Bus Strike Echo Application Refused
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AN echo of the recent bus strike in Northamptonshire was heard at a Nottingham sitting, last week, of the East Midland Traffic Commissioners. when Messrs. H. Bnckby and Son, Rothwell, sought to make additions to their time-tables to enable them to convey additional workpeople between Rothwell and Kettering, and vice versa.
Mr. L. W.. A. White, for the applicants, said that the application arose out of the recent labour troubles, in which United 'Counties Omnibus Co., Ltd. (objector to the application) was involved, when Messrs. Buckby, who had provided a service since 1'919, were asked -to augrneat it considerably. Those who travelled on the .applicants' buses as a temporary measure apparently wanted to do so permanently.
Mr. White admitted that his clients did not come to that court with en tirely clean hands. Conditions did
not settle down straight away after the -strike, he said, and Messrs. Buckley continued to operate .a temporary bus after the order to cease had been given. They were foolish to allow themselves to he persuaded by the public.
The chairman: "There was TIO excuse for their continuing to ran for a single day."
Mr. White urged that the merits of the application should not be obscured by a breach that could be dealt with in another way.
When Mr. Frederick T. Buckby, partner, asserted that the temporary service was withdrawn on the -previous Thursday, the chairman said that he had in his possession a ticket issued on the Friday.
Mr. A. G. Dennis, for the " United Counties," said he had a witness who actually booked a ticket at 5.45 p.m. on the previous day.
The application was refused.