Drinks on Buses: New Attack

5th May 1961, Page 71

5th May 1961

Page 71

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Keywords : Bus, City And Guilds Of London Institute

From our Parliamentary Correspondent

THOUGH they have the combined Iweight of the Home Secretary, the Minister of Transport, and a sizable body of Backbenchers against them, the advocates of alcoholic drinks on longdistance luxury coaches have not been knocked out by the blow they received when their suggestions were rejected in the Commons last week.

The Standing Committee on the Licensing 13111 turned down the idea by 15 votes to 13, but now the Tory losers intend to submit evidence to Mr. Dennis Vosper, Minister of State at the Home Office, to show that the arguments he advanced against them are not valid.

In particular, they intend to emphasize that if drinks were served on these coaches there would be no need for stops at public houses.

The Sick, Lame and Lazy

wELcoMING delegates to the Municipal Passenger Transport Association (Managers' Section) annual meeting in Hull, the Lord Mayor, Ald. W. E. Body, said the time was not far distant when a bus service would have to be considered as a social service.

"1 can see that as each person buys his own vehicle we shall be carrying just the sick, lame and lazy on our buses," he said.

"We have to appreciate that the idea of individual transport has come to stay, and that with every vehicle purchased we are losing potential customers from our public services. Every time that fares are increased, more private vehicles are bought."

TRAINING FOR BODY BUILDERS

THE City and Guilds of London Institute has announced new courses of training for craft apprentices and others in the vehicle body industry. The courses have been designed to cater for the four main crafts associated with the industry— vehicle body building, panel beating, vehicle painting and industrial finishing, and vehicle body trimming. Details of the courses may be obtained from the City and Guilds of London Institute, 76 Portland Place, London, W. 1.

ROAD TO SINGAPORE

AN application to run a twice-yearly service between Nottingham and India, and probably Singapore, has been lodged with the East Midlands Licensing Authority by Mr. H. K. Cox; of Gorsey Road, Nottingham', who says in his application the fare would be £93 10s, return and 148 single.

1650,000 FOR BELFAST BUSES •

BELFAST Finance Committee have approved the proposal to raise a loan of £650,000 to meet the cost of 88 doubledeck bus chassis, bodies and spare units.

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