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New bus stop signs
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• A proposal to introduce standard bus stop signs for use throughout the country is under consideration by Mr. Richard Marsh, Minister of Transport, and the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales.
The new signs would be used by all bus and coach operators except London Transport, who will continue to use their existing distinctive signs. It is considered that the new signs would be a useful aid to drivers as well as to bus users, since they would be more conspicuous and so would give warning of places where buses stop and where pedestrians might be expected to congregate. Well-designed standard signs would also help to reduce street "clutter".
New directional signs indicating bus and railway stations are also proposed. The bus symbol used on the new signs is that already adopted to represent both singleand double-deck vehicles on some traffic signs.
Below the standard "Bus Stop" sign, bus and coach operators would be able to attach an additional panel giving local information such as the name of the operator and route numbers of services using the stop. It would be for the operator to select the best detailed design for this panel, subject to the recommendation that the operator's name and any necessary queueing instructions be in white lettering on a background in the "house colour" of the operator; all lettering and numerals to be of the style used in traffic signs.
The designs are suggested in the Report of the Working Party on Bus/Train Coordination Signs—a body consisting of railway, bus and London Transport representatives. This was set up following a report to the Minister of Transport in January 1966 on operational co-ordination of public passenger transport, which called for the introduction of standard bus signs at points of interchange between buses and trains. The Working Party was assisted by Mr. Jock Kinneir, design consultant to the Ministry and the Railways Board.
Ministers will shortly be consulting representative organizations on the proposals with a view to prescribing the signs in new Traffic Signs Regulations, which it is hoped to make later this year. The proposals will apply only to signs erected after the Regulations come into force. There will be no requirement to change existing signs within any specified period.
• Wallace Arnold Tours Ltd. is introducing in December a new type of excursion fare to create traffic. Subject to a grant by the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners, full-time students under 25 will be able to obtain a Yorkshire/London day return for £1. From Bradford, Castleford and Leeds this reduced fare is 15s cheaper than normal, but bookings will only be accepted within 24 hours of the departure time. This is to obviate turning away passengers wishing to travel at the full rate.