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1,000 MILES TO THE SEASIDE— BY LUXURY COACH
riA TRIP of 2,000 miles return by motor coach to the seaside may sound an ordeal to the people in this country, but it is a holiday to the inhabitants of Mendoza in the Argentine.
The British-built coach which will operate this run, from Mendoza to the seaside resort of Mar del Plata, is the last word in comfort for the passengers. Even the bright-red leather seats are adjustable to three positions, and radio is fitted.
Shipped to the Argentine by Leyland Motors, Ltd., Leyland, Lanes, as a chassis', its luxury coachwork has been built by El Trebol S.R.L. for Senores Avallone Hermanos S.R.L., who have formed a company in Mendoza known as Empresa Turismo Argentina.
The national concession which the operators possess allows them to use this 30-seater over paved roads anywhere in the Argentine. Its first trips were made to Buenos Aires with. tourists, The exterior colour scheme of this coach matches the interior and is in white and bright red. Since putting this coach into service, the owners have ordered a further chassis, which will be one of the later 19-ft. wheelbase machines.
UNION AXE FALLS ON BUSMEN MPLOYEES of Messrs. The Economic Bus Co., Sunder'and, who took part in the recent strike of bus employees in the north-east have been expelled from the National Union of General and Municipal Workers for failing to sign a declaration that they would abide by Union regulations in future.
The bus strike was unofficial and the strikers eventually obeyed a Union order to resume working.
BUS DELIVERY OVER 2,000 ROAD MILES •
nWING to it not being possible to
arrange shipping space within a reasonable time for the transport of two new Bedford 32-seater single-deck buses from Melbourne, Victoria, to Perth, in Western Australia, a distance of about 2,000 miles, arrangements were made for their delivery by road, The journey which was expected to take more than a fortnight to complete, is stated to be one of the longest overland trips of the kind ever to be undertaken, and to ensure its success special arrangements had to be made for ample supplies of motor spirit and oil en route also garage accommodation at the various overnight stopping places.
SPLENDID SEASON FOR ABERDEEN TOURS rOACH-TRIP operators in Aberdeen 1---"are enjoying one of their best seasons on record. "The staggering of holidays has prove.i a boon to us, althougb people are not spending money sn
A28 lavishly as they did last year," one owner told our correspondent "Before the war the Glasgow Fair week was our peak time, but now business is excellent for most of our five-month season," he said.
• Royal Deesith and the Trossachs are the favourite beauty simts for holidaymakers to Aberdeen who seek tours. The big difficulty facing the coachowners is the Tack of coaches.
NEW POWERS FOR LONDON TRANSPORT
ROYAL assent has been given to a Bill under which the London Passenger Transport Board may improve and extend properties in Catford, Peckham, Streatham, Clapham, and Lambeth. Strong objections voiced in Wandsworth and Camberwell have thus been ineffective.
A London Transport official is stated to have said: "With the present building position it might be some consider able time before any people will be disturbed. It is our policy to use bombed sites before displacing any people for whom other accommodation would have to be found."
WORKMEN'S SERVICE FAILS TO PAY
AN early morning bus service operated on Sundays for the benefit of workmen has been withdrawn by Darlington Corporation. A report submitted to the Corporation stated that on an average only 4.16 passengers had been carried per mile, and the service had operated at a loss of 11.3d. per mile. The service was started during the war.
SEEING THE CITY OF DREAMING SPIRES
ALICENCE has been granted to
• South Midland Motor Services, Ltd., Oxford, to operate tours in the city. This is stated to be the first time such a licensed tour has been authorized. The tours are in operation and are to continue well into the winter months. FIRST NEW TITAN GOES TO TODMORDEN THE first of the new range of 53-seater
.r HE Leylands will shortly be put in service by Todmorden Joint Omnibus Committee. This new bus was formally handed over at Leyland to Alderman Whitaker and Mr. W. E. Metcalfe (general manager of the undertpking) by Mr. C. B. Nixon and Mr. H. Spurrier (Leyland's governing director and general manager respectively).
Todmorden has selected the Titan P.D.2 model for service and has ordered 26 of these, partly because of the numerous hills on local bus routes.
By being the first operator to take delivery of the ne,w Leyland model, Todmorden, despite its small size, has once again shown its progressive outlook on transport. Since the agreement with the L.M.S:12. in 1930, the undertaking has contributed over 00,000 to the relief of rates, including £4,000 in 1946. Starting in a small way in 1907 with two Leyland and two Critchley-Norris buses, it has built up an all-Leyland fleet, which includes 32 Lowbridge doubledeckers.
BLACKBURN TRAM-TO-BUS CHANGE OVER I T is learnt that Blackburn Corpora tion proposes to change over to buses on the three remaining tram routesDarwen, Wilpshire, and Church. The Ministry of Transport asked the committee to consider the use of trolleybuses, but it was felt these would cause inconvenience in linking up with the routes of other authorities.
EXTRA DARLINGTON SERVICE
AN application to run an additional bus service between Darlington and Stockton, a distance of about 11 miles, has been made by the United Automobile Services, Ltd., Darlington. The return fare will be Is. 6d, and the single fare ls.
LOWER ROAD FOR TROLLEYS IT is learnt that Darlington Town 'Council is negotiating with the L.N.E.R. for the lowering of the carriageway under the North Road railway bridge to allow double-decker trolleybuses to pass underneath. '