Iwo Appeals Fail : No . Cuts for Crosville
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WO appeals, one by Llandudno and Colwyn Bay Electric Railway, Ltd., and the other by orge Ewer and Co., Ltd., have been dismissed the Minister of Transport.
[le Llandudno company appealed against the rth Western Traffic Commissioners' refusal to ifirm their proposal to reduce the winter guencies of stage services operated by Crosville ■ tor Services, Ltd., between Llandudno Rhyl and Penmaen Head and thigh. The case was bitterly fought.
Minister says that the appellants ed to establish that the reduction of guency would be in the public interest. leorge Ewer appealed against the tropolitan Traffic Commissioner's ision to grant two new picking-up nts to W. King and Sons, Ltd., on ursions and tours from North London ch station, and on express services to ithend on Sea, Ramsgate and ghton, also from North London coach ion. The Minister says that, in the wee of more conclusive evidence, is no reason to believe that traction of traffic from Ewer's would other than " negligible."
;RIDGE PROJECTS ARE BEING CO-ORDINATED, M.P.s TOLD
HE date for beginning work on the Severn bridge was linked with pros on the Forth bridge, as the two jects were being co-ordinated, Mr. R. H. Nugent, Parliamentary Secretary he Ministry of Transport, said in the Ise of Commons last week. It was cd to publish a draft order concerning building of approach roads for the orn bridge this year. Objections would have to be considered.
cgulations would soon be laid down tandardize road markings. Some local torities had painted markings which c not standard practice. Markings Id be explained in the new issue of Highway Code.
he Ministry and the Royal Society the Prevention of Accidents were to ich a road-safety campaign under the of "Be a Better Driver."
■ uring the 12 years ended April, 1958, cost of operating driving tests came to ., whilst revenue from test fees was m.
SCOTCH SCOTCH )LLOWING months of rumour, A.A. Motor Services, Ltd., Ayr. have taken s to scotch reports that they are to aken over by the Western S.M.T. Co., Staff have been instructed to deny tales. "No approaches have been le by either side," an A.A. spokesman last week.