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The Need for a More Central Coach Station in London.

31st December 1929
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

!THE importance of the locality of a coach station, especially in great cities such as London, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow, cannot be exaggerated. It may be difficult to realize, but the truth is that London still has need of a central coach station—a station right at Charing Cross or between there and Aldwych.

Why it is that the provincial's idea of London centres around Piccadilly Circus, Charing Cross and the Strand we cannot say. It is a problem that tradespeople in particular try hard to solve, but the fact remains that many a coach proprietor operating between London and provincial centres does not use any London coach station and prefers to pick up his outwardhound passengers in Aldwych or on the Thames Embankment, at or near Charing Cross. Comparative strangers to London are rather dazed by the Underground trains and puzzled by London's numerous bus services. They may go to a coach station, three or four miles from London's centre—if they be forced to do so ; but if they can avoid doing so they will.

Many of them would sooner step aboard the home-bound coach in the rain at Charing Cross than under cover at a station some distance away. Provincial shoppers there are who come to town for a day trip pretty regularly, make all their purchases in the Strand itself, gaze at the Lifeguardsmen in Whitehall, and catch the afternoon coach back to their homes.

So we contend that a real coach station is wanted right in the centre of London, as near to the Strand as possible. We know there are schemes afoot, and we certainly believe in the business possibilities.

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