Maj. Eastwood Criticizes Express Application
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AN application by Wallace Arnold r.-1 (Tours). Ltd., for a through-express service between. Bradford and Southend. was refused by the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners on Monday. Maj. F. S. Eastwood said the objectors would not be called to give evidence. " This is an application which should never have been brought," he'declared.
The company wanted to pick up at Leeds, Stanningley. Wakefield and Castleford, running one vehicle every Friday night. returning on Saturdays. during July and August. They were opposed by the West Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd. (on behalf of the Yorkshire Pool), Eastern National Omnibus Co., Ltd., and British Railways.
Mr. F. Marshall, for Wallace Arnold, said, according to Southend's publicity manager, the demand for transport from the West Riding was second only to that of the Home Counties. Present facilities by road or rail, necessitated a change in London.
Questioned by Mr. James Booth, for British Railways, Mr. Malcolm Barr. the company's assistant managing director, said there was no criticism of existing services to London, or of those between London and SOuthend However, a through service would meet a need during July and August.
To criticisms that the 224-mile journey could not be done legally in the time allowed, after deducting time for meal stops, Mr. Barr replied that it was impossible for anyone to memorize the law regarding drivers' hours. If the application were granted, refreshments halts would be arranged to keep the journey time within the law.
Replying to Mr. W. R. Hargrave. for the road objectors, he agreed that the service might be used as a feeder for ontinental tours from Southend Airport, but gave an undertaking that it would not be advertised as such.
Although Yorkshire Pool coaches ran into Victoria Coach Station, from where Eastern National operated a frequent service to Southend, he thought the connections were inconvenient.
Four witnesses gave evidence of queueing for Eastern National connections at Victoria, and of crowded trains. All agreed that one of the main attractions of through coach travel was the low return fare. saving up to £2 a, head compared with rail travel.
1,000-MILE PUBLICITY TOUR
A DOUBLE-DECK bus carrying pub
licity material this week returned to Hastings after a 1,000-mile tour of the Midlands and northern towns. The object was to interest people in spending their holidays in the resort. There was provision in the vehicle for showing films.
"DISAPPOINTING " OUTPUT. A LTHOUGH Western Germany pro
tt over 1m. vehicles, excluding bubble cars," last year for the first time. :ommercial-vehicle output at 123,333 'nits was said to be "disappointing."