Demand For Scottish Tours Debated
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THE capacity of Balloch, on Loch 1 Lomond, to support day tours was debated before the Scottish Traffic Commissioners, at Glasgow last week, when Loch Lomond Bus Service applied to vary their existing tours without increas ing the number of vehicles. They sought to run direct tours to Oban, St. Andrews, Edinburgh and Ayr.
Central S.M.T:, Western S.M.T., Scottish Orrinibuses,. Ltd., W. Alexander and Sons, Ltd., and British Railways argued that Balloch was incapable of supporting tours. Their representative presented a Schedule which showed that in 1959 only 46 people took advantage of tours by Central S.M.T.
But Mr. J. Law, for Loch Lomond, led evidence that 4,267 people patronized the Loch Lomond tours in 1959, and on this basis there was scope for day tours from Balloch. Supporting evidence came from 14 women from the Balloch district.
It was stated that alternative facilities were available for tours through the nationalized services, either direct from Balloch or by transfer through Glasgow. This argument was rejected on the basis that most of the tours by Central S.M.T. were on Sunday and left at 10 a.m.
Mr. W. F. Quin, chairman, who questioned whether visitors to a beauty spot such as Loch Lomond required tours, was told that a demand did exist, not only from visitors but from thelocal residents in new housing areas. The population there had increased to 10,000.
The application was granted in the terms sought.