Mexborough and Swinton Times May 6 1927

Overcrowded Bus

Great Houghton’s Drivers Offence

Summoned for having overcrowded a motorboat at Thurnscoe on April 6, Jack Robson, driver, of Great Houghton, was fined 30 shillings at Doncaster on Saturday.

PC France said he stopped a 14 seater bus defendant was driving, and in it were 28 passengers and two children, excluding the driver.

Winners pointed out the overcrowding to him, and Robson replied: “I did not like so many passengers in.”

The chairman (Mr J Brocklesby) remarked that this was a matter which must be stopped, for if an accident occurred when the bus was overcrowded there might be serious consequences.