• More Coaches to London Would Hit Railways

13th November 1959, Page 81

13th November 1959

Page 81

Page 81, 13th November 1959 — • More Coaches to London Would Hit Railways

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'THE railways would lose £13,000 a year lithe I Yorkshire Pool of coach operators added five vehicles in each direction to London services, Mr. • J. Beaumont, for British Railways, told the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners last week.

summer. . • • Two additional Slimmer vehicles were added in 1956, at which time the Minister of Transport had observed that a 1935 decision on (NO

cation was not inflexible, Mr. Hargrave reminded the Commissioners. There were many advance bookings. Mr. T. Jackson, assistant traffic manager, West Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd., said that the traffic managers of the Pool concerns had estimated extra business as 200 passengers a day. Mr. Beaumont submitted that longdistance services were of the greatest importance to the railways. The application was of much concern to them, particularly as on Fridays and Saturdays during July and August the trains from Yorkshire to London were not short of seats

FORD BUY FROM HAWKER

ASpart of their £75m. modernization and expansion programme, the Ford Motor Co., Ltd., have acquired the former aircraft factory in Sutton Lane, Langley, Bucks, from Hawker Aircraft, Ltd, A large part of the factory has been rented by Ford's parts division since 1948. It has been used for reconditioning engines and making spare parts. Another 400,000 sq. ft. of floor space will become available.