Canals Win Traffic from Road
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CANAL tolls may be reduced by the board of management of the Docks and Inland Waterways section of the British Transport Commission if barge operators join in efforts to recover canal traffic by cutting their charges.
This intimation was made to Mr. Peter Keay, of Pelsall, by the chairman of the board, Sir Reginald Hill, and a new schedule of rates was introduced by Mr. Keay's concern. This resulted in two former canal customers being won back from road transport.
Prospects of greater traffic being handled by the canals depend largely on the policy of the National Coal Board.
PROFIT UNAFFECTED BY CONTROL
ACOMPARISON between bus companies controlled by the British Transport Commission and those privately owned showed that net profit per vehicle differed according to population density and the level of fares in areas served, but not to ownership.
This was stated by Mr. M. A. Cameron, principal traffic officer, British Transport Commission, when he addressed the Yorkshire Section of the Institute of Transport last week.