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Need for Welsh Feeder Services

7th February 1964
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Page 43, 7th February 1964 — Need for Welsh Feeder Services
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

THE demand by the public for feeder services from the North. Wales area to link up. with extended tours was stressed by Mr. J. Booth, for Salopia Saloon Coaches Ltd., Whitchurch, at ManChester last week, when the company applied to the North Western Traffic Commissioners for new express services between Denbigh and Whitchurch, and Flint and Whitchurch. In December an application had been concluded by Crosville Motor Services Ltd. to introduce extended tours from Chester with connecting feeder services, but the Traffic Commissioners had reserved their decision (The Commercial Motor, December 6). •

A schedule of the Salopia tours was produced. The new services would he tised to convey passengers who had prehooked on one of these tours starting from Whitchurch, said Mr. Booth. Chester was one of the main areas for feeding traffic into Whitchurch and it appeared to be building up still further.

In evidence, Mr. E. Davies, general manager of Salopia, said that last year 25 per cent of the company's carryings had come from the Chester area, and feeder services from other points were an essential part of the tours operations. Evidence was given by seven of the public in respect of the Denbigh service and seven in respect Of the Flint service. They complained of lack of fac:lities when trying td join Salopia tours on Sundays.

In submission, Mr. J. Diamond, objecting for Crosville Motor Services Ltd.. said he could not say that there was no need for the new services; there was increasing traffic in the area and Crosville were entitled to share in this.

Mr. Booth concluded that for Crosville to make good their objection they had to satisfy the Commissioners that they had some services which were in need of protection, but they had not done this, and no evidence had been called to suppoil their objection. Salopia had made out a prima fade case and the objectors had not attempted to rebut it, he said. The application would benefit the travelling public and no harm would be done to any other operator.

The Traffic Commissioners reserved their decision.

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