"Fantastic" Surplus of Transport in Eire
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E1RE had far more transport capacity than its population warranted, and the surplus was "fantastic." This was stated by Mr. Erskine Childers, Eireann Minister of Transport and Power, last week. There were more vehicles per head of population than in any other European country, and there would be one vehicle for every 10 people by 1970. he added.
The public were heavily subsidizing the railways and rail and road maintenance costs were £265 and £76 per mile respectively, he stated. The sooner the taxpayer was relieved of these burdens, the sooner he could support native industries.
TROLLEYBUSES TO GO
PERmissIoN to withdraw trolleybus services to Rawmarsh, Mexborough, Swinton and Wath is to be sought by the Mexborough and Swinton Traction Co., Ltd. The vehicles will be abandoned in favour of oil-engined buses.
It is intended that the trolleybuses should be scrapped by 1961, by which time they will have covered an estimated 40m. miles since they were introduced in 1915.
DON BRIDGE OPENED DON BRIDGE OPENED
nONCASTER'S new £458,000 bridge
over the River Don, on the Great North Road, was opened by the Princess Royal last Friday. It carries a 22-ft.-wide dual carriageway, with 10-ft. footpaths, and has been renamed St. Mary's Bridge, to restore the name of a 16th-century bridge which stood on the same site.