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C.T.C.C. Kept in Dark on White Paper
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THE Central Transport Consultative Committee has not yet been asked by the Government to express its views on the White Paper on nationalized transport. This came to light in the committee's annual report, published last week. As some of the proposals in the Paper might affect the functions of consultative committees, states the annual report, it was hoped that an early opportunity would be afforded the committee to state its views to the Minister of Transport.
Regret is expressed that London Transport's efforts to provide incentive schemes—to improve recruitment, raise the standard of service and increase revenue—have not yet been successful.
The Committee makes a request that the State-owned road freight services should follow a similar organizational pattern to that employed by the B.T.C. provincial bus undertakings. It remarks on the " anomaly " that the scope of the committee's duties should vary in accordance with the manner in which the Commission conducts its different businesses.
A Logical Step
Since, adds the committee, the 1953: Transport Act has already rectified the anomaly in respect of the Commission's wholly owned bus undertakings, it would seem logical that its goods services should be brought into line, together with any other B.T.C. undertakings which operate' in company form..
Many of the Commission's road freight activities are co-nducted through subsidiary limited liability companies. The committee has no power to consider or make representations about these, even if it wishes to, since in law the services provided by those companies are not provided by the Commission.
The report expresses disappointment that the rail buses (more elaborate than it had visualized) which have been produced, were not more successful than has proved to be the case so far. When it considered these vehicles in 1955, says the committee, it was thinking literally of a bus on rails with frequent whistle stops to pick up and set down passengers.
Co-ordination Not Easy ' After reporting the closure, in 1960, of another 33 rail branch lines affecting 674 freight miles and 105+ passenger miles, the committee examines co-ordination between road and rail over such closures. This co-ordination, says the report, is not so easy to bring about as it sometimes appears to he. It has been successfully effected in some areas. With the better use of station yards by country buses, a great deal could be done towards bringing passengers into railheads, where limited-step diesel trains could carry them to their destinations.
The rail diesel multiple unit has usually proved a cost-reducer. it has also increased receipts. By concentrating passengers at railheads and running limited-stop trains with these units, the earning power of some lines has already been greatly improved.
a24 A call is made in the report for better co-ordination between road and rail than now exists" when branch lines are closed.