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L.T.E. and Tillings Leave P.T.A.

5th January 1951, Page 32
5th January 1951
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

London Transport Executive and

I the Tilling Group have, without any

previous warning, notified the Public

Transport Association that they were resigning from the Association with effect from December 31. The let ter from the L.T.E. was delivered by hand

on the afternoon of December 29, and

that from the Tilling Group received

the next day. In this it was stated that the Group had been informed by the British

Transport Commission of its decision that membership of the P.T.A. its respect of the companies in the Tilling

Group should not be renewed, that these companies had been advised

accordingly, and that their formal resignations would no doubt be received

in due course.

It seems certain that this ruling will

apply to all other nationalized com

panies in the public passenger-transport

field, which means that the owners of

some 20,000 vehicles will no longer be represented in the P.T.A. All the undertakings referred to have been

members of the Association since its

foundation in 1943 by a merger of older bodies dating back, in some cases, over 50 years. and which have, during this period, given notable service to the

industry. "The Commercial Motor" is

assured that no reason has been given for the resignations and no apology

received for the abrupt termination of membership. It retains to be seen how .this move will affect the P.T.A. Conference, which is to be held at Bournemouth early in 'May, but there is no reason to assume that the Association will not continue

its good work, even without the encouragement of State-owned trans