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28th February 1958
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

EMPLOYEES at the Risley atomicenergy establishment wasted 25 minutes every time they travelled to work by ordinary bus services from Appleton and Broomedge, the North Western Traffic Commissioners were told on Tuesday. F. Sykes and Sons, Ltd., were applying to run express services linking Appleton and Broomedge with Risley.

There were counter-applications for similar services from Lancashire United Transport, Ltd., North Western Road Car Co., Ltd., and Warrington Corporation. It was decided, however, that these would be heard as separate cases.

Mr. H. Backhouse, for Sykes, said the lack of express services caused great inconvenience to employees, and if the buses were allowed to run there would be a demand for them. It was in the public interest to run one vehicle instead of several private cars, as was done now.

Mr. S. Sykes, a director_ of the company, had received many requests for the services. Mr. Backhouse added that a service was. started at the time of the Suez crisis, but following investigation by officials of the Commissioners, it was discontinued.

The Commissioners had said the service Must be licensed, which had resulted in the present application. Mr. Backhouse read several letters from employees of the Atomic Energy Authority, who claimed that they had been seriously inconvenienced when Sykes' service was taken off on January 3. ._ Mr. J. Green, objecting on behalf of North Western and L.U.T., said he knew of no complaints to other operators. The new services would take traffic from North Western and L.U.T.

A witness from the A.E.A. said private cars were now causing congestion. The objectors had not made any suggestion about running express services.

Mr. E. Wooley, North Western's assistant traffic manager, contended that if the application were granted, his company would lose traffic. However, he had no evidence to show that revenue had been lost when the service was minting.

The Commissioners refused to grant a dispensation, but said they would try to give a decision within three weeks. The parties concerned would be advised of the revised hearing.

B.R.S. DEPOT BURNED OUT

TWENTY vehicles and a large quantity I of merchandise were lost when the central parcels depot of British Road Services at Stone Mill, Bramber Bridge, near Preston, was destroyed by fire last Saturday night. The damage is estimated at hundreds of thousands of pounds. Ten appliances fought the fire throughout the night.

Previously, employees, led by Mr. W. Gainer, had driven 12 vehicles, some of them on fire, out of the depot.

Mr. W. A. Haines, branch manager, said that alternative arrangements had been made to continue and there would be no unemployment among the staff. B9


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