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Yorkshire Express Operators Seek Holiday Period Extension

8th May 1959, Page 47
8th May 1959
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FOLLOWING an application by I. W.

Kitchin and Sons, Ltd., last week, to extend the period of operation of their Bradford-Torquay express service, Wallace Arnold Tours, Ltd., put a similar application before the Yorkshire. Traffic Commissioners the next day.

On their Leeds-Paignton express service they wished also to operate a fortnight before and a fortnight after the official town holiday dates. Both concerns had operated express services during the Bradford and Leeds official holiday fortnights since 1957.

Mr. Edwin Kitchin, traffic manager, for Kitchins, said more facilities for Torquay were needed as many people wished to travel Outside the Bradford holiday fortnight. In 1958 the company had had requests for 74 seats by people who wished to travel in mid-July. The vehicle allowance was four on every outward and inward journey.

Mr. F. D. Walker, objecting for Yelloway Motor Services, Ltd., and Hebble Motor Services, Ltd., said that even if the application were granted it would be too late to operate the extension in 1959, so people would turn to other operators running to Torquay.

Mr. G. P. Crowe, for British Railways, pointed out that there were fast direct rail services to Torquay.

Mr. J. Evans, for Kitchins, called four witnesses who said they had their holidays outside the accepted holiday fortnight. If they could not go to Torquay with Kitchins, they would cancel their hotel bookings. Mr. T. Jackson, assistant traffic manager of the West Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd., on behalf of the Yorkshire Pool, submitted that no complaints had been made by their passengers.

Speaking for Wallace Arnold, Mr. J. M. Barr, assistant managing director, pointed out that many Leeds people took holidays outside the official first two weeks of August. Many bad tried to book seats for Paignton in July and had had to be refused.

Mr. Crowe stated that Mr. Barr should have produced details of inquiries from the 'public. Mr. Barr assured him that it was pure coincidence that his company's application had come up the day after Kitchins'. There was no intention of linking the services.

Mr. Crowe said that, if granted, the application would be potentially competitive and would take traffic away from the railways. There were adequate road and rail facilities to the south coast and there had been no evidence of any significant increase in traffic or of any real demand by the public.

The Wallace Arnold application was also opposed by Hebble, West Yorkshire (on behalf of the Pool), Yelloway Motor Services, Ltd., and Associated Motorways. None of the objectors runs direct services to Paignton.

Mr. Jackson said that no complaints had been received from members of the public concerning the Leeds-Paignton runs already provided.

The Commissioners reserved decision on both applications,


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