THE TRAMWAY POLICY.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19145, 31 October 1927, Page 13

THE TRAMWAY POLICY.

TO THE EDITOE OF THE riSESS. Sir,—Referring to tho Citizens' Association's "card" on tramway policy, there is one clause that will not, I think, find „ general agreement, viz., that "extensions should bo limited to double tracks to the end of the second section." I do not know, how many members of the Association live on routes which should have, or 'apparontly could have, trams on them with advantage, but 1 know there aro such routes, and tho one I live on has the bus, and I also know that this bus charges 4d, whereas the tram, to be in keeping with other, tram sections, would convey me to town for 2J'd. At all events, to absolutely veto all hope of tram extensions seems unreasonable, considering that they are undoubtedly cheaper to run thanbuses are, or why docs not. this bus convey me to town at as cheap a rate as the tram would? My district is along Rossall street and Strowan road to North Bryndwr, and is undoubtedly a growing ono. The natural ronte of this line is along Rossall street from Holmwoodl road. To get over the railway crossings- diffi-, culty there could be made compulsory stopping places, both at Strowan.; road and Glandovey road, if the train-were to adopt the present bus route, so that the tram would always be stopped both going and coming before proceeding over the line. It's hardly .worth whilo to "debar the public from tho cheaper form of conveyance on account of possible dangers at the railway crossing when these dangers can be reduced to a million to ono chance. Tlio alternative is, I understand, for an attendant to be at each crossing at the expense of the Tramway Board. The position is admittedly difficult for tho Tramway Board to decide, but tho business is' undoubtedly there for the trams to cope with if the crossing difficulty can bo got over. It seems illogical that a tram should be' barred from crossing a railway line" when there is no such bar to a petrol-driven bus. The tram is so much cheaper for the travelling public that possibly the people interested would prefer it to the bus even if it went no further than Strowan road railway crossing. This point could bo easily ascertained) by a vote.—Yours, etc., M.O. October 29th. 1927. ■