Plymouth last week.
He considered that the West .Country .generally was well provided -with road services, and that the Western and Southern National worked in complete integration. Both in Bristol . and Plymouth, said Sir Cyril, the Commission enjoyed close co-operation. with the municipal authorities.
Since the co-Ordination agreement with Plymouth CorpOration startedon October 1,1942, the joint committee had developed services over a wide area under a corporation chairman. Mileage and revenue: were shared between the corporation and the Westeen .National company in the proportion of 80 per cent. and 20 per cent. The.total number of passengers carried annually since 1944 had risen from 61,000,000 to 84,000.000 arid mileage from 6,750,000 to 12,000,000.