Victory Over B.R. in North-west i t- - " , OACH operators in the north-west
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‘•-•• scored a convincing victory over British Railways when Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., and Ribblesdale Coachways, Ltd., both secured grants from the North Western Traffic Commissioners at Manchester; on Tuesday. Because they had been unable to meet the demands of passengers wishing to travel to Llandudno last summer, Ribble applied to re-route their SkiptonLlandudno express service and increase their vehicle allowance. Ribblesdale sought „to increase their vehicle allowance on their Colne-Llanduclno express service. Ribble wanted to operate between Burnley and Accrington, with a pickingup point at • Padiham town hall, said Mr. F. D. Walker, for the company. No more than three vehicles a day would be allowed to use the proposed pickingup point. As it was unsatisfactory to rely on prolonged dispensation, the company also wished to introduce 11 new journeys from Preston and four from Caine. They would be split to operate on various Saturdays throughout June, July and August this year. Traffic waA being harmed because passengers had to wait for cancellations, said Mr. G. Daws, a Ribble traffic assistant. Details of railway services between Skipton and Llandudno were given by. Mr. E. Frost, chief clerk of British Railways, at Manchester, but he admitted that in all .cases the journey involved one or more changes of train. As a rule there was plenty of room on trains, but sometimes in the high season they were full. No reservations could' be made for through journeys. Mr. F. Williamson, chairman, granted the new picking-up point in Padiham, but reserved decision on the extra vehicles until, he had heard the other application. Ribblesdale applied for two extra vehicles, to operate on the fourth Saturday in June, and three extra on the first Saturday in July, with one of these starting from Padiham. Mr. A. Bolton, a director of Ribblesdale, said that they needed the extra facilities because they had had to refuse many people who wished to use the service. Two of their vehicles were licensed for day returns to Llandudno. They were virtually useless, however, for during May passengers could spend only one hour at the resort. Referring to both applications, Mr. G. H. P. Beames, for British Railways, submitted that passenger evidence should have been produced. He believed that passengers could be carried by rail if they could not be taken by coach. Traffic had to be split fairly between road and rail, said Mr. Williamson, giving decision. He granted Ribble eight additional vehicles from Preston and three from Colne. Ribblesdale were allowed two extra vehicles on period return, one to start from Padiham.
COACH DISPUTE SETTLED
A DISPUTE between two coach firms was settled on Tuesday at Croydon Registrar's court. Mr. L. G. Lambird, of Carshaltort and Wallington Motors, Stafford Road, Wallington, claimed payment of 110 10s. from Alpha Coaches, Claringdon Road, London, N.15. Alpha Coaches held that a coach let to them by Carshalton and Wallington was not suitable for their purpose, but Mr. Lambird denied this. Mr. H. Lloyd Williams, the registrar, awarded him £8.