1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144 
Ribble Going Gay at Morecambe
Page 104
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
enable the public to enjoy the advantages of modern coach travel, Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., applied at Morecambe last week to substitute their Leyland Atlantean "Gay Hostesses" for ordinary single-decked vehicles on 45 excursions starting from the Motor Park, Regent Road, Morecambe, Euston Road Bus Station, Morecambe and Stanley Road Coach_Park, Morecambe. ,
The . Gay Hostess ';was specially designed for express, long distance operation, said Mr. F. D. Walker, for Ribble. Out of their fleet of 320 vehicles, 10 were of this type and they were awaiting delivery of 15 more. He believed that Morecambe Corporation objected to the parking of these vehicles on Marine Drive, thinking they would block the view of the sea.
The Gay Hostess was an advance in passenger comfort. •and the standard of coach travel to which the public were entitled. ,
Mr. G. Dawes, Ribble traffic assistant, pointed out that many similar applications had been made in the North Western traffic area, and these vehicles were being operated in Liverpool, Preston, Blackburn, and Blackpool. A Gay Hostess seated 50 passengers and was 4 ft. 6 in. higher than a single-decker
coach. • Mr. J. Backhouse, objecting for Morecambe • Motors (Silver Grey), Ltd.. Curwen and Sons, Ltd., T. Ireland and Sons, Ltd., Tower Coaches, Ltd., J. Battersby and Son, Ltd., Hoods Motor Co., Ltd.. and Atkinson and Co. (Dreadnought Motors). Ltd., stated that by the substitution Ribble would be able to carry more passengers, which would amount to abstraction of traffic.
The chairman, Mr. S. Williamson, reserved his decision on the originating point, but refused the point• at Marine Drive which involved vehicles standing on the Promenade.