NO "SWEEPING DECISIONS"
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AT last Friday's sitting in Edinburgh of the Southern Scotland Traffic Commissioners, it was intimated that the railway companies were objecting to free travel by children on certain corporation bus routes. Mr. A. Henderson, chairman, said that the present age limit for free travel on Edinburgh corporation's buses was four years, whereas the railway proposal was that the age should he three.
Similar representations had been made with regard to Glasgow Corporation's services.
Mr. Henderson described various categories of bus service, and remarked that the Commissioners did not look 'upon the matter as one for the sweeping decisions made elsewhere. They felt that they must hear at least one case in each category. If, for example, Glasgow Corporation considered that it had a different case from Edinburgh Corporation, the Commissioners would hear each.
MANCHESTER TO BUY MAYNE'S SERVICE.
I T is reported that negotiations are advanced for the purchase by Manchester Corporation of the service of A. Mayne and Son, Ltd., the last of the private companies to compete with the municipal transport department. The company operates along Ashton New Road (where its office is situated) to Audenshaw and DroyIsden.
The company was registered in December, 1935, with a capital of £5,000.
It is stated that when the deal has been concluded Manchester Corporation will inaugurate itsfirst experimental trolleybus service.
The transport committee has entered into an arrangement with the Star Motor Hiring Co., Manchester, for thecorporation to operate a bus service at present run by the company in Trafford, Park, An ex gratia payment is to be made for it.
BIG MAJORITY FOR BRIGHTON BILL.
AMAJORITY of 11,429 voted in favour of Brighton Corporation Transport M11, last week. Altogether 12,784 voted for the Bill and 1,355 against it. Many electors were said to have considered the result of the poll
to be a foregone conclusion.
The measure seeks to ratify an agreement with Brighton, Hove arid District Omnibus Co., Ltd., among other objects.