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9th April 1976, Page 45
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

its machinery of regulations t as not, True, the industry l'as got bigger and worse by more centralisation and the reasons are not far in some way to seek. In this sense let's put it down to politics, lye-day week agreement and voluntary weekend working.

The sensible point made by T.H.M. apart from playing with words, is that •the bus industry is fighting a rearguard action, etc. And what else ?

ilco accept the answer put f rward by an MP advocating dditional licences as the ution, is clearly not on. ould the lucky new "intruders" t e up the non-paying runs ? ardly. They would go where the grass is green and exacerbate the present situation more than one can foresee.

To suggest that Airlines and PSV are analogous in any but the widest sense is rubbish. A local journey . for an aircraft, 200 miles perhaps? How can this bear any relationship to Mrs Snooks' shopping trip, two to three miles? Unless you say they are the same but different.

Slightly cheerful is the outlook for charters, but scheduled airline traffic is steadily decreasing. And is this not what we are talking about, scheduled services? Bus traffic, Glasgow or Edinburgh to London, being successful enables a measure of cross-subsidation elsewhere—no question. The real cause of our ills is declining traffic due to private car transport, and it will take a bold politician to change that.

T.H.M., drop the tin-hat bit about rearguard action; we know about this. Working wonders with words gives no help, please try again and maybe The Hawk will help you.

For interest our fleet is some 50 buses and coaches; our stage service the principal operators in A.A,M,S. Ltd, Ayr.

DOUGLAS T. DODDS. Chairman,

Dodds Coaches Ltd.

Troon, Ayrshire.