LONDON’S TRANSPORT SYSTEM
UNIFICATION APPROVED. [BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS.] RUGBY, May 1. By a large majority, the share- '' holders in the London Underground Group approved the proposed terms upon which the companies will be acquired under the scheme for co-ordin-ation of London’s passenger transport, under a public board, appointed by the Minister of Transport. The terms were strongly recommended by the. President (Lord Ashfield), who replying to criticisms,, pointed out that the proposed board would be quite free'from political intGrfsronce. Negotiations are also in progress between the Transport Ministry and other undertakings involved in the scheme. •« ( It is estimated that the Underground group carries nearly 2,200,000,000 passengers each year.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 2 May 1931, Page 7
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