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"Crosville' Private Party Work Killed New Tours"
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A NORTH WALES excursion opera
tor, Mr. T. H. Jones, PwIlheli, alleged before the North Western Traffic Commissioners at Manchester, last week, that private parties run by Crosville Motor Services, Ltd., to London, and organized by persons in their employ at cut rates, had seriously handicapped the operation of fiveand seven-day London tours licensed experimentally for 1956 from Dinas.
Meisrs. T. H. Jones and -Son were applying to extend the grant to 1957 and 1958. British Railways objected. Mr. H. Backhouse, for Jones, said circumstances had prevented any operations in 1956.
The original application was for two fantail tours, but after objections by Crosville and' the railways, they were altered to the " cruising " type, with overnight stops at Hereford, Oxford and Birmingham. A reserved decision on .routeing, not granted until March, made it impossibleto obtain hotel accommodation, and the firm's difficulties were increased by private parties run by Crosville and other operators.
As a consequence, their only London operations in 1956 were two fantail tours, run by dispensation to the Commercial Motor and Motor Shows. British Railways' objection to the present renewal and the resultant delay were disastrous. The same situation had arisen regarding hotels for 1957.
The British Transport Commission were objecting to a grant, and, through Crosville, running doubtful private parties, Mr. 13ackhouse submitted, Mr. Jones, in evidence, said that on November 12, 1956. Crosville ran a private party' to London, organized by a driver and conductor in the com pany's employ, at a fare of 12s. 6d, compared with the applicants' £2 10s., and on May 6, 1957, a similar party was organized by a Crosville recognized booking agent at Abererch at a rate reduced from £2 to £1 12s. 6d.
Although the B.T..C. were shareholders in the Crosville company, said Mr. T. B. Atkinson, for the Railways, it was incorrect to suggest that he also represented Crosville. The Minister of Transport had held in the Red and White Services ease, in 1951, that a company who were a separate legal entity, though owned and controlled by the B.T.C., were not their agents. He was not in a position to answer questions on Crosville operations.
The chairman, Mr. F. Williamson, granting the application, said they were satisfied that the railways could not be questioned regarding Crosville operations. Inquiries were being made into the allegations.
NEW PARKING METER ORDER EGULATIONS governing the construction and testing of parking meters come into operation on May 30. They are contained in the Parking Meters (Description and Testing) (England and Wales) Order, 1957 (Stationery Office, 5d.).
TILBURY—ANTWERP FERRY?
THE Ministry of Communications in Belgium agreed on Monday to the principle of a ferry-boat service for lorries and trailers from Tilbury to Antwerp.