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Ribble Agree to Try Corporation's Idea
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1-1. A CIRCULARbus route covering
Carlisle's Harraby Estate is to he given a three months' trial by Ribble Motor Services, Ltd. This was agreed at a sitting of the Northern Traffic Commissioners last week. The case began in August, when the Commissioners gave notice that they intended to vary Ribble's services to the estate, following representations from the corporation (The Commercial Motor, August 15).
At last week's hearing witnesses claimed that existing services were inadequate because many people lived and worked too far away from the bus routes. For the Automatic Coal Cleaning Co., Ltd., Mr. G. P. Douglass said that when their premises were built they were assured by .Ribble that .a full bus service was to be provided as the estate grew. This promise had not been fulfilled by the bus company.
Mr. H. Grisbrook, for Witt. Coulthard and Co., Ltd., said their factory was near the estate, but one bus stopped 355 yd. away and another 495 yd. away. If the corporation's plans were approved the distance would be 172 yd.
Cut in Frequency
Mr. J. P. Senior, Ribble's assistant general manager, said in evidence that only 167 houses were more than 220 yd.
from their present two-way route, if the circtilar plan were adopted, the frequency would have to be cut to 30 min. instead of 15 min., and he thought residents would find this alteration unsatisfactory.
The only way to keep the present frequency would be to use another three vehicles, adding €18,000 a year to operating costs. The company could not contemplate this move. He admitted, however, that it would work out slightly cheaper to operate on the lines suggested by the corporation.
Agreeing to the exneriment, Mr. Senior said they would use the same number of vehicles as hitherto. Mr. J. A. T. 1-Tanlon, chairman, said if exceptional circumstances arose the hearing could be resumed before the three months' trial period expired.