More Revenue from Fewer Passengers
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REVENUE and costs of the Devon General Omnibus and Touring Co., Ltd., last year were the highest on record, Mr.-W. T. James, chairman, told the shareholders on Wednesday. Mile.age increased slightly, but there was a small decline in the number of passengers carried. Revenue-earning ability was hampered by congestion on the Devon roads, which were not built to carry the heavy summer traffic.
Last summer's hot weather had the unfortunate effect of making people reluctant to leave the beaches at seaside resorts. The growth in the number of televiewers in the south-west since the Hessory Tor transmitter was opened had caused off-peak traffic to dwindle.
The innovation of operating open-top double-deckers at Torquay and Exmouth had been highly successful.
Three pay-as-you-enter single-deckers and 10, double-deckers were due to be delivered in June.
HORSEBOX DECISION DEFERRED
WHEN Mr. Llewellyn Jones,BeverVV ley, racehorse trainer, applied for a B licence to carry racehorses, the Yorkshire Licensing Authority reserved his decision until the Transport Tribunal (on Tuesday last) had heard the appeal of Mr. W. H. Gray, Beverley, against the refusal of a similar application.
Mr. D. B. Atkinson, for British Railways, said that racehorse owners with their own vehicles made only the minimum use of rail facilities. Applicant had a C licence at present.
It was stated that there were 17 horseboxes in the area.
Mr. R. Keating, for the applicant, said that if the licence were granted there would be no abstraction of railway traffic.
"NO PARKING" BY-LAW ILLEGAL
'THERE is no model by-law for the i prohibition of parking at bus stops, and there appears to be no provision of the general law to authorize Dudley Corporation to make one, the Home Office has stated. Dudley sought the Department's views on a suggestion by the local branch of the Transport and General Workers' Union that a by-law to ban parking at bus-stops should be introduced.
TWO REAR LIGHTS
THE Ministry of Transport has issued a reminder that by October 1 two rear lights will become legally necessary on most vehicles. Public service vehicles first registered .before October •1, 1954, are exempt from this requirement. Owners of vehicles not already fitted with two rear lights are advised to have the necessary additions made soon, rather than at the last minute, when demands may create shortages. n7