Bus Companies Fear Eviction
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PROPOSALS which would add to the already serious summer congestion in Scarborough were not acceptable to the town council, the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners were told at Bridlington on Tuesday. The watch committee and the North Riding Police were also unanimous that applications by the Yorkshire Woollen District Traction Co., Ltd., and the Yorkshire Traction Co., Ltd., Barnsley, must be resisted.
The two companies sought to amend the terminal points in Scarborough of seven express services, at present based at Northway coach park, and 23 excursion and tour licences, now using Weaponess car park. They wanted to move both terminal points to Westwood bus station.
Mr. W. R. Hargrave, for the applicants, said the express services of both companies used an open site at Northway rented by East Yorkshire Motor Services, Ltd., from the postal authority on a • lease terminable at seven days' notice.
In view of the experience of three other companies—North Western Road Car Co., Ltd., Sheffield United Tours, Ltd., and Skills Motor Services, Ltd., Nottingham—who were evicted from part of the Northway site in 1955 at such short notice as to put them in the gravest difficulty, they were satisfied they must take steps to protect their own interest. The Post Office had on two occasions already taken away part of the coach site at Northway.
It was merely a case of moving approximately mile to a more stable point. As far as the excursion vehicles were concerned, Weaponess was mile from the sea front and had never been convenient for passengers.
Mr. N. H. Dean, general manager of the Yorkshire Traction Co., said no more than 60 coaches would be at the Westwood park at any time.
Mr. E. Horsfall Turner; ScarborOugh town clerk, said the bus companies were regarded as assets to Scarborough, but their proposals cut right across the administrative plan of traffic control. The streets on the new route were extremely busy every day during the summer. No crisis had yet arisen at Northway, and if it did occur, the express services could be diverted to Weaponess.
Reserving decision, the chairman, Maj. F. S. Eastwood, said they were not enamoured of the idea of removing excursion traffic to Westwood, but thought something should be done for the express services. They would examine the proposed routes.