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of Licence Sought After Two Years' Running A FTER operating illegally
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for more than two years, Messrs. J. Williams, Manchester, applied to the North Western Traffic Commissioners, on Monday, for a short-term licence. In the past they had operated services from Wigan to the factory of Ward and Goldstone, Ltd., at Hindsford, but these were suspended last month. They now wanted to carry eniployees of Ward and Goldstone on the Wigan-Hindsford and Platt Bridge-Hindsford routes,
Mr. D. Godfrey Nowell, for the applicants, said there had been inadequate transport facilities for nearly 10 years. Lancashire United Transport, Ltd., had provided no direct service to the factory, and the train times were inconvenient. The service provided by Messrs. Williams had been ideal, When the service had been suspended there had been deputations of protest to the local M.P. , Mr. T. Williams said, in evidence that he had been asked by the factory officials to run the service two years ago. He had been under a general contract with the company and had not known he had needed a licence. He intended to put in an application for a substantive licence.
Mr D. Baddeley, labour manager of Ward and Gilldstone, said he had made several representations to L.U.T., but nothing had been done. There had been continued complaint from employees. The factory had never had a contract with Mr. Williams, but just an understanding.
The case was adjourned until February 20, when the substantive application will be considered.