THE MOTORBUS INVASION OF HEREFORDSHIRE.
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LAST week the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co. commenced their services in Herefordshire, and the buses Were received in no halfhearted fashion. They arrived at Short notice „and attracted widespread attention. C:ertain printed time-tables have been issued., but there are more buses, running than are shown in this timetable. It is hoped to ascertain the 'requirements of the districts and to rim more buses later, but at present it is stated that the company are "feeling the .travelling publio's.puise." Although it is not anticipated that many passengers would be-ca,rried on the first day, the need for road transport was proved by the loads of Marketers who used the buses., There are six different routes out of-,Efereford. • There, is a Sata!May evening service from High Thwn and Wide Marsh Common: and hack. The Weobley, Medley, -and Fownhope journeys are made daily. The Ross journey is%on four days a week only ; the Leominster route Tuesdays
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and Fridays only, and the run to and from Led-bury on Wednesdays and Saturdays with an early afternoon and evening bus to and from Lugwardine. There are Sunday services for the firstfour routes.
The introduction of these buses into Herefordshire will prove of very great benefit to the country people. The county is one that, of all counties, needs roa,a transport. Many villages are very far removed from a. station, and great diffieulty•haa been experienced in the past, not only inregard'to getting from place to place, but also in 'the conveyance of lugva,g,e.shippeel in small lots.
It is expected that the -Birmingham and Midland Co. will also develop their goods transport scheme.
It has' many times■been said that " it, never. rains but what it pours," and,' hero, Herefordshire has been almost entirely without any means for road trans, port up to the last week. or so, and now we notice that not only have the Birmingham and Midland . started
their services, but an enterprise has also been undertaken by Messrs. Friars, of St. Woonards. Already this firm has started to run buses from St. Weonards to Hereford, Ross, and other places, and now they are developing traffic on the the east side of the county.
This firm is now running a bus in the Bromyard area. It is a costly vehicle of the latest pattern, fitted with upholstered seats and lighted with electricity. Like the St. Weonards undertaking, the idea underlying .the .venture is to assist , the rural population to reach the neighho-uaing market -towns. at has been found impossible to accommodate all intended passengers ori the St. Weonardi bus, and,in view of the obvious demands, Messrs. Friars are purchasing others to follow suit; among them a Dennis char-ii-banc.s for their trips, together with other smaller vehicles electrically, lighted ‘and with upholstered seats. These are to-run on new routes 'where the amount of traffic does not justify the use of larger conveyances.