BENEFITING AN AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY.
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Few passenger transport undertakings operating in the North of England on in extensive scale have done more to develop -the rural areas 'than United Automobile Services, Ltd., who, from their north-country headquarters at Bishop Auckland maintain a vast chain of motorbus routes extending in all directions throughout the county of Durham, as well as on a large scale in Northumberland from depots at Blyth and Ashington.
-The • ambition of the company hat always been to meet the requirements
of the public whenever circumstances permitted, and the latest addition to their services further demonstrates the execution of this aim. It takes the form of a new express service connecting up Darlington and Northallenton, which are eepanarted by about 16 miles. The route passes through a belt of agricultural country by way of Great Srneaton and Brompton, and the service Will prove of great benefit to farmers in marketing their supplies, and to residents for shopping purposes:The return fare for the wihole journey is 3s. 3d., and the
utilization of the cheap return tickets 'instituted by the company effects considerable saving over this figure and on shorter journeys along the route—a much appreciated advantage. The company's well-established parcels service is to be operated in conjunction with the new route, and, in addition, -all buses will connect up at Darlington with the various other services operated by them from that town, thereby simplifying cross-country travel to districts with sparse and infrequent railway facilities.