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ARRANGEMENTS have practically been completed between Wallace Arnold Tours, Ltd„ Leeds, and German Motorways, Cologne, whereby the German concern will co-operate in the operation of Wallace Arnold coach tours to Germany.
For the past two seasons, the Wallace Arnold company has run tours to Germany, and they have proved increasingly successful. This year more tours 'were provided, and the concern shipped its own coaches to Germany. The aim of the arrangement with German Motorways is to extend still further the number and variety of the tours; at the same time, it will obviate the necessity of shipping coaches from Britain.
Mr. Robert Barr, managing director of Wallace Arnold Tours, Ltd., in an interview with one of our representatives, said that under the arrangement it was hoped to run Wallace Arnold tours to the Continent each week during the next coaching season. It was also hoped that German Motorways would reciprocate by sending parties of German passengers to travel on Wallace Arnold tours in this country,
The fleet is to be increased by several new Leyland Tigers, having specially designed Duple 28-seater bodies.
We have had a record year," said Mr. Barr, "and we are already taking advance bookings for next season's tours." MANCHESTER APPROVES TROLLEYBUSES.
ATOWN'S meeting at Manchester has approved the corporation's proposal -to promote a Bill in Parliament to provide powers for running trolleybuses both in the city and be
yond its boundaries. It was stated that the corporation merely sought powers to operate as and when it was decided to make use of the particular form of transport. The corporation already has limited power of trolleybus operation under an Act of 1924.
SHOULD USE OF STATION BE COMPULSORY?
THEquestion of making the use of the proposed bus station compulsory has been raised at a meeting of Lowestoft Corporation. Several local operators have pointed out -that in 1924 the corporation made by-laws authorizing the use of certain roads as stands for public service .vehicles and they have been employed for that purpose since.
The general purposes committee recommends that the establishment of the station should not interfere with the use of the three roads in question as stands. The charges for the use of the station are to be the same as those in respect of the station at Braintree.
MERSEYSIDE PLAN FOR EDUCATION
nETAILS have been worked out for
a scheme of education in transport subjects for Merseyside students. It is a two-year course, which has been suggested by the Royal Society of Arts scheme of education for the administrative and operative staffs of road-transport undertakings, with modifications to render it suitable for the staffs of municipal transport undertakings.
Particulars were disclosed by Mr. W. G. Marks, general manager of Liverpool Transport Department, in a paper which he read to the Manchester, Liverpool and District Section of the Institute of Transport, at Liverpool.
The scheme had, he said, been drawn up in consultation with Liverpool Corporation's transport department, and it was proposed to lay the plan before the Birkenhead and Wallasey authorities, with a view to obtaining their support for the classes. They would be held under the auspices of the City School of Commerce.
in the first year ' there would be lectures on the economic geography of Merseyside, the elements of transport and the organization of a _tranSport undertaking. In the second year, lectures would be given on the economics of passenger-transport operation, accounts, law, etc.
• Mr. R. Stuart Pilcher, who presided, mentioned that inquiries had been made of the managers of passenger-transport undertakings, and it was now evident that there was a great deal of interest in the subject.