TEN YEARS' COACHING EXPERIENCE.
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Some Details of the Activities of a Pioneer Firm In Croydon.
WITII .ten :years' operating expenance in -the motor coach industry the firm of Messrs. C. Taylor and Son, 49a, George Street, Croydon, can certainlyclaim to have a good. knowledge of the requirements Of those who travel for pleasure. .
The 'firm has been running coaches slice 1919, and they claim 'to be amongst the Pioneers in Croydon who developed . this form of travelling. 'Their' fleet consists of the latest types of Albion: all-weather saloon coach. which are used to .maintain a regulai daily service to the principal South Coast seaside resorts, apart from maintaining week-end services to Bournemouth, Margate, Folkestone, Dover, ete.
Mr. C. Taylor, the proprietor of the firm, expresses satisfaction. with the good running of the Albion, coaches, which he says have, by reason Of Their pleasing aPpearance and the comfortable riding they offer, increased his trade.
The booking offices are centrally situated in Croydon, and at the beginning of the present season a wellequipped waiting-room was established in conjunction with them, the idea being to provide certain comforts for passengers during the time that they were waiting for the coaches. We publish on the previous page a picture of the booking office, from which information can be secured relating to many other services, for Mr. Taylor is also the main booking agent, for Croydon, for a number of large organizations, and can, by reason of his activities in this direction, book passengers to all parts of the country. The firm makes arrangements for collecting and delivering passengers' luggage.
Mr. Taylor emphasizes the fact that the work entailed in connection with a coaching organization which is run on sound lines is very considerable. Selecting the right type of vehicle which will meet the requirements of Scotland Yard, employing qualified and trustworthy delfers, booking heavy luggage in advance so as to assist passengers, and running a subsidiary service to pick up people who may reside in outlying districts, are only a few of the problems which have to be tackled, and, because of the satisl'action which his organization has given to many thousands of persons, Mr. Taylor can certainly claim to have tackled them successfully.