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LT faces big battle aver licence refusal
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DNDON TRANSPORT seems set rant a licence to an independent rid Central London coach service Jon Simon of LightGray Ltd, ading as London Airlink, plans ) operate an hourly shuttle serIce using luxury coaches leavig Gloucester Road coach park. he company was formed aecifically with that service in rind, and has already acquired vo coaches but is poised to acuire more subject to demand. London Transport Executive as refused to allow the cornany to run the service as it fears would be in direct competition rith LT's own newly introduced ,irbus routes Al and A2, as well
to face a battle over its refuse( to operator to run Heathrow Airport S.
as the Piccadilly line tube link.
Mr Simon, however, believes that, by using conventional roadside bus stops, particularly in Cromwell Road, the LT service is likely to cause traffic congestion. He also believes that LT, by using expensive new MCW Metrobuses, will be unable to operate on a purely commercial basis and provide as much value for money as a private operator using coaches.
Mr Simon is appealing to the Minister of Transport against the LT refusal granted by Section 35 of the 1980 Transport Act.
He is also managing director of coach and lorry park company Vehicle Parks and through this company hopes to operate a two-way radio station for coach operators using the Home Office coach allocated wavelength.