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B.T.C. Charges Up on June 5
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I N the face of a loss on last year's working, estimated at nearly £15m., and of continuing increases in expenditure, the British Transport Commission are to raise railway passenger and freight charges, and train and bus fares in London, on June 5.
On British Railways, the ordinary third-class fare will advance from 1.75d. to 1.88d. a mile, and the first-class rate from 2.62d. to 2.82d. Excursions and cheap fares will be offered wherever possible.
Freight rates will be increased generally by 7i per cent. This advance will apply to goods-train traffic, perish ables and van-load traffic carried by passenger train, and collection and delivery services. Charges for consignments of under a ton transported by goods train and for passenger-train traffic generally will be increased by 15 per cent.
London Transport bus and railway fares over 7d. will be increased by Id. Early-morning fares will also be raised.
These advances are expected to yield £25m. in a full year, but will still leave a big deficit. It is hoped to close the gap partly by using the railways' powers to quote competitive rates to attract more traffic.
DANGER OF PYRAMID LOADS A WARNING on the danger of loading coal and coke lorries pyramid fashion was given by Mr. E. Hewitt, presiding magistrate at Coleshill, last week. Three drivers were each fined £2 for having dangerous loads. " If we continue to get these dangerous Toads, we shall have to impose much heavier fines," he said. Police witnesses alleged that there was nothing, to stop coal falling off.