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Operating Aspects of PASSENGER TRANSPORT

9th June 1933, Page 53
9th June 1933
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WHITSUN. DEMAND FOR COACHES FAR EXCEEDS SUPPLY TEE successful working of coach operators during the Easter holidays was repeated last week-cad, when the Whitson traffic at the four main London coach stations exceeded all expectations. It is significant of the public trust in coach travel that advance booking is almost a thing of the past, most persons booking casually a day or two before they wished to make their jonrney.s. Unfortunately, the demand for transport again far exceeded the supply and a considerable volume of business had to be refused.

All the coach stations made the same complaint of a flood of last-minute bookings and all were forced to turn away custom.

The Central London (Road Transport) Station, Euston, NAVA, dealt, last Friday night, with a heavy volume of traffic to Blackpool, Liverpool and Manchester, but a railway excursion to Blackpool, at a fare of 15s. (as against 25s. by coach) is believed to have been partly responsible for a slackening in the demand for road transport on Saturday night. There was no coach garaged in the station during Monday, every available vehicle being placed on the road._ The traffic is stated to have been about the same as that of last Whitsun.

King's Cross Coach Station handled far more business than was expected, and the duplication of coaches was, in some cases, heavier than on August bank holiday of last year. The receipts showed a great increase on those of Whitson, 1932, and it was estimated on Tuesday evening (before the actual returns were completed) that bookings effected over the counter at the station had risen by about 50 per cent. From King's Cross, the most popular holiday route appeared to be that to Portsmouth. London Coastal Coaches, Ltd., was also well pleased with the week-end's work and we were informed that no passenger carried by a company connected with the Victoria station was stranded. The traffic was estimated to show a slight increase on last year's figure despite the lateness of Whitsun. The large majority of the bookings was made within three days of bank holiday.

Similar reports of refused traffic were given to us by the London Terminal Coach Station, S.W.9, where the traffic handled compared favourably with that of last year. No seats were, we understand, available to any seaside resort a day or two before bank holiday, and Margate, Southend and Brighton proved to be the most popular destinations.

Coach drivers of long acquaintance with the Maidstone and Canterbury roads reported that the traffic congestion on those thoroughfares was of an intensity never before experienced.


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