Britain has 900,800 Goods Vehicles
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RETURN No. 155 (Mechanically Propelled Road Vehicles, Great Britain), published last week by the Stationery Office at 4s., shows that at August 31, 1951, there were 900,800 goods vehicles licensed. Of these, 16,900 were electrics, 2,000 were propelled by steam or gas, 46,100 were farmers' vehicles, 3,800 were run by showmen and 1,500 were engaged on local authorities' " watering" duties. Other goods vehicles numbered 832,300.
A year earlier there were 858,900 goods vehicles in Great Britain.
There were also 138,900 hackneys and 284,100 tractors of various kinds at August 31 last, compared with 139,800 and 292,800 respectively a year earlier.
2d. MINIMUM IN LONDON
THE 2d. minimum fare came into effect in London on Sunday, the Transport Tribunal having authorized the proposals made by the British Transport Commission.
The former lid, fare is now superseded, but the 3d. charge remains. The new scale includes 5d., 8d., 9d., 1 Id., Is. and Is. 2d. tickets, which replace those of 4d., 61d., 8d., 9d., 10d. and 1 lid. respectively. Only children's fares have id. stages.
Green Line coach charges retain the Is. minimum for six miles, but other fares are advanced up to 10s. for 80 miles. The minimum fare on country services has risen from 8d. to 9d.
Conductors have been granted an extra 7s. for time 'spent in making themselves familiar with the new scales.
1.0.T.A. CONFERENCE DATE
THE 1952 conference of the Institute of Traffic Administration will be held from May 23-25 at the Imperial Hotel, Birmingham. Papers will be given by Prof. Gilbert Walker, of Birmingham University, on transport integration problems, and by Mr. J. Lancaster, national officer for transport staffs of the National Association of Local Government Officers, on human relations in the transport industry.
The Institute's annual dinner will be held on May 24.