L.G.O.C.'S SUCCESSFUL SEASON:
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Record Figures Achieved by the Private Hire and Motor Coach Department.
A LTI-IOUGH the season has not yet „tiended and the weather conditions have been generally unfavourabk, the business dealt with by the motor coach tour and private hire department of the+ London General Omnibus Co. has already eclipsed that of any previous season. Wembley has been the great contributing factor, for not only have a large number of motor coaches and motorbuses been hired for the conveyance of parties to and from the Exhibition, but a considerable proportion of the bookings for the motor coach tours came from visitors, including large numbers from America and the Overseas Dominions, that the Exhibition attracted to London.
During the months of May and June private-hire vehicles covered mileages of 38,700 and 99,74.8 respectively, figures that reflected increases of 13,524 miles for May and 41,999 miles for June over those for the corresponding months of last year. In June the mileage increase was equivalent to 73 par cent., and was induced by a 30 per cent, increase in the number of orders executed. As many as 290 private-hire vehicles were booked for the Derby, this figure far exceeding all previous records.
Among parties taken to Wembley by private motorbus was one of 3,000 that came to London from a large engineer ing works in Manchester. No fewer than 102 motorbuses were required for the conveyance of this great number of visitors., and the fact that the arrangements were carried out without a hitch reflects much credit on the company.
In July 959 private motorbuses had to be specially reserved for Wembley traffic. Orders for 20 or more motor coaches for sight-seeing parties touring London have been of frequent occurrence, An interesting feature of private hire traffic has been the conveyance of no fewer than 70,000 children to and from the Exhibition. Among half-day motor coach tours that to Windsor proved the most popular. Among wholeday tours the river tour proved the chief attraction, although the whole series of runs has been well patronized.