Referee Howell allows Tonna's disputed goal
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liNSPORT SECRETARY David Howell hats overruled South Wales ffic Commissioners' decision to refuse Tonna Luxury Coaches' olication to run football excursions for Swansea supporters.
he operator applied to run to me team matches from ious points between 15 and 'Mies from Swansea.
lational Welsh and South lee Transport joined West morgan County Council in acting to the original applicai, as the routes to be run were ir existing bus routes and uld, they contended, abstract .sengers from these.
he companies contended t the "excursions" would proa a cheaper service than the ular buses and would not be Dryad to passengers intendIto attend the football tches and could jeopardise ular stage carriage services. he Commissioners had )inally granted the Tonna ap:ation for the 1981/82 football son only and limited the mber of pick-up points owed.
'onna felt that the objectors I produced insufficient eviice to show its application was against the public interest. The objectors also suggested that if the Tonna application was granted other operators would follow and this would have a cumulative effect on stage carriage revenues.
In granting the Tonna appeal in full, Mr Howell said that despite the fact that there was no guarantee that all the passengers carried attended football matches, it was unlikely that regular bus passengers would choose to travel on the football specials.
The limitation of the service to two coaches would also be a restraint. He felt that the objectors' argument was hypothetical