Decision Reserved in Yelloway Case F OLLOWING applications by the North
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Western Road Car Co. Ltd., W. C. Standerwick Ltd. and Scout Motor Services Ltd., a similar application was made at Manchester last week by Yelloway Motor Services Ltd. to remodel some of its express services by aggregating vehicle duplication. The case, which was part heard, involved the Black poolLondon and Blackburn-London licences. The maximum number of vehicle journeys to be operated on any one day would not exceed 10 per cent of the appropriate monthly aggregate proposed.
Giving evidence on behalf of British Railways Board, which objected, Mr. E. Frost agreed that trains between Blackpool and London were under pressure during the summer months, and passengers from some East Lancashire towns had to rely on connectional services to Manchester before they could join a London train. Mr. F. D. Walker, for Yelloway, said that seat availability and loading figures of London trains should have been produced.
In submission Mr. Frost said that if the application were granted vehicles which were now only in use during the week would also be operated at weekends. Also the period of duplication, which was now limited from Whitsuntide to August, would be extended.
Mr. Walker said this was the fourth case of its type and as Yelloway wanted to relieve pressure of work on vehicles at week-ends the company would be using coaches which were now operated during the week. This was one of the points of the application. Over the route they served, passengers had to make a preliminary journey into Manchester if they wished to go to London by rail. Witnesses had said that they preferred coach travel because it was cheaper and more convenient.
The chairman of the North Western Traffic Commissioners, Maj-Gen. A, F. J. Elmslie, reserved his decision.