Staggered hours mean fleet cuts
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A BUS chief told a conference last week that if the peak rush hours could be cut by the staggering of working time in factories, offices, schools and shops, his company would be able to cut its bus fleet by a third, from 450 to 300. Mr. G. Newberry, general manager of the Potteries Motor Traction Co., told the meeting at Stoke-on-Trent that his company carried 200,000 of its 324,000 passengers a day between 7 and 9 a.m. and 4.30 and 6 p.m.
The meeting, attended by local authorities, industrialists, union leaders, police and education officials, was called at the suggestion of the West Midlands Traffic Commissioners who pointed out the "glaring examples of lack of productivity" caused by buses only being used a few hours a day.
Delegates agreed to report back to their organizations and then to hold a further meeting next month at which they will elect an "action sub-committee" to investigate the problem.