L.T.E. Refuses to Grant Licence
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nESP1TE the fact that the London
Transport Executive cannot itself provide a service to embrace the Northumberland Park, Tottenham, factory area, it bps refused to grant permission for a service to be run by a private operator.
As reported in "-The Commercial Motor" for August 12, the factory colony concerned is about 11 miles from the high road, in consequence of which some 7,000 men and women have to make the journey either on foot or by cycle. The private operator concerned is Mr. E. White, of Horseshoe Coaches, Ltd., Tottenham, and although his application had the full support of the local Chamber of Commerce, the Ministry of Labour, and the North
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London District Advisory Committee of the London andSouth Eastern RegionalBoard of Industry, the L.T.E. " regrets that this cannot be granted."
No reason has been advanced by the L.T.E. as to why' a temporary private service cannot be instituted until such time as the Executive is in a position to extend its route No. 233, as is its ulti mate object. There is no question of competition by private enterprise. The industrialists concerned, who have been endeavouring to secure transport facilities for the workers for two years, intend to carry on the fight.
It is understood that they have made an appeal to the Rt. Hon. The Lord Morrison, P.C., and Mr. W. J. Irving, M.P., to intervene on their behalf.