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"FILL BUSES AT OFF-PEAKS"

9th January 1959, Page 52
9th January 1959
Page 52
Page 52, 9th January 1959 — "FILL BUSES AT OFF-PEAKS"
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

" OUR aim must be to earn our keep this year, and with determination we can do it," was the theme of a New Year message from the chairman of London Transport, Sir John Elliot, to his staff of 83,000. He added that everything must be done to fill the buses and trains in the off-peak hours because, although it was not generally realized, it is then that net receipts were highest.

Sir John described 1958 as one of the most difficult years that London Transport had had to face. Traffic on road services continued to drop, leading to inevitable reductions. There had been, however, an increase in the Underground share of traffic, resulting, he thought, from the increased congestion in London's streets.