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Free Travel Plans Take A Knock
IN BOTH London and Liverpool, moves towards providing free travel were halted this week. The London Labour Party has abandoned free travel as a policy objective, while......
Rate Subsidies 'out'
in TPP policy change THE END of rate subsidies to keep bus fares low was predicted by Mr Douglas Crockford, deputy planning officer of Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport......
Pay Deal Clears Way For Women Drivers
THE ROW over Ulsterbus plans to employ women as bus drivers has ended with a new deal on pay and conditions. Two TGWU shop stewards at Belfast's Smithfield depot — Mr Robert......
Control Of Ewer Group
DESPITE reports of an impending take-over of the Ewer Group, general manager Mr T. F. McLachlan told CM this week that he was confident the Ewer family would remain in control.......
£150 Award For Paper
AN AWARD of £150 is again being presented by the British Electric Traction Co Ltd for the best paper presented to the Chartered Institute of Transport. The paper must, in the......
Lut Orders
A FURTHER 33 Bristol VRT double-deckers with Northern Counties bodies have been added by Lancashire United Transport to the 25 similar vehicles ordered last year. Fifteen......