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wiry it took Maj.-Gen. A. F. J. Elmslie, • the South Eastern Licensing Authority, almost a month to decide the Jameson (Transport) Ltd.'s applicalion is beyond me—unless it was because of the weight of objectors to what appeared, on the face of it, to he such an insigniliant application.
Jameson--a Lancashire haulier of some substance with a depot in Southampton—applied for a B licence authorizing two collection-and-delivery vehicles to operate within a radius of 30 miles. with an added facility enabling them to tow trailers to and from vessels operating on the Thoresen Car Ferry
L'OLLOWING the closure of the 1 Mallon to Whitby railway line, and also the one from Scarborough to Whitby, R. Howard Tours (Whitby) Ltd. applied to the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners at Leeds last week to run an express carriage service between the Promenade. Whitby, and York railway station—a distance of 50 miles. A decision was reserved.
Mr. J. D. Walker, for the applicant. said that the service was solely for the use of guests coming and going from the Methodist Guild Home, the Yorkshire Christian Endeavour Holiday Home and the Countrywide Holiday Association. The application was opposed by United Automobile Services Ltd. and the West Yorkshire Road Car Co. Ltd. joint operators on Service 91—Bradford. Leeds, York, Malton. Pickering and Whitby. the longest stage carriage route in Yorkshire. On the Pickering/Whitby section running times had been cut by 30 minutes by turning the vehicles into " limited stop" express services on some journeys.
People coming to the holiday homes at Whitby travelled by rail long distances to York station. said Mr. Walker. It was then desirable for some convenient method of getting them to the holiday homes by direct bus service. So far as the objectors were concerned, he could say that any fears of abstraction were quite unfounded.
Mr. Howard said in evidence that his company operated the special service on a short-time licence which ended in July. From June 5 to July 31 this year it carried 203 adults and nine half-fares on inward journeys, and 181 adults and nine halves on outward journeys.
Mr. F. P. Groves, assistant traffic manager of United Automobile Services, said the rail closure came into effect on