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THE LATEST NEWS OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
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THREE DAYS' SITTING OF ARBITRATION TRIBUNAL.
ON. Monday last, the London Passenger Transport Arbitration Tribunal heard a claim by St. George's Omnibus Co., Ltd., for compensation under the London Passenger Transport Act. On Tuesday, the cases, of the Miller Transport Co. and the Prince Omnibus Co., Ltd., were dealt with, and the court adjourned until Wednesday. In each case, the question of whether the Board was liable for the transfer of garages was involved.
HALIFAX COMMITTEE TO BUY PART OF BUS CO.?
WE understand that Halifax Joint Services Committee proposes to purchase part of the bus undertaking of Ripponden and District Motors, Ltd., Ripponden, for 212,000. Halifax-Rishworth, Halifax-Millbank and Ripponden-Sowerhy Bridge routes, with five buses, are concerned. "
TYNESIDE MANAGER DEAD. THE death has taken place of Mr.F. H. Briggs, 'general manager of
the Tyneside Tramways and Tramroads, Co., Wallsend, at the age of 50 years.
INTERESTING " EMENDATION " APPEAL SUCCEEDS.
AMONG this week's appeal results is the case of Mr. A. L. Kemp, who appealed against the "emendation " of a licence condition by the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners. It was stated that at the sitting the Commissioners granted the licence on certain conditions, but that the Conditions subsequently attached to the licence were different.
The Minister has allowed the appeal, holding that a decision once given must be stood by, and that conditions can be altered only through the normal procedure—which allows objectors an opportunity of being heard. LORD ASHFIELD'S LECTURE.
OWING to extreme pressure of space, we have been forced to hold over until next week a precis of Lord Ash. field's paper on London passenger transport, read to the London School of Economics, on Monday last.
U.A.S. EXPANDING.
THE Northern Traffic Commissioners have transferred the licence of County Motor Co. for a NewcastleWhitley Bay service to United Automobile Services, Ltd.
BLACKPOOL OFFICIALS ELECTED.
NEARLY 300 persons attended the annual dinner of the Blackpool and District Motor Coach Owners Association, last Friday. Mr. S. H. S. Wood was elected president and Mr. Eric Seed prelident-elect. ,
EASTERN COMMISSIONERS TO INQUIRE INTO ALLEGATIONS.
N announcing their decision to refuse Edward. Hillman's Saloon Coaches, Ltd., modifiCations of licences for express services from London (Bow, E.) to Yarmouth, Ipswich, Clacton and Norwich, the Eastern Traffic Commissioners have intimated that they are to hold an inquiry into certain allegations made during the heating of the applications, which occupied some time.
BLACKPOOL BUS LOSS TURNS TO PROFIT.
ALOSS of 29,586 on Blackpool Corporation's bus system during 1932-33 has been changed to a profit of 24,235 this year. Mr. W. Lull, the transport manager, has held his appointment at Blackpool for only a year or so, and has been warmly congratulated on his success, The net profit on the combined tram and bus systems has risen from 216,307 to 255,536.
LAST CARLISLE INDEPENDENT.
WHAT is stated_ to be the, last independent operator in the Carlisle district is to transfer his service to United Automobile Services, Ltd.,-. provided that the consent of the Northern Traffic Commissioners can be obtained. The operator is Mr. A. J. Fidler, and the servite is from Carlisle to WetheraL
DARLINGTON ANTICIPATES £5,400 PROFIT.
ESTIMATES of Darlington Corpora tion's transport committee for the year ending March 31 next, show a profit on the trolleybuses of about 25,400. It is estimated that the number of passengers carried has increased by over 12 per cent. to 11,217,000, whilst the mileage is 4 per cent. higher. The anticipated bus revenue has risen from 252,000 to 254,000. NEW MANAGER FOR LANCASTER.
THE transport committee of Lancas
L ter Corporation has, following a report by Mr. John Barnard, general manager of Bolton tramways, on his investigation of the administration of the bus.undertaking, decided to appoint a new transport manager. The present bus manager (Mr. J. B. Patterson) has been offered the appointment of assistant transport manager.
The council has decided to continue the control of its bus undertaking instead of disposing of it to the Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., or some other • private company. Having regard to the decision of the council, the present omnibus committee has resigned and the council has appointed a new committee to continua the administration.
EWER LICENCE TRANSFERS STILL UNDECIDED.
THE Eastern Traffic Commissioners
• have again deferred their decision on the applications of George Ewer and Co., Ltd., for the transfer of licences for a London-Yarmouth service acquired from Sid Page, Ltd., and a LondonWalton-on-the-Naze sex-vice previously owned by Monty Super Coaches. There
• was so much opposition to the previous applications, in the Eastern and Metropolitan Areas, that a new scheme of coordination was drawn up.
It was explained to the Eastern Commissioners, on March 1, that by the co-ordination of the two services with those already run by the Ewer concern, which covered the same route for some distance out of London, it was hoped to save 1,064 vehicle-journeys (56,400 coach-miles) on the Monty service and 992 vehicle-journeys (70,000 miles) on the Ski Page route.
It was proposed that the former service should be worked by express carriages. Sir Haviland Hiley, chairman, remarked that the Ewer connections would be poor if the company was not allowed to run to• Walton-on-the-Naze, and the Commissioners reserved their decision.
At a sitting earlier this year, a sum of £5.000 was mentioned as the price for the purchase of the Sid Page service.
MORE BUSES FOR TRAMS AT HULL.
MPORTANT modifications in Hull `Corporation's transport undertaking are to he made under the co-ordination agreement with East Yorkshire Motor Services, Ltd. Several tram services are• to be replaced by bus systems, whilst in some other cases the tram routes are to be curtailed and the extensions worked by buses. It is also proposed to inaugurate a new bus service from Hull to Cottingham, with a minimum fare of 2d.
The sale of discount tickets is to be discontinued on April 1, provided that the co-ordination scheme comes into operation on that date. The annual sales of discount tickets total £16,000, which represents a rebate of £2,600. GALLEY CASE AGAIN RAISED.
AN echo of the controversy concern ing Mr. George Galley's service from Newcastle to Hull, which involved High Court litigation, was heard at a sitting of the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners, a few days ago, when East Yorkshire Motor Services, Ltd., applied for the renewal of its licence for the route. Mr. 'Galley opposed the application.
Mr. W. IVIcKea.g; M.P., on Mr. Galley's behalf produced figures for running costs and receipts of both parties and the East Yorkshire concern agreed with them. During 1933 the applicant's vehicles carried 312 passengers on the route, the objector's figure being 1,929. From June 1-SePtember 30, 1933, the "East Yorkshire" passengers numbered 1,718, but Mr. Galley's vehicles carried 3,311 persons during August alone, in which month his receipts were 45 per cent, higher than those of the " East Yorkshire " for the four
onths.
The applicant company earned receipts of 2.93d. per mile in June, Mr. Galley's takings being 7.8d. The former's receipts on the service were stated to be nearly 50 per cent, lower in 1933 than in 1932 ; the total revenue for four months was £586.
The loss on the route was alleged to be due to the unlicensed working of Mr. Galley, be having, it was stated, run without a licence during the whole of 1933. The Commissioners reserved their • decision, which, of course, is awaited with considerable interest.