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One of South Shields Corporation's Daimler COG.5-type buses, with Willowbrook bodywork. The bus is notable for its dean, serviceable and neat lines.
IF MERGER FAILS
JT is reported that if the project for the formation of a big municipal transport board in South East Lancashire fails, Manchester and Salford may combine. The original plan embraced undertakings having a capital value £10,000,000.
Delegates from Manchester, Salford and Oldham were received at the Ministry of Transport, last week, by Sir Cyril Hurcomb, Permanent Secretary, and it is stated that another meeting is likely to be held shortly. The object was to ascertain the Ministry's views on the merger.
SOUTH WALES OPERATOR'S LICENCES SUSPENDED.
AT Newport (Mon.), on Monday, the South Wales Traffic Commissioners suspended for two weeks certain licences held by Mr. Edmund Peake, a bus proprietor, of Pontnewynydd. Emergency facilities will be provided by the Western Welsh Omnibus Co., Ltd., and Messrs. Ralphs Services.
Alleged offencesincluded neglect to operate to time-table, and smoking by drivers and cbnductors, who, in certain cases, did not wear their badges.
60 COACHES NEEDED FOR FOUR
THE annual. conference of the Rotary Association of Britain and Ireland, which was held at Blackpool from Friday last until Tuesday, provided a windfall.for members of the Blackpool and District Motor Coach Owners' Association. To assist the local authorities in their work of transporting the delegates to and from the conference centres, they had to furnish 60 coaches for four days.
PROTESTS BRING SUCCESS.
THE protest of Stanhope (Co.
• HE Council against the refusal of the Northern Traffic Commissioners to grant the application of Stanhope Motor Services, Ltd., for the usual seasonal tours in Weardale, noted in The Commercial Motor at the time, has had an interesting sequel. Renewing its application at Newcastle, the company stated that a mistake had been made in the original application.
Sir John Maxwell, chairman of the Commissioners, in granting the licence, said: "Considerable publicity has been given to these, protests and I hope that the same publicity will be given to the fact that the application has been granted."
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