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Newcastle inhabitants are asking for motorbus services to surrounding beauty spots, such as Hexham, Alnmouth, Durham, etc.
The new Bromley motorbuses are to be single-decked 24-seated machines, and they will have to conform to Scotland Yard regulations.
A local syndicate under the title of the East Surrey Traction Co., Ltd., is now running a motorbus service between Reigate and Red hill.
On pp. 26-1-5 we reproduce a number of photographs, which illustrate the departure of the horsed omnibus in a remarkable and graphic manner.
A West Lancashire corre spondent reports extensive local char-h-bancs development. Excursion trips are proving very popular too in Blackpool and Fleetwood.
An application by the G.W.R. to the Watch Committee of the Plymouth Corporation for licences for three public-service vehicles to ply for hire within the borough has been granted. Applications from Motor Coaches Ltd. for a five-year monopoly, and for other licences from a Leytonstone syndicate were refused. To-day (Thursday) the Midland Great Western Railway Co. opens a new motor tourist service be
tween Clifden and Westport in Connemara.. Three Windermeretype Commer Cars are to be --!1,1ployed, and the main route is along 55 miles of an old coach road.
Trace v. Abercrombie and the L.G.O.C.
On Wednesday of last week, before the Lord Chief Justice, the above action was terminated by a verdict against the L.G.O.C. The jury found that on the occasion of the Regent Street accident last December, the private ear belonging to Dr. Abercrombie, did not, in fact, as alleged, strike the motorbus and so knock the steering gear out of the driver's hand. Counsel for Dr. Abercrombie were Mr.
Marshall Hall, K.C., M P., with Mr. Harold Brandon, and for the omnibus company Mr. E. Shearman, K.C., and Mr. Russell Clark. The experts for the L.G.O.C. were Col. Crompton, C.B., and Mr. F. Lanehester, and for Dr. Abercrombie, Mr. Arthur W. Windsor, with Mr. G. H. Baillie and Mr. J. S. Critchley.
Holywell Wants to Keep Horses.
A certain number of the tradespeople and farmers of Holywell have protested, at a public meeting, against the suggested licensing by the urban council of a number of motor chars-it-banes which it is suggested shall maintain a service between the town and adjacent interesting localities. A local hotel proprietor in a large way of business said that, since the movement to inaugurate services of chars-hbanes had been stopped at Llandudno and Rhyl, it should also be stopped at Holywell. This speaker's chief anxiety seemed to be that if motorbuses were introduced all over the country, they would have difficulty in getting horses in times of war. He was also concerned with the fact that in the past he had been earning 21,000 a year on the road with his own horses, and that a continuance of this profitable undertaking was therefore threatened.
Room for Private Enterprise. The inhabitants of Irlethven are asking the Town Council of Perth to extend the running of the existing motorbus service from Almondbank to their district. The Tramways Committee of the Town Council, however, has replied that Methven is beyond the limit to which it can run buses as feeders to the tramways, and that, therefore, nothing can be done in the matter so far as the committee is concerned.
In the Lake District.
The Lake District Road Traffic Co. which operates between Windermere and Keswick recently added another car to its fleet. This is a four-cylinder 30 h.p. Thornycroft char-hebancs, the body-work for which has been entrusted to Messrs. George and Jobling, Bow
ness-in-Windermere. The car is capable of carrying 18 passengers and a driver. It is fitted with a cape-cart hood and windscreen ; thus ensuring shelter in case of bad weather. It was placed on the Windermere and Keswick service early last month.