LONDON TRANSPORT SERVICES

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 72, 18 December 1928, Page 13

LONDON TRANSPORT SERVICES

PLAN FOR CO-ORDINATION

SCHEME FOR EXTENSION OF TUBE RAILWAYS

(British Official Wireless.)

Rugby, December 15. Private Bills for powers to proceed with an extensive plan for the co-ordi-nation of the. London passenger transport services have been deposited with the House of Commons by the London County Council and the London General Omnibus Company. The Bills provide that the London Traffic Advisory Committee shall become a statutory authority, to which woull be referred all questions that may arise as to fares, adequacy of service, and , '.ans for future developments. This body would thus become the public’s protection against exploitation by the monopoly thus created. The Bills carry out in all particulars the recommendations made by the London Traffic Committee a year ago. The Government, it is understood, has undertaken to give facilities to enable the Bills to be passed before the general election next year. The Underground group are prepared to start work on the tube railway extensions in various parts of the London area as soon as the Bills become law. Modern tube railways cost approximately £1,000,000 per mile, and the Underground group is prepared to start on works costing from £15,000,000 to £20,000,000 if assured that wasteful competition between the various forms of transport services will be eliminated.