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Passenger Transport
MINISTER SUPPORTS "FANTAIL" RULING
CN appeal, the Minister of Transport has upheld the decisions of the South-Eastern and Western Traffic. Commissioners to restrict fantail tours. Accordingly, only one local excursion may. on a fantail tour, be operated by the licensee from any centre in the 'Traffic Area concerned.
This decision is the outcome of appeals by Yelloway Motor Services, Lid., Messrs. J. H. Robinson and Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., against restrictions imposed by the South EasternCommissioners, and by the Yelloway and Ribble companies and Bracewells (Colne), Ltd., against the Western Commissioners' ruling. The Minister's decision does not extend to Tour No. 5, "Goodwood (six days)," operated by Ribble Motor Services, Ltd. This is not regarded as of the pure fantail type, and the company is to be allowed to operate two local excursions from Lewes to Goodwood.
12-JOURNEY TICKET APPEALS.
A LTHOUGH operators in the rt Northern Area are not appealing against the Traffic Commissioners' decision on 12-journey tickets, two local authorities, Seaton Valley Urban District Council and Durham Rural District Council, are lodging appeals. The•L.N.E. Railway Co., which, at the original hearing, alleged wholesale abuse of the privileges &m.ferred by the tickets, is not appealing.
2,500 TROLLEYBUSES FOR LONDON.
SINCE the end of its past financial year (June 30), London Transport has increased its trolleybns route-mileage by 66 per cent.—from 61 to 105 miles. The Board has authority to convert another 80 miles of tramways to trolleybus operation, and the work is being sneedily advanced.
This year Parliament will be asked to approve the introduction of trolley
buses on the remaining 148 miles of tramways under the Board's control. The cost of this large conversion will, it is estimated, be some £10,000,000. At present, 440 trolleybuses are in service, but eventually some 2,000 more will be required.'
BUSES KILL RAIL SERVICES. COMPLETE victory has been gained L by road .passenger transport in the decision of the L.N.E. Railway Co. to withdraw, in April, the Aberdeen suburban train services to Dyce and
Culter. The reason given is a cOnsiderable and increasing loss. In all 14 stations will be closed.
It is evident that the services have been hard hit, chiefly as the result of bus competition.
West Bromwich Corporation is to enlarge the depot to provide accommodation for motorbuses or trolleybuses, at a cost of £33,000.
BIG CONFERENCE ON WAGES MACHINERY
NEXT week, a conference, which over 150 delegates are expected to attend, is to be held in Leeds, to take the initiative in setting up national machinery for negotiating wages agreements between bus companies and their employees. This development has been projected for some time.
The meeting, which will take place on February 10 and 11, has been convened by the Bus Federation. This body comprises representatives of the Transport and General Workers Union and the National Union of Railwaymen. Mr. J. Marchbank, of me N.U.R., is chairman and Mr. Harold Clay, of the T.G.W.U., secretary. It is hoped to set up machinery. either direct or through the Ministry of Transport, and to establish a national agreement covering every provincial bus company.