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NT loses grip on day trips
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A SHEFFIELD coach operator has retained his holiday tours licence — despite opposition from National Travel.
The operator, Andrews Coaches (Sheffield) Ltd, had originally obtained a licence to operate tours to Great Yarmouth, Skegness, Blackpool and Bridlington during six peak Saturdays during a I2-month period, after complaints last year that National Coaches' Pond Street, Sheffield depot had hired in unsuitable coaches for the work.
But last week the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners granted Andrews' application for renewal — including a change of name to Andrews Coaches from the original J. D. Andrew Ltd — despite National's evidence of mproved standards at the 3ond Street garage.
For National, Peter Fingret ;aid express services had 3een reorganised at the staion and additional supervimry staff employed.
A director of Andrews, Vlichael Sanigar. produced oading figures to show that a .otal of 1,076 passengers had 3een carried on his services.
Questioned by Mr Fingret, le agreed that the figures .elated to single journeys and hat on three occasions, loadings had been in single figures.
Public witnesses gavet evidence that hired vehicles used by National, particularly on return journeys into Sheffield, were frequently' old, dirty and in poor condition.
Arguing that to renew the licences would lead to further losses of traffic to National, Mr Fingret said many of the complaints by the public witnesses were in relation to services to destinations other than those licensed to Andrews. He pointed out that the fares currently authorised to Andrews were lower than those on the National services.
In reply, R. A. Heslett, for Andrews, said the public had become dissatisfied with National's services and that traffic had already been lost. Andrews' services had carried sufficient traffic during the period of the experimental grant by the Commissioners to justify renewing the licences for a full period.
Granting the applications -subject to the fares being brought into line — the chairman of the Commissioners, Major General V. H. J. Carpenter, said they thought there was room for two operators of holiday express services in Sheffield.