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Some Details of Important Bus Developments and What They Will Effect.
ASURPRISE move was effected recently, when it was ascertained that the Midland' Motorbus Co., of Airdrie and Glasgow, had bought over the Southern Bus Co., which posse.sses a fine fleet of over 50 vehicles, running
principally between Glasgow and Ayr. The former concern is one of a large group of companies associated with the Scottish Motor Traction Co., .Ltd., of Edinburgh, and considering that the Southern Bus Co. was one of the
largest companies referred to in connection with the proposed bus in-rger, in which the n'ew concern was to be known as the Scottish National Omnibus Co., Ltd., as was mentioned some time ago, it would appear that this later project has been abandoned.
It was recently learned that the Midland Motorbus Co. is to augment its service between Glasgow and Ayr and will shortly open a new service to Dumfries, from Glasgow, via Kilmarnock, Cumnock and Sanquhar, In view of this the company has on order 30 new vehicles, which, in addition to the newly acquired fleet of the Southern Bus Co., will enable it to operate a frequent service and augment it when. needed.
There is now associated with the Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd., the following bus-operating concerns :—W. Alexander and Sons, Ltd., Midland
Motorbus Co., Stewart and Ma Donald, Ltd., Messrs. Brook and Amos Border Motor Transport Co., Ltd., Jon Turnbull and Co., Kelso, Messrs. T Dant, of Arrnadale, Messrs. White ens BOW, Blairgowrie, Pitlochry Motor Co. and Pioneer Motorbus Services.
It has also a working arr ngement with the Glasgow General Imnihus Co., Ltd., the managing d' ctOr of which is the chairman of the Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd. I is also associated with the United Ai tomobile Services, Ltd., which operates a huge fleet in the north of .ngland. This really means that the Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd., and its associated concerns operate an p actically all the principal routes in Scot and and the North of England. The limbined fleet numbers between 2,000 aid 3,000 vehicles.
The foregoing Was confirme by Mr. Bailie Thompson, of the Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd., in recent interview, and he added that central booking stations would be opened shortly in all the large centre, where through tickets to almost any part of Britain would be obtainable by the public. He further stated th t when the plans, which are now in lurse of formation, were completed th public would be offered travelling acilities which had not previously be n