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DROBABLY the only National Trust
property to possess its own passenger transport, Lyme Hall and Park, near Stockport, is expecting to provide improved services this year. Because of the distance from the gates on tire main road to the hall itself, and the number of visitors, the desirability of some form of transport was obvious and from the date of its opening, Stockport Corporation provided three vehicles for use there. Carrying from 12 to 14 people, the machines are Lister Auto Trucks with bodywork specially, built by local firms The charge for the li-mile trip is 4d. for adults and 2d. for children, and since June of last year over 96.000 people have taken advantage of this service. Travelling at about 6 m.p.h., each ad& makes as many as 30 journeys on a busy day.
Drivers are permanent members of the parks department staff, performing other duties when visitors to Lyme Flail are few in number. When there is heavy pressure of work, fare tickets are issued by an attendant at the starting point, otherwise passengers receive their tickets from the driver as they mount the vehicle. So great is the popularity of the service that queueing has been necessary at busy times, but it is hoped to increase the number of machines in the near future.
Lyme Park, covering an area of 1,400 acres, was given by Lord Newton to the National Trust and has been leased to Stockport Corporation for a period of 99 years. .