The Ministry and Bus Appeals.
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The Ministry of Transport is to hold an inquiry into the appeal of Mr. B. J. Rutter against the refusal of the Paignton Urban District Council to grant him a tuotorbus licence to ply for hire on the Paignton-Brixham route.
The Ministry has decided to make no Order in regard to the appeal by Messrs. Mason and Wilkinson against the refusal of the Leeds Watch Committee to grant them licences for a service of buses between Moortown and treadingley.
In connection with the appeal of Mr. A. R. Robinson against the refusal of the Leeds Watch Committee to grant licences for a bus service between Rodley and Leeds, the Ministry of Transport has suggested that the committee should reconsider the matter. The committee, nevertheless, persists in its refusal.
Irish Free State Imports Up.
No fewer than 58 commercial vehicles, valued at £28,344, were imported into the Irish Free State during September last as compared with only six (£1,975) in the corresponding month of 1026. The
buses, buyers are reluctant to purchase new vehicles. It is considered to be certain that, in the new regulations, only chassis which are specially constructed for bus purposes will be acceptable to the authorities.
Government Road Transport in West Africa.
The Societ6 des Transports en Cornmun de l'Afrique Oecidentale, which has a fleet of 24 I_Tnic and 12 Latil lorries in operation, has secured .a 10 years' concession from the government of Togo for all government road transport work in the district.
Gainsborough Bridge Tolls A Concession.
The Goinsborough (Lincolnshire),Bridge Joint Committee has reduced the tolls for large passenger-carrying motor vehicles. Before the bridge was taken over by the local authorities on October 31st last, the tolls for motors were levied according to the number of persons_actually in the vehicle at the time of crossing the bridge, but under the new scale of Plymouth to London Daily.
Application was recently made by a London transport company to the Plymouth Watch Committee for the allocation of a stopping place or station in. connection with a proposed daily motor coach service between London and Plymouth. It was explained that the proposal was to place on the road sixwheeled vehicles of a most up-to-date and luxurious character, facilities being provided for the partaking of meals cooked en route. The fare, it was anticipated, would be about 11 for the single journey, as compared with the 28s. charged by the railway companies, and it was stated that at first the service would probably be restricted to one journey each way daily.
Several stations were suggested, but as it was understood the new road service was likely to use the recently constructed new approach to the town through the Embankment Road river promenade, a position at the top of Notte Street, close to the corporation's motorcar park at Princess Square, was
official returns just to hand show that the aggregate imports during the first nine months of the present year amounted to no fewer than 580 vehicles (£165,197) as contrasted with 165 vehicles (f58,873) in a similar period a year ago.
Co-operative Transport Expansion.
The Parkstone and Bournemouth Cooperative Society has purchased land in the Malrnesbury Park Road on which to erect a garage for the accommodation of its growing transport department. It has expended 13,474 on its tnotorvans, which now stand in the balance-sheet at £1,S37.
The Lorry and Bus Markets in Egypt.
According to a report just to hand from Cairo, there was only a moderate demand in Egypt for motor lorries during the quarter ended with September last, the sales for the three months numbering approximately 175 chassis, almost all of which were of the light 1-ton variety.
The motorbus situation remains unchanged, new regulations being still in course of preparation. Pending announcements as to specifications for
B1.8 tolls the deciding factor is the seating accommodation, regardless of the number of persons carried.
The result of this change has been that the owners of motorbuses plying between Gaiusborough and Retford and other places have had to pay more when few passengers were carried than they did before the bridge was taken over. The bus proprietors were not slow in bringing their grievance before the joint committee, which, recognizing that there were good grounds for the complaint, promptly agreed to give redress by lowering the tolls.
The following tolls for passengercarrying vehicles have been in force since November 19th :—For each vehicle containing seating accommodation for not more than 6 persons, Is. 3d. (at present 1s. 2d.) ; for more than 6 and not more than 14 persons, 1s. 6d. (at present 2s.) ; and for more than 14 persons, 2s. (at present 2s. Otl.).
German Banks Use Armoured Cars.
One of the leading banks in Berlin is reported lately to have put in service a number of armoured cars for the purpose of collecting money from tradesmen who are unable to deposit their daily takings at the bank during the official hours.
offered by the committee as the most suitable. The London to Plymouth road motor service will, it is stated, be inaugurated early in the summer of next
year.
The Value of Traffic Beacons.
Essex County Council reports that experimental traffic beacons have proved of great assistance to road users at night, and their removal would cause protests to be received from those districts where their value had been demonstrated.
A Return Ticket Idea.
Of the many schemes evolved to encourage the use of return tickets on bus systems, few seem likely to achieve greater success than that recently brought into operation by the Northern General Transport Co., Ltd., on its system in the Tyneside and North Durham neighbourhood. The management has come to an arrangement with the proprietors of one of the leading Newcastle cinemas whereby persons holding return tickets to either Newcastle or Gateshead can be admitted to the picture theatre each afternoon at materially reduced charges. Passengers thereby obtain two attractive concessions—one in respect to the cost of the journey and the other at the place of amusement.