COVENTRY PRESSES ITS TAXI PLAN THERE has been strong opposition
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to 1 the Coventry Corporation Bill, which, amongst its 21 main clauses, covers the entry of the corporation into the fields of taxicab operation and hotel and radio-relay Services. The main purpose of the Bill was to bring up to date the River Severn water scheme.
Protests were, however, out-voted and the Bill has gone to Parliament, probably for consideration'in the present Session. Meanwhile, the fight will continue Strong protests have been received from the Taxi and Car Hire Proprietors' and the National Car Hire Associations, and, as we have already Mentioned, the Passenger Vehicle Operators' 'Associa tion has offered to act in the matter. „ • WORKMEN'S FARES UNTIL 11.30 a.m.
D ESCINDING its previous recom
1. against the extension of workmen's fare facilities to meet the staggering of working hours in industry, Halifax Passenger Transport Committee has put forward a scheme for travel at workmen's fares on the corporation's bus services up to 11.30 a.m. Employers must certify that employees who seek this concession have regularly travelled before 8 a.m. at workmen's fares.
Halifax Joint Omnibus Committee (responsible for certain joint municipal and railway-operated services) has agreed to adopt similar measures.
The 'corporation's passenger transport committee has also recommended that Huddersfield Joint Omnibus Committee. the Yorkshire Woollen District Transport Committee, and Hebble Motor Services, Ltd., be asked to apply the scheme.
THREE NOT A CROWD!
WHEN an application to run a special W bus service to fake miners to and from work was heard at Wakefield, Major F. S. Eastwood, Yorkshire Licensing Authority, asked: "This isn't one of the N.C.B. services we have had lately carrying three people, is it? "
He was assured that the service would carry, a _greater number of passengers. The application was one of two made by Mr. A. E. Gillard for permission to run a special -service from Pontefract to Loftho use Colliery, and another from Castleford to Thornhill Colliery..
It was explained that the National Coal Board would pay a daily rate of £3 5s. and £3 15s. resi3ectively for each bus, and would charge the miner passengers 5s, per week.
Lo.M. LIKES DOUBLE-DECKERS
,FOURTEEN months ago, Isle of Mani Road Services, Ltd., introduced double-deck buses on inland routes on the island. The company has now ordered 18 more Leyland 56-seaters with 125 b.h.p. oil engines to supplement 10 double-deckers already in use.
Other recent orders received by Leyland Motors, Ltd., include those of Bolton Corporation (50 56-seaters), Plymouth Corporation (35 53-seaters), Curnherland• Motor Services, Ltd. (25 53-seaters and 25 single-deckers), and West Riding Automobile Co., Ltd. (25 53-seaters),