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Crosville Gets Express
THE decision of the North Western Traffic Commissioners on the application made by Crosville Motor Services Ltd. on October' 2 for a new LiverpoolLondon express service ,via Widnes and Runcorn. has been announced.
The Commissioners observed that a case had been made out for new and more direct facilities to London via the motorways and decided to grant the application as amended to exclude the Widnes picking-up point.
On the part of the application lb aggregate on a monthly basis the vehicle journey allowances of the two existing services, and to include an aggregated monthly allowance in respect of the new service,. the Commissioners gave their approval subject to not more than 10 per cent of the appropriate allowance being operated on any one day.
Appeal Rejected
THE Minister of Transport has rejected an appeal by G. H. Austin and Sons Ltd. and Stockland Garage Ltd., against the decision oLthe West Midland 'Frac Commissioners to grant Seamarks Bros. Ltd. a road service licence for an express carriage service between Birmingham and London Airport. .
Airport Service Grant
DESPITE objections by Birmingham Licensed Taxi Owners' and Drivers' Association, the West Midland Traffic Commissioners, on Monday, granted an application by Selandair Coaching Ltd., of West Bromwich, to run an express service between Colmore Circus, Birmingham, and Elmdon Airport
The service will operate for a trial period of one year and may be used only by air passengers to and from Elmdon and their relatives and friends who are travelling to sec them off, or who have Met them on their return.
Tours Bid Adjourned AN application by Mr, L. Kent, of Kidlingtort, Oxon, on Tuesday, for licences to run 14-day Continental coach tours to Switzerland and Spain, starting from Oxford, was adjourned by the East Midland Traffic Commissioners until November 22. East Kent, Thames Valley, Blue Cars, Red Line and Glenton objected to the Swiss tours bid.
' It was the intention of Mr. Kent that a passenger should be able to get into a coach at Oxford, cross the Channel and remain in the same coach on the other side.
Highland Gets Six A
Ar Inverness last week, Highland Haulage Ltd. successfully applied to the Scottish deputy Licensing Authority for an increase in its fleet of six A-licensed vehicles, with the normal user: Goods -30 per cent North of Scotland, 40 per cent South of Scotland and 30 per cent England and Wales