BUSES AND RAILWAYS.
COMPETITION IN BRITAIN. NIGHT TRAVEL BY ROAD. The popularity of travel in buses • in Ireland has seriously affected the railways, which aro now being run at a loss, according to Mr. G. E. Thompson, who has come to New Zealand to join tho mechanical staff of a motor firm. He was a passenger from London by the Port Napier. Mr. Thompson has been connected with a firm near London which manufactures most of tho chassis for London omnibuses.
"The buses running from Liverpool to London are the last word in comfort," Mr. Thompson stated. "They are fitted with comfortable sleeping berths, and every facility to make night travel comfortable. The fares, also, compare more than favourably with fares charged by the railway companies." Competition in Ireland was much keener than in England. Special bus excursions were run from Dublin to Belfast for 7s 6d a passenger, as against a 10s fare charged by the railways. "In spite of bus competition, there will always be a large demand for accommodation on the English railways," Mr. Thompson added. "They arc so comfortable, fast and reliable."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20219, 2 April 1929, Page 10
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