§ 39. Commander Nobleasked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware of the delays that occur on the No. 11 omnibus route, due to the fact that these omnibuses seem to travel in convoy and to the resultant hold up at the check points; and if he will ask the L.P.T.B. to look into this matter and, if possible, arrange for a stricter schedule to be kept.
§ Mr. BarnesThis service operates with a headway of two minutes over a relatively short route, which passes through a large number of congested traffic points, and it carries a large number of short-distance passengers. Some "bunching" of omnibuses is, therefore, inevitable, but the London Passenger Transport Board give close supervision to the operation of this service in order to maintain the scheduled interval as closely as possible.
§ Commander NobleHas the Minister brought this Question to the notice of the London Passenger Transport Board?
§ Mr. BarnesYes. This is a longstanding difficulty. I have again asked the L.P.T.B. to make a special investigation into its possible improvement.