Travelfar firm ‘interested’

Press, 9 February 1982, Page 2

Travelfar firm ‘interested’

If Midland Coachlines decided to have its transport licences revoked for commuter passenger services from Christchurch to Rangiora and Kaiapoi, Travelfar Coaches, Ltd, would apply to have them on the same terms, said the company’s owner and managing director, Mr D. J. Sheehan, yesterday. Mr Sheehan was commenting on a report in “The

Press” yesterday that informal talks were believed to have been held between Midland Coachlines and the Christchurch Transport Board over the future of the commuter services. Mr Sheehan said he was angry that the board should be involved in any talks outside the formal licensing application formalities. “It’s completely out of order to have informal talks

and make prearrangements,” he said. Travelfar took over the Christchurch-to-Oxford service last August after Midland had the licence revoked. It also runs a service from Rangiora to Oxford and has school bus services. Mr Sheehan said it would be a “disaster” for the Christchurch ratepayer if the Transport Board got the licence for the runs from

Christchurch to Rangiora and Kaiapoi. “They can’t even run the town services at a profit,” he said. If the Transport Board applied for the licence he would oppose the applications. When Travelfar had applied for the licence for the Christchurch-to-Oxford service the board had been one of the objectors.