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Railways Strongly Contest Torbay Pool Application
Page 57
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74 HE first session of what are now likely to be highly prolonged hearings of the Yorkshire Torbay Pool application at Leeds (COMMERCIAL MOTOR, February 25) ended without the document which caused the objectors' successful appeal for a High Court hearing before Lord Chief Justice Parker being shown by counsel to objectors. This was after a second request for it by Mr. Jackson-Lipkin, for the road objectors, and again, on behalf of the proposed Pool, Mr. F. D. Walker had to decline, during a meeting of counsel in the briefing rooms.
Last Friday, the principal Pools spokesman, Mr. H. Allen, chairman and general manager of Yelloway Motor Services Ltd., was cross-examined by Mr. A. J. F. Wrottesley. for British Railways, one of the objectors.
Mr. Wrottesley foresaw marathon journeys by coach in Britain of up to 24 hours—perhaps Cornish destinations could be reached from Yorkshire in one full day? Mr. Allen agreed that the proposal for the Friday night summer service from Yorkshire to Paignton would allow a possible connectional facility at Exeter with Associated Motorways or Royal Blue.
On the most favourable interpretation of figures put in by the Pool, Mr. Wrottesley found difficulty in believing a year-round, daily service, except Christmas Day, from Keighley to Cheltenham would be an economic proposition.
But Mr. Allen retorted that back in 1954 he asked for, and was granted, a licence for a winter service between Rochdale and Cheltenham, in addition to a summer service. At the time they had not one passenger to put forward. Now this service was carrying 14,000 coach passengers on its winter operations.
Mr. Wrottesley said he appreciated Mr. Allen's enthusiasm for his job, and he knew what was going along on the other side of the Pennines. But that should be completely disregarded so far as Yorkshire was concerned. "Your assertion indicates the undeserved and unlimited harm to my services, which may result", he added.
"It hasn't happened in Lancashire", replied Mr. Allen. Even today, he went on, high rail fares for ordinary people had a very low priority in their spending habits. Many could not afford to travel by train.
They would still rather make the uncomfortable and exhausting journey from Yorkshire across the Pennines, often by stage carriage, or even private car, to get the advantage of the cheaper Yelloway fare south.
The hearing is to be continued on a date to be fixed by the Traffic Commissioners.