All change -under cover
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• Opened last week was the first coach station in the North West where extended tour passengers will change coaches under the operator's own roof. Unlike other companies who have to use public coach stations and parks, Shearings Holidays Ltd., Pleasureways (1955)Ltd., andJacksons ofAltrincham Ltd., will bring in passengers on feeder services to their new premises at Moss Lane, Altrincham and offer them refreshment and toilet facilities. Afterwards, uniformed hostesses supervise the transfer to their main holiday coach. About 1,000 passengers will pass through within an hour on high-season Saturdays.
In the acre of ground there is a park for 40 coaches and beside the large reception lounge are situated the new administrative offices. The reception desk houses a new semi-automatic telephone switchboard which can feed the adjacent chart desk with six inquiries almost simultaneously.