Passenger Opposes Council Application
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THE North Western Traffic Commissioners could not lightly disitiss detailed and commonsense representations made by a private individual in an attempt to save public money. Mr. F. Williamson, chairman, said at Liverpool last Friday. The Commissioners reserved decision on an application by Southport Corporation to divert one of their own town services to cater for a new housing estate.
A corporation representative said the deviation involved some increase in frequency and would add 0.56 mile per return journey. The proposal by the objector, Mr. Nuttall, to divert one of the two main town services would affect the synchronization of, their frequencies, which allowed a six-minute service from Churchtown Station. It was their best-paying service and any interference with timing would bring public protests.
With regard to Mr. Nuttall's contention that the proposed turn from the main road into a minor one leading to the estate would be dangerous, an existing service already did so in the reverse direction. The police had raised no objection.
When the estate roads were finished, an application would be made to run into it. The present deviation was urgent, because if the residents were not catered for they might adopt other means for transport to and from the estate.
Mr. Williamson pointed out that the maximum •walk to the existing services from the estate was only 440 yd. The Commissioners would inspect the area before reaching a decision.
BIGGER UNDERPASS AGREED A MOTION was agreed in the House of Commons last week for the provision of a four-lane, instead of a twolane, underpass linking Knightsbridge and Piccadilly, London. Mr. G. R. H. Nugent, Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, said that the extra provision for the underpass Would cost £830,000.
Mr. R. Gresham Cooke (Cons., Twickenham) hoped that it would not be necessary to demolish 148 Piccadilly, W.I. [This is the headquarters of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, of which Mr. Gresham Cooke was formerly director.]
325 BUSES FOR MONTREAL NOW in the final stages of conversion from trams to buses, the Montreal Transportation Commission have ordered 325 Can-Car buses with A.E.C. oil engines. Deliveries are expected to be completed by the autumn.
The Commission's operations were fully described in The Commercial Moto, on February 7.