MORE TROLLEY - BUSES FOR NEWCASTLE?
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TROLLEYBUSES are finding favour with the transport committee at Newcastle-on-Tyne, as a result of their experimental introduction on the Wallsend-Denton Burn route. A. number of trolleybuses is on order for service on another route, and now the city council is to be recommended to discard the trams on three more routes in favour of trolleybuses.
This change-over will necessitate a total expenditure of £87,000, it is stated, whereas the renewal of the practically worn-out tram tracks on the three routes concerned would cost £110,000. Twenty-four more trolleybuses will be required.
The committee is also proposing that an existing bus service should be extended to take over the service at present provided by trams along Westmorland Road, where the track is also wearing out. Two more buses would be required felthis conversion.
MORE MUNICIPAL REPORTS. ,
R.EPORTS of the trading of municipal-transport departments for the year ended March 31 continue to be issued-. Below we print the latest to be published.
WEST BROMWICH.
West Bromwich Corporation's tramways undertaking made a net profit of 87,808, against .810,472 for 1936. The total income was 8843,208. The motorbases brought in 878,347, an increase from £65,462 a year ea flier, Expenditure rose from 852,373 to 863,719. The profit on bus operation was 87,559, against 86,882 a year earlier.
SUNDERLAND.
Sunderland Corporation's transport profit rose from 828,792 in 1935-36 to 839,620 in 1936-37. Bus passengers numbered 8,726,889 (an increase of 2,114,8151, whilst the trams oarried 33,682,688 people (an increase of 2,384,438). After . meeting various charges. £30,363 was transferred to the reserve and. renewals fund.
MONOPOLY FOR "NORTHERN."
THE Northern General Transport Co., Ltd:, has now taken over the 15-minute stage service previously operated from South Shields to Bill Quay by Charlton's Blue Safety Coaches., Ltd., Hebburn. Some time ago the latter 'concern disposed of its London-Newcastle service to United Automobile Services, Ltd. The " Northern " now has the complete monopoly on the Newcastle-South Shields route.
BATH TRAMS TO GO IN THREE YEARS.
ACCORDING • to Alderman A. W. Wills, of Bath City Council, the local trainways are to be replaced by bus services within three years.
At a. meeting of the city council, last week, he said that he had signed a document by ;Which Bath Council relinquished any right to purchase the tramways, and agreed to support the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co., Ltd., in any application for the abandonment of the Bath tramways. The company undertakes to provide a station for country buses running into the city.