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ANOTHER FREE TRAVEL APPEAL HEARD
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AN appeal by the London and North Eastern Railway against a .decisioa of the East Midland Traffic Commissioners, permitting the free carriage of:children up to five years of age, was heard at Lincoln, last week. The decision concerned Enterprise and Silver Dawn Motors, Ltd. On behalf of the railway it was submitted that the.concession was likely to cause wasteful competition. There was a variety of practice in different areas, but official publications, it was shown, gave a majority in favour of three years.
That the five-year limit had been in force for over 10 years, and that other road operators in the area followed the same practice, was the submission for Enterprise and Silver Dawn Motors, Ltd. Any alteration would not be in the interest of the public. There was no reason why road operators should have to fall in line with the railway custom.
As announced in last week's issue, the Minister of Transport has dismissed an appeal against the North-Western Commissioners' decision to allow Blackburn Corporation to carry children free up to the age of five.
SHOULD SHORT SERVICES BE RUN AS EXCURSIONS?
HOULD a short-distance service be ....)authorized under an excursion-andtour licence? This questionhas been raised on the appeal of the Southern Vectis Omnibus Co., Ltd., and R. Walkden, Ltd., against the inclusion of an evening tour to Sandown in a licence granted to Messrs. C. and W. Coombes for excursions and tours from Shanklin, Isle of Wight.
Mr. Oxley, in his report of the appeal inquiry, suggested that, when the applications for licences for 1936 came before the South-Eastern Commissioners, they should reconsider the position of excursion-licence holders. The Minister has hesitatingly accepted Mr. Oxley's recom c56 mendation to dismiss the appeal, but he finds it difficult to regard a short urban service of this kind as properly the subject of an excursion licence.
He has no doubt that the Commissioners will consider whether some modification or extension of the stage services at Shanklin would not meet the public need.
PROFIT AT STOCKPORT.
STOCEPORT Corporation, which operates a fleet of 57 buses-33 Leylands, 18 A.E.C.s and 6 Crossleys, mainly single-deckers—made a gross profit of £6,022 from the operation of these vehicles during the year ended March 31, 1935. The buses brought in a total income of £97,474, whilst working expenses amounted to £91,452.
The vehicles operate on a routemileage of 85, of which 44 miles are within the borough. During the year the vehicles covered an aggregate mileage of 1.940,886 (26,862 miles were covered by oil-engined buses) and carried 18,460,632 passengers. The fuel consumption per bus-mile in respect of petrol vehicles was .17 gallon, and for oilers .09 gallon, the average cost of fuel per bus-mile being 1.93d. for petrol vehicles and .54d. for oilers.
TROLLEYBUSES FOR LEICESTER?
LEICESTER Transport Committee has agreed that the futureflof the municipal transport undertaking shall be decided in the near future, and it is thought to be likely that trolleybuses will be favoured. It has been decided not to proceed with the proposed purchase of oil-engined buses.