Wallace Arnold Seek More Excursions
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BY ingenuity and hard work, Wallace Arnold Tours, Ltd., were trying to attract traffic from their competitors through offering the "ginger bread." This was claimed last week by Mr. J. Evans, for the road objectors, when the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners continued hearing Wallace Arnold's application for a further 47 excursion destinations (The Commercial Motor, July 25).
. Mr. Evans, representing Rogers' Motor Coaches and Kitehin and Sons, Ltd., said it was ludicrous to suggest that Wallace Arnold suffered from a lack of variety on their licences.
In evidence, Mr. Kitchin said Wallace Arnold wanted another 32 excursions from Bradford, yet they already had 250 destinations. They could swamp Kitehin's, who had only 50, and if this application were granted every possible destination would be sealed off.
Mr. Rogers pointed out that Wallace Arnold had 165 destinations on their Leeds licence and• were .now seeking 15 more. He regarded the application with alarm as they ,would take traffic from existing. operators.
For British Railways, Mr. T„ }3. Atkinson suggested that the half-day coastal excursiOn was the "magic pill" Wallace Arnold wanted to offer their customers. They would thus be attracted from day excursions and private transport.
Mr. F. Marshall, for Wallace Arnold, pointed out that they had been criticized for canvassing customers to give _evidence, yet both road objectors had done the same. thing for their own applications in
the past. .
Decision was reserved.