Pri vate-party Operator Seeks to Run Tour : Strongly Opposed A PROPOSED
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seven-day tour from Leeds to Ramsgate, to be operated by Tetley's Motor Services, Leeds, was strongly opposed when it came before the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners last week. Tetley's wanted to operate three times a month in May, June and September, and once in August. Objectors were British Railways, Happiway Tours (Manchester), Ltd,, Shearing's Tours, Ltd., Heap's Tours, Ltd., Wallace Arnold Tours, Ltd., Feather Bros, (Tours), Ltd., and West Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd. (on behalf of the Yorkshire Pool). Mr. J. Evans, for Tetley's, said the tours were designed for elderly people, and would cost under £10. There would be two fantail excursions, one to Margate by the East Kent Road Car Co., Ltd., and one to•Canterbury by Tetley's. At present they had no road service licence, but they ran three coaches and last year they operated the tour as a private party. They intended to do the same this year. Answering Mr. H. Backhouse, for Happiways, Mr. William Tetley admitted that he wanted to get into the extended tour field and had applied for Margate because be believed there was no road service from Leeds. He said he did not know that Happiways had a feeder service from Bradford to join their Ramsgate tour at Manchester. Cross-examined by Mr. F. Marshall, for Wallace Arnold and Feather Bros., he explained that the inclusive charge would be £9 18s. 6d., which would be enough to make the trips pay. He denied that such a fare would be uneconomical. He told Mr. L H. Robinson, a Shearing director, that he did not realize they had a feeder service from Leeds to Manchester, or that if a recent application by Shearing's were .granted people would be able to reach Margate. Mr. Tetley added that he could fill all his coaches without advertising. It was rapidly increasing new traffic, so no other operator would be affected, A Mr. W. Turner, describing how he collected names for last year's private party, said it was a great inconvenience for elderly people to go to Ramsgate by rail as they had to cross London to change trains. Answering Mr. T. B. Atkinson, for the railways, he agreed that this also applied to elderly people living in North London, for instance. The hearing was adjourned until February 17.