Railways' Appeal Fails: 1933 Decision Outdated
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THE Minister of , Transport has rejected; with costs, an appeal by the British Transport Commission against decisions of the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners authorizing additional journeys on express services between Doncaster, Barnsley and Bradford and London, operated jointly by West Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd., Yorkshire Woollen District Transport Co., Ltd., Yorkshire Traction Co., Ltd., East Yorkshire Motor Services, Ltd., and East Midland Motor Services, Ltd.
The Minister found insufficient evidence that rail services were adequate.
In his decision, the Minister observed that in the course of the appeal inquiry, reference was made to the decision of September 6, 1933, on the appeal by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway against the grant of road service licences for services between London and Liverpool, and London, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
He agreed with his inspector that the mathematical formula there enunciated concerning the ratio between the winter and peak summer services to be provided by an operator, should not continue to carry decisive weight without reference to the facts and merits of a particularcase.
The appeal' was heard by Sir Oswald Alien at Leeds on September 12.
STILL MORE LORRIES
AT May 31. 1956, there were 1.101,900 goods vehicles licensed compared with 1,032,900 a year earlier. These totals were made up as follows, the 1955 figures being given in parentheses: Electric, 20,900 (20,100): steam and gas, nil (100); farmers'. 39.600 (40,400): showmen's, 4,100 (3,900); local authorities', 2,700 (2,400); others, 1,034,600 (966,000).
Of 98,900 hackney vehicles licensed at May 31 this year, 76,600 were petrol or oil vehicles with seating capacities in excess of eight. Respective figures for a year earlier were 102,800 and 76,500.
Altogether 4,500 general haulage and' 300 showmen's tractors were licensed at May 31, 1956, compared with 4,300 and 400 a year earlier respectively.
These statistics are contained in "Mechanically Propelled Road Vehicles Great Britain: Return No. 174" (Stationery Office, 3s.).
"DISCRIMINATION" APPEAL
AN appeal by Canterbury City Council against a decision of the South Eastern Traffic Commissioners, authorizing the East Kent Road Car Co., Ltd.,to re-route a number of services in Canterbury, has been heard by a Ministry of Transport inspector.
The council objected to the application when if was heard in July. On that occasion, the chairman of the Commissioners, Mr. H. J. Thom, criticized discrimination against buses (The Commercial Motor, July 13).