AT THE HEART OF THE ROAD TRANSPORT INDUSTRY.

Call our Sales Team on 0208 912 2120

Three Coach Services Bought by State

19th October 1956
Page 43
Page 43, 19th October 1956 — Three Coach Services Bought by State
Close
Noticed an error?
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.

Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

THE three luxury coach services run by Northern Roadways, Ltd., between Glasgow and Birmingham, London and Bournemouth, have been sold to the State-owned Scottish Omnibuses, Ltd. This was revealed in Glasgow last week when the Scottish Traffic Commissioners authorized the take-over. Northern Roadways described the relinquishing of the services as "a policy move."

The sale of the services was disclosed during the cross-examination of a Scottish Omnibuses official by Mr. W. Blackhurst, representing Ribble Motor Services. Ltd., one of the three English operators who objected to the take-over.

Mr. Blackhurst said that one of the main grounds of objection to the Birmingham service was that Scottish Omnibuses were agents in Scotland for a Glasgow-Birmingham service run by his clients. Passengers would now he extracted from his company's services because the applicants would naturally make all the bookings for the service they had acquired.

He would like to see some co-ordination similar to that operated by the two companies on services from Edinburgh to Manchester and Liverpool.

• Mr. W. Quin, chairman, said that when they originally authorized Northern Roadways' services they were influenced by the amenities offered, and they fixed a higher fare than that charged by other operators.

" I feel in an application of this kind we would be inclined to favour a continuance of what was termed a de luxe service." he added.

SHORTAGE OF BULK-GRAIN VEHICLES

GRAIN had to be moved speedily over long distances but there was a shortage of suitable vehicles, the Western Licensing Authority was told Last week by Mr. P. Jones, transport manager of British Oil and Cake Mills.

Mr. Jones supported an application by Thornhill's Transport Services, Slimbridge, Gloucester, to add a bulkgrain vehicle to their B licence to operate within 120 miles of base.

There was, he said. a tendency for grain. to be moved in bulk. Many farmers were now building silos and found the new mode of transport cheaper than hiring sacks. The railways did not provide facilities for hulk movement of grain from farm to mill.

Mr. L. Pratley, for the railways, did not press his objection.

OBITUARY

VVE regret to record the death of MR. JAMES WALKER. Mr. Walker was senior partner of Messrs. J. W. Walker and Sons, Liverpool hauliers, and managing director of Walkers Garage (Liverpool), Ltd. He was 72. Ile had been a prominent member of the Liverpool Cart and Motor Owners' Association.


comments powered by Disqus