BIG FIFE BUS SERVICE TRANSFER
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WHEN the Northern Scotland Traffic Commissioners met, at Dunfermline, on March 30, it was intimated that the business of Simpson and Forrester, Ltd., which had conducted bus services in Fife for many years, had been acquired by W. Alexander and Sons, Ltd., Falkirk.
Mr. R. W. Currie, appearing for Alexanders, which applied for 60 licences in respect of services hitherto operated by Simpson and Forrester, said that applicant had acquired the whole assets, share capital and business, and that the latter company was being liquidated. So far as the public was concerned, it was only a change on paper and, in actual practice, the services would be operated in the same way and by the same management.
Mr. Henry Riches, chairman of the Commissioners, observed that a monopoly of road passenger transport was a responsibility which necessitated a policy of steady expansion in the public interest, and not a contraction in the services provided. Mr. Currie agreed, but said the company was far from having a monopoly. It certainly had all the licences in that area, but was subject to the strict control of the Traffic Commissioners.
The chairman, after intimating that the applications were granted, to take effect as from April 1, made appreciative reference to the excellent manner in which Simpson and Forrester, Ltd., had operated.