Burnley operators taken over
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• The purchasers of one of the oldest coach firms in Burnley were granted a new road service licence in Manchester on Tuesday of last week by the North Western Traffic Commissioners, having agreed with objectors to reduce the vehicle allowance and to give up operating extended tours.
P. Eastwood (Burnley) Ltd. was previously authorized to operate four vehicles all the year round and eight on local and general holidays on 165 day-excursions and 12 extended tours. In January 1968 the company was placed in the hands of the liquidators.
Six years ago P. Cash and J. A. Snowdon, who were in partnership in a taxi and contract coach business, farmed a company, C. C. and S. Nelson Ltd., the name of which earlier this year was changed to P. Eastwood (Coaches)
Ltd. It was this company that was applying to take over the licences, said Mr. J. Booth for the applicant.
It had been agreed to reduce the basic allowance to two vehicles, increasing to three in June. July and August and to six during holiday periods. The extended tours would be surrendered and an undertaking would be given that additional picking-up points would not be sought before December 31, 1 9 6 9
Mr. J. A. Backhouse, for the six objectors, pointed out to Mr. Cash, Eastwood's company secretary, that it would not be permissible for his taxis to ferry passengers to his existing picking-up points whether they paid or not. Mr. Cash realized this appertained unless a separate transaction took place.