New Licence Would Kill Existing Services
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I F a new express service between More cambe and Meathop sanatorium, via Lancaster and Carnforth were granted it must result in the abstraction of passengers from the two existing services, originating from Manchester and Burnley, and the loadings were such that it would compel the surrender of the licences.
Mr. Henry Backhouse, on behalf of Mittons Motors, Ltd., and Mrs. J. Shipley, submitted this to the North Western Traffic Commissioners at Blackpool last week, when opposing an application by R. H. Harrison (Morecambe), Ltd.
Mr. James Booth, for the applicants, said there were no convenient facilities for Morecambe people to get to Lancaster to pick up the existing services.
Mr. F. Yates, a director of Mittons, said their service from Burnley had run since 1948 and its econOmy depended upon passengers picked up at Lancaster. They had not been approached to run via Morecambe but would be willing to do so.
Reserving decision, the chairman, Mr. F. Williamson, said the existing operators should have an opportunity to consider improvements.
SORRY FOR APPLICANT, SAYS MR. RANDOLPH DEFUSING an application for a new B-licence to permit furniture removals, the Yorkshire Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. I. H. E. Randolph, said last week that he was sorry for the applicant. Mr. IC. Longfield, Pontefract, had made a similar application 12 months ago but was unable to take up the licence owing to rationing, said Mr. Randolph. He did not take it up afterwards because he was evidently disappointed with the limited grant.
Mr. Longfield said that a radius of less than 30 miles was of no use to him. There were objections by a private haulier and B.R.S. (Pickfords), Ltd.
Mr. Randolph pointed out that only one witness had been produced. He had to regard the application as presented to him, and not how he would like it to be presented.
WORST FOR 50 YEARS
NEXT year the Barton family will celebrate their Golden Jubilee in road passenger transport in the Nottingham area. Mr. 1'. A. Barton, chairman of Barton Transport, Ltd.. says in his annual statement: "In the whole of that experience we have never had, to face so many serious setbacks as in the past year." .
The company were still hampered in their efforts to make adequate provision for the renewal of their fleet at current replacement costs. Nevertheless, 11 double-deckers and four coaches were purchased during the past year. Twentytwo vehicles—eight double-deckers and 14 single-deckers—were withdrawn.
At the end of the year the company had 132 double-deckers and 147 coaches, a total of 279.