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More Ltb One . Man Buses
A COMPLETELY new bus service over Harrow Hill is to be introduced by London Transport on Monday, August 8. It will be operated on Mondays to Fridays by one-man single-deckers,......
Safety Advantage In Front-entrance Buses
A CCIDENTS caused when passengers were alighting from or boarding buses would be entirely eliminated by the more extensive use of front-entrance buses, said Lord Segal last......
Higher Speeds For Buses
T HE Minister of Transport has laid before Parliament regulations increasing speed limits for various classes of motor vehicles. (See COMMERCIAL MOTOR, April 1.) Public service......
Committee To Encourage One-man Buses?
A PROPOSAL to set up an informal working group to study the technical and operating development necessary to accelerate the progress of introducing oneman buses has been made by......
Higher Costs
D ESPTTE difficulties in the past year, the profit (before tax) of the Maidstone and District Motor Services Ltd. has been maintained at a figure comparable with, although......
Fewer Passengers
Fifteen were of a design new to the company, being rear-engined with low-step, frontentrance construction. The vehicles had been favourably received by passengers and staff......
Strachans And Mcw For Sunderland
TENDERS of Strachans (Coachbuilders) Ltd. and Metropolitan-Cammell-Weymann Ltd. for 10 single-deck bus bodies each have been accepted by Sunderland Corporation transport......