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Private operators to the rescue
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PRIVATE coach operators came to the rescue of London's travelling public this week when, because of the busmen's ban on overtime and rest-day working, LTB stopped services on 43 routes. Eight companies took advantage of the relaxation of the LTB monopoly to run buses and coaches over some of the abandoned routes and a number of others expressed an interest in taking over other services. This could well be the start of something permanent as London Transport chairman, Mr. Maurice Holmes, has warned that some services may never be restored.
Super Coaches of Upminster ran a service between Barkingside and the Hainault Industrial Estate along part of route 169B with two double-deckers Halls Coaches, Hounslow, worked a 15-minute service between Minimax Corner, Feltham and Staines along part of route 116 and Isleworth Coaches a peak-hour service between Richmond station and the top of Richmond Hill. Other coach companies operating services included Cronshaw's Coaches, Southgate Coaches, Bell Coaches, Fountain Coaches, and Valliant Coaches. They charged the same fares and used the same stops as London Transport.
In addition to the services provided by private firms, a number of organizations, including the Liberals at Finchley and the Harrow Transport Users Association, arranged free coach services in their own areas.