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mproved Edinburgh to London exach service, allowing the company lditional coaches to and from Lonrig the day, was granted to Scottish es Ltd. in Edinburgh on February ing at 08.00 hours, the coaches will hours for the 370-mile run.
e company, Alexander Ross, traffic , gave evidence that it had added essengers over the past two years a considerable demand existed for day-time travel over the periods involved. Witnesses spoke in favour of day-time as against night travel.
Mr J. B. T. Loudon, for Scottish Omnibuses, suggested that British Railways, objecting, ran too many trains and were creating their own surplus by running five trains to London from Edinburgh between 08.00 and 16.00 hours. This was rejected, on the basis that the trains were all profitable and commercially necessary. Its London trade had remained static for some time despite a growth of air and road travel, and any further expansion in these services would hurt rail travel, said Mr William Muncie, passenger officer, Edinburgh division, BR.
The Commissioners granted the application saying that the evidence presented had shown that a significant number of people legitimately desired the facilities proposed. The great majority of people who would use this service if granted, were coach people if only because of the great difference in fares. The numbers travelling by train had not altered despite earlier grants and any direct abstraction would be insignificant.