Third Appeal on Holiday Services
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THE last of three appeals relating to "holiday services from Yorkshire to Torquay was concluded by a Ministry of Transport inspector, Sir Robert H. Tolerton, at Leeds last Friday.
Hebble Motor Services, Ltd., appealed against a decision of the Yorkshire Licensing Authority refusing them permission to run an express service between Bradford and Rochdale on outward journeys, and from Rochdale to
Bradford on return journeys, on Saturdays during the summer to fink up with the Rochdale-Torquay service of Yelloway Motor Services, Ltd.
Yelloway appealed against the Authority's refusal to allow them to run an express service between Huddersfield and Manchester to link with their service to Torquay, Mr. R. G. Rees, for the appellants, said each of the licences was applied for in order to provide facilities for pre booked passengers on the Yelloway Services, and only pre-booked passen gers would be carried. The application was also made to improve the feeder stage service to Rochdale, Oldham and Manchester, and to meet criticisms by West Riding people.
Mr. Rees said it was proposed by Yelloway that passengers should be
carried direct from Huddersfield to Manchester, and on the return journey from Manchester to Huddersfield on the Yelloway trunk service rather than make the journey across the Pennines to Oldham.
So far as Hebble were concerned, it was proposed that a bus should leave Bradford for Rochdale at 6.5 a.m. on Saturday. Mr. Rees explained that by duplication it would be possible for people to travel direct from Huddersfield to the coast and back on the return journey.
Mr. J. Booth submitted for British Railways, who objected, that their services were adequate.
UNION DENY DISSATISFACTION
I-1 A SPOKESMAN of the Transport and General Workers' Union denied this week a report (not published in The Commercial Motor) that there was general dissatisfaction among municipal bus workers about the operation of the recent pay award from November 26 instead of October 14. It was alleged that the National Joint Industrial Council met last week to discuss the position. It was, however, a normal meeting, a spokesman told The, Commercial Motor this week.
EASIER PASSING PROMISED WIDER passing places on single VI' roads, to be built under the crofter counties scheme, have been promised by the Ministry of Transport to the Highlands and Islands Advisory Panel. The panel had made representations about the difficulties encountered by 8-ft.-wide touring coaches on narrow Highland roads.