LONDON COACH-STATION INTERESTS AMALGAMATED
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The London Terminal and Central London Coach Stations Join Forces IN our issue dated February 24th we gave all the latest details concerning the operation of the London Terminal Coach Station in Clapham Road, London, S.W.9, as well as publishing a list of the 30 or more operating companies which utilize the station, enumerating the principal towns which their coaches serve. It is now announced that, as from April 1st, Coach Travels, Ltd., the proprietary concern in respect of this station, and the Central 'London (Roan Transport) Station, Ltd., of Crescent Place, London, W.C.1, have linked their interests.
From the point of view of the co-ordination of coach traffic connecting London with distant parts of the country this amalgamation is one of some importance. It may be said that its successful completion is largely due to the initiative of Mr. E. P. Lyne. managing director of the Central London concern, and he is to have the executive control of the two companies. Mr. Lyne tells us that for a long time he has seen the advantages that would accrue from such an arrangement, the foremost of these being economy in working and the further facilities which, by reason of co-operation, the two stations would be able to give both to the coach-operating companies and the public.
Not all of the practical details of the reorganization have yet' been settled, because, of course, some experience of the joint operation is needed before it Can be seen how things will best work out, but it is understood that there is no immediate intention to operate services of what might be called " ferry " coaches between, the two stations, neither is it likely that all the coach
services using the stations will he altered to permit calls at both stations.
Nevertheless, by the co-ordination of departure and arrival times, the public will benefit considerably.
As stated above a full list of the services utilizing the London Terminal Coach Station were given in our issue dated February 24th, and the following is a list of the operators using the Central London Station and of the provincial termini served:-
All-British Lines. Liverpool. Beannionts? Coach Service, Bedford. Beautaonts Safeway Coaches, Leighton Buzzard. Batten's Luxury Coaches, Clacton, Walton-on Naze.
A. W. Berry and Sons, Colchester.
Bird Motor Services, Braintree, Halstead.
Smith and Bracewell, Blackpool. Bush and Twiddy, Norwich. Coachways, Ltd., Leeds. Crosville Motor Services, Birkenhead, Liver
pool
Ensign Coaches, Aberystwyth. • Fingland'e Hire Cars, Ltd., Manchester. Fleetways Coaches, Grimsby, Cleethorpes. Glenton Friars (Road Coaches),_ Ltd., Newcastle.
Greyhound Motors, Ltd., Bristol, Weston-superMare, Bournemouth.
Happy Day Coaches, Liverpool.
Highways, Ltd., Southampton, Plymouth, Ilfracombe.
Holt Bros. (Rochdale), Ltd., Rochdale, Manchester.
Huntingdon Coaches, Huntingdon. Imperial Coaches, Ltd., Liverpool. John Bull Coaches, Blackpool.
London and South Wales Express, Cardiff, Swansea, LIanelly.
Majestic Coaches, Manchester. National Coachways, Ltd., Edinburgh, Glasgow, Sunderland. Premier Coaches and Garage. Ltd., Sheffield. Queen Line Coachea, Ltdi, Llandudno, Rhyll. Baldook Motor Transport Co., Baldoek. Quest Motor Services, Malden, Burnham-onCrouch.
Red Bus Service, Stroud, Gloucester. Roscoes Motor Services, Manchester, Bolton, Preston.
Scout Motor Services, 13Iackpool. Southern Glideway Coaches, Eastbourne. Strawhatter Coaches. Luton.
Thorne's Coaches, Brighton, Hastings, Worthing, Margate, Folkestone. Underwood Express Services, Portsmouth. Varsity. Express Motors, Ltd., Cambridge, Oxford, Bournemouth. Weald of Kent Transport Co., Ltd., Tenterdem Rye. Multiways, Ltd., Westelift-on-Sea. Standerwck, Ltd.. Blackpool.
P. W. Watson, Yarmouth, Lowestoft,