YMS Devonian Northbound Traffic Sheet (Lower part)

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squares with the pick-up points along the top edge and the set down points down the side. Totals for every required point to point were written in the appropriate square. Every column and every line was totalled and balanced then a grand total for the service obtained - all done mentally without the aid of a calculator. The total figures were transferred to the Traffic Sheet which was attached to all the chart sheets. The total showing the number of passengers to be collected from each pick-up point and the total showing the number to be set down at each setting down point were completed on the sheet. At busy times a more detailed breakdown of the numbers of passengers arriving on the connecting services of Associated Motorways, Royal Blue and Devon General was shown. The 'Charts' were carried by the Leading Driver/Senior Leading Driver or, at busier times, the Road Steward or Inspector who was overseeing the operation of the service coach and its duplicates. The actual numbers of passengers boarding/alighting and the times at the stops were recorded as the journey progressed. I created this reproduction showing just the passengers that travelled on the through coach south of Cheltenham, there were additional duplicates starting from Cheltenham. On the coach originating in Torquay there were 44 passengers on board when arriving at Cheltenham and 6 passengers were added there - it was a 49 seat coach! I suspect a child entitled to a seat unnecessarily sat with a parent giving us one extra passenger. Six photographs showing the coach (TDK 687J) starting out from Torquay and seen at different places on the journey up to Rochdale on the run this day may be seen beginning at:
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