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iW express coach service has been refused access to Heathrow )rt's central passenger terminal area.

uthend MP Teddy Taylor vritten to Transport Minister man Fowler to protest lst the attitude of the British rt Authority which has emoed a new express coach ce, proposed by municipal ator Southend Transport, Peen Southend, Central Lon, Heathrow Airport and ling.

service, which is to be ly operated by Reading sport and Southend, plans ke advantage of the 1980 sport Act and to operate October 6.

Taylor praised the municiperators' initiative but said the BAA attitude threatened ability and was against the : of the Act.

spokesman for Reading sport described the ban as posterous" in view of the 3 n d said that the operators continuing their negotia. with the BAA.

BAA spokesman told CM despite the freedom of the roads within Heathrow Airare private yet subject to the isions of the Road Traffic

So the BAA does have the rights of a Traffic Commissioner at the Airport, and in view of limited space at the Central Airport area, it felt that Heathrow was well enough served by existing "licensed" express.

The spokesman denied that the BAA was going against Government policy by refusing the new service, and said that demands were already met by Green Line, Alder Valley and other long-distance services.

Despite the lack of road space at Heathrow Airport Central, London Transport is expected to announce a new Central London

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People: Fowler, Teddy Taylor
Locations: Reading, London

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