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rOLLOW1NG the Yorkshire Traffic
Commissioners' decision on the Yorkshire Torquay express service ipplications (see this page), the hearing sf further applications by Yorkshire Pool Services and Wallace Arnold fours, Ltd., Leeds, for new express tervices from Yorkshire to Bournemouth began at Leeds on Tuesday.
Yorkshire Pool's Keighley-Bournenouth application was opposed by 3ritish Railways, Yelloway Motor Services, Ltd., Wallace Arnold and Feather 3ros. (Tours), Ltd. Associated Motorways, Yelloway, Yorkshire Pool. Flebble Motor Services, Ltd., and 3ritish Railways objected to Wallace krnold's Bradford-Bournemouth appli:ation.
Existing Powers Mr. W. R. Hargrave, for Yorkshire )ool, said they already had authority o operate express services from 3arnsley to Birmingham, via Sheffield Lnd Chesterfield, with feeders from 3radford to Barnsley, via Halifax and -Iuddersfield, and Leeds to Barnsley, iia Dewsbury and Wakefield.
From Birmingham, Associated Motorvays continued to Cheltenham and hence to many resorts on the west and outh-west coasts, including Bournenouth. By these means a daily service vas provided to Bournemouth, limited ty the vehicle allowance on their larnsIey-Birmingham service of ape chicle and seven duplicates.
Various applications had been made ince 1953 for relaxation of this limit nd the spreading of Saturday duplicaion to Friday. The present application as for departures on Friday nights only between the end of June and the beginning of September. .
Mr. F. S. Marshall, for Wallace Arnold, said they had been aware for some time of the need for a service to Bournemouth, but wanted to settle Torquay first. Their application included a stop at Southampton to eater for passengers for Southsea, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands. with one vehicle, normally increasing to six at the July and August peak.
They had challenged through running without licence in their first Paignton application, and since then the Commissioners and the Minister had made pronouncements about that system of operation.
Cross-examining Mr. .1, Niblock, traffic manager of West Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd., he said according to the Pool's figures they turned away 1,000 passengers for Bournemouth last year. Surely they should have applied for additional vehicles?
62 Coaches Needed They would have required 62 coaches to cope with the traffic offered during the peak period, Mr. Nibtock replied.
They had made the application to come in line with the Minister's decision.
Mr. Crowe, for British Railways, said the Pool's application was a matter of extending their catchment area for potential traffic by asking for a Friday night service when that on Saturday was already full, after which they would apply for additional vehicles. Strictly speaking, they were licensed only to Birmingham and were not entitled, to pray in aid Associated Motorways services.