Festival Tours: Blanket Objections
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I T is the Railway Executive's policy to oppose all applications to operate coach tours to the Festival of Britain. This was made clear by Mr. W. Girvan, for the R.E. in objecting to an application by Barton Transport, Ltd., to run tours from Nottingham, Beeston, Arnold, Long Eaton, Melton Mowbray, Stapleford and Kegworth, t. London for the Festival. The return fare from Nottingham would be LI.
Mr. L. A. for the applicant, :aid that unless the Festival attracted visitors it would fail. Mr. R. Wildblood, Barton's touring manager, said that his :ompany had received numerous appli:ations and although arrangements had been made to hire a number of coaches, aearly 130 more were being sought. Bartoa's revenue was falling and normal services were being run at a loss.
a32 The objector refuted suggestions that railway excursions were not going to be run. Day excursions by rail from Nottingham would cost 25s. 2:1. and half-day 15s. 3d. The railways already carried most of the London-Nottingham traffic and there was plenty of room on the trains.
The East Midland Licensing Authority reserved his decision in view of the large number of other similar aptilications.
REVOCATIONS CONDEMNED
A N intolerable and unwarranted
ri interference with legitimate trade," was how permit revocations were described by the North-east Coast Millers' AssociatiOn in a letter to Hull and Yorkshire Members of Parliament.