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NO EXTENSION OF WORKMEN'S FARES TO COVER STAGGERING
EEXTENSION of the availability of workmen's tickets to cover staggered hours of work is reported to have been rejected as impracticable both by municipal and company bus operators, in national discussions held at the instance of the Minister of Transport.
In commenting on the fact that there would be no extension on Leeds Corporation's services, Councillor John Rafferty, chairman of the Passenger Transport Committee, said: "Who is to know who is a workman and who is not at, say, 11 o'clock in a morning?"
Halifax Town Council has also refused to issue workmen's tickets at various periods of the day.
The admittedly invidious fares position which thus arises through staggering of working hours provides another argument in favour of those who advocate complete abolition of workmen's fares.
BUS DIVERSION PLANNED: STRONG OBJECTIONS COUR local authorities near Bradford and two bus companies have lodged objections to the proposed diversion of the route by which buses on a substantial number of services run into and out of Bradford. Objections will be heard at a public inquiry by the Yorkshire Licensing Authority for Public Service Vehicles, who has proposed the diversion after consideration of accidentprevention recommendations by Bradford Road Safety Committee.
The plan is to take the services off Manningham Lane, main traffic channel into Bradford from the north, and to put them on a parallel route from Shipley, along Valley and Canal Roads.
FIRST STRIKE CAUSED BY STAGGERING
THE warning given by "The Commercial Motor" on August 8 that further disruption of industrial relations in road passenger transport might result from the staggering of hours in industry, was timely. The first dispute arising from this cause started last week at Coventry, where the municipal bus employees, numbering about. 1,000, staged an unofficial strike because they disagreed with the conditions proposed by the city council for the operation of services for workers engaged at factories where hours are being staggered.
Coventry municipal bus operatives receive higher pay than those of many other undertakings.
It was announced on Tuesday that the National Joint Industrial Council for the Passenger Transport Industry would meet the following day to arbitrate in the dispute. The men are reported to have shown strong objection to arbitration, particularly by the J.I.C. COACH SERVICES NOT " ESSENTIAL " WORK IN an outline of the arrangements for placing in employment workers covered by the Control of Engagement Order, the Ministry of Labour states that vacancies in road passenger transport undertakings, other than those running bus services, should not be filled by persons for whom suitable essential work is available.
HELPING OUT L.P.T.B.
ON Tuesday, negotiations were still in progress between London Transport and the Passenger Vehicle Operators' Association for the hire by the Board of coaches to supplement London's inadequate bus fleet. London Transport proposes to hire 350 coaches and hopes to put them on the road this month.
On inquiry on Tuesday, however, an official of the Board was unable to say when the negotiations were likely to be completed.
MIDLAND "RED" ENCOURAGES ENTHUSIASTS " LARGELY to cater for the growing
band of enthusiasts of all ages who interest themselves in the vehicles, services, ratites, garages, and all activities of the company," says Mr. D. M. Sinclair, general manager, the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd., is issuing "The A B C of Midland Red Vehicles."
The book is priced at 2s. 6d., and LI being produced by Ian Allan, Ltd., London; in association with the Midland "Red." Twenty-six photographs of the different types of vehicle in use from 1904 up to the present day are included. The evolution of the Midland " Red " , bus and of the company's organization is described. A folding map shows the concern's area of operation.
£30,000 PROFIT FOR BOLTON?
APROFIT of £30,000 is expected by Bolton transport undertaking, and it seems unlikely that a further increase
in fares will be necessary. This was revealed at a meeting of Bolton Town Council by Corm. McCall, who said that a profit of £5,000 had already been made since the lid. minimum was introduced.
The nearby corporation of Blackburn, havinghad correspondence with the North Western Licensing Authority, has deferred consideration of a suggestion to allow town councillors to free travel on bus services while on Municipal business.
Blackburn Corporation is seeking powers to borrow £170,716 for the purchase of new buses up to September, 1948.
BUS RIGHTS FOR INVERNESS?
AS a result of the proposal of a local bus proprietor, Mr. William Greig, to sell his business to W. Alexander and Sons, Ltd., Inverness Town Council has decided to take advice on the possibility of obtaining powers to acquire any bus service operated within the area of the local authority.