"More TV May Mean Less Bus Traffic"
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CEARS that the introduction of independent television in Co: Durham would make the rural bus position worse were expressed by the Northern General Transport Co., Ltd., at Newcastle, last week, when they asked for a 30-minute Sunday service between Stanley and Rowlands Hill (Co. Durham) to be cut to an hourly service after 4.30 p.m.
The Northern Traffic Commissioners, who granted the application, were told that there had been a sharp decline in traffic on the route, and some buses carried only three or four people. There might be a further fall with extended television programws. . Rejecting objections by two urban district councils, the Commissioners said their main consideration was the convenience of the public, but in this case it was obvious that the half-hourly service was unnecessary.