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an application by Roberts Coaches Ltd., Crewe, for new extended tours to Great Yarmouth, EaStbourne, Paignton and Southsea, which was heard at Manchester on Tuesday, Mr. J. Booth, for Roberts, said the company wanted to introduce fantail tours as a brand-new • facility in Crewe. These would be operated in April, May, September and October at an inclusive price of 11 gns. The applicant was a newcomerto the extended tours field, hut was an associated company of Florence Motors Ltd. During off-peak periods'concessionary rates were available at hotels_ Salopia Saloon Coaches Ltd had a picking-up point in Crewe, but its tours were of eight days' duration' and cost from 18 gns. Mr. W. Jones, manager Of Roberts Coaches and Florence .Motors, stated that the former had 12 coaches and wanted to introduce five picking-up points in the Crewe area on 'these. tours, The company cotild operate them economically and profitably for 11 gns. At the destinations local operators would run short excursions as "feathers" and be paid
6s. 6d. for the journey fate, . The application was opposed by 10 coach operators and British Railways,
Replying to Mr. F. D. Walker, Objecting for Ribble Motor Services Ltd., Scout Motor Services Ltd., W. C. Standerwick Ltd. and Associated Motorways, Mr. Jones said that most towns in the North Western Traffic Area had off-peak fantail facilities, lie realized that -passenger potential was greater during the summer but cheaper hotel accommodation could not be obtained then. Mr. J. Hall, objecting for W. Robinson and Sons (Great Harwood) Ltd., observed that this company ran similar tours to
those proposed by Roberts. ,
For Shearings Tours (Manchester) Ltd., Mr. J. Robinson stated that the company's' extended tours picked up 4t Kidsgrove, Tunstall, Burslem, Hanley•and Newcastle-under-Lyme, all of, which could be reached from Crewe by local Stage carriage services. • • The case is to be continued.
Two Extra for Wynn 'THERE has been considerable agitation 1 .in the Press about the congestion caused on the roads by heavy vehicles. This was stated at a hearing in Cardiff on Tuesday by Mr. N. R. Wynn. He told the South Wales Licensing Authority that if his company was granted additional tractors it .would be .able to ,speed up these heavily loaded vehicles particularly on hills Where most of the congestion occurred, and this would help to ease the
problem. ,
Mr. Ronald Jackson granted the application by Robert Wynn and Sons Ltd., of Shaftesbury Street, Newport, Monmouthshire, to add two vehicles to the company's A licence to carry all goods in Great Britain. There had been one objection to the application hut it was withdrawn.