Minister Revokes, Camp Licences
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THE Minister of Transport has upheld appeals by the Railway Executive, Wilts and Dorset Motor Services, Ltd.. and Western National Omnibus Co., Ltd., against the decision of the Western Licensing Authority awarding Avon Coaches, Ltd., Netheravon, licences to operate express services from Netheravon (R.A.F. Station) to London and Birmingham. The three appellants contested the Netheravon-London licence, and the . R.E. and Wilts and Dorset the Netheravon-Birmingham licence.
Mr. W Tudor Davies recommended that the appeals should " fail in toto." He declared that he was impressed by the fare differential between the roadrail and road services and believed that there was no abstraction of traffic, as the men had organized " private parties" rather ihan travel by rail. The Minister, however, has made art Order revoking both licences.
For the appellants, Mr. T. D. Corpe said there was a road-rail scheme which served all camps in the area and generally gave a speedier service. Avon Coaches, Ltd., had operated privateparty services, then made application for licences, had failed and had reverted to private-party work.
The Railway Executive ran special trains and therefore the through coach services were bound to cause abstraction.
Mr. E. Fullbrook, for Avon Coaches. Ltd., said that the R.A.F. personnel would have nothing to do with the road-rail scheme. They preferred to travel by road. It could not be said that the grant was against the weight of evidt-nce. The d:fference in the road-rail and road fares was 3s. 6d., equal to one day's pay for the Serviceman.
OBITUARY
WE regret to announce the deaths of MR. DANIEL M. DENHOLM and ANDREW WISHART.
Mr. Denholm, who died last Friday, was sales director of L. Gardner and Sons,.Ltd., and of that company's associate organization, Norris, Henty and Gardner, Ltd. He was formerly London director of Norris, Henty and Gardner, Ltd., and a member of the Royal Automobile Club committee. Mr. Wishart, who was 76, was a prominent Fife haulier and had 14 vehicles. He entered the haulage business at the beginning of the century as a manager and started on his own account in 1913.
TURIN SHOW MAINLY DOMESTIC
rOMMERCIAL vehicles to be exhibited at the Turin Show from April 23 to May 4 will be predominantly Italian. There will be 11 makes of lorry and bus chassis, together with 11 representative makes of trailer and the exhibits of 31 coachbuilders. As an attraction to visitors, a car is to be assigned by ballot each day the Show is open, to the entrance-ticket holders.