STRIKES HIT DEPOTS
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SERVICES from three central London bu
depots were seriously disrupted by ur official strikes during the past week. The depot involved were Hendon, Fulwell and Southal By Tuesday Hendon was back to normal an nine buses were operating from Southall o Wednesday. At a meeting on Tuesday, Fulwe crews voted to continue the strike and a furthc meeting was due to be held today.
The strikes were in protest at new scheduk introduced on December 31 which crews clan will give the public a poorer service. Londe Transport states that the timetables were pn pared to allow for the fall in passenger traff and shortage of crews. As the crew positia had improved about 100 extra buses were, i fact, being operated where necessary in tt central area.
Meanwhile at an informal meeting on Monda: Mr. McCoy, operating manager, central buses, understood to have discussed the gearbox ehani dispute with Mr. Young, TGWU area secretar