HC Deb 30 November 1987 vol 123 cc423-4W
27. Ms. Abbott

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on what criteria London Regional Transport decides which bus routes are to go over to driver-only operation.

Mr. David Mitchell

Decisions about the conversion of Bus routes to one-person operation are matters for the management of London Regional Transport and its operating subsidiary, London Buses Ltd. I understand that such decisions are taken within a framework which take into account both the direct financial effects and wider costs and benefits including lesser risk to crew, greater reliability and longer running and boarding times.

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