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THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR Rail Losing Local Traffic by Delays L OCAL

11th June 1954, Page 66
11th June 1954
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delivery work was being lost by British Railways because of unsatisfactory service, it was stated before the Yorkshire Licensing Authority last week. Mr. L. A. Wynde, Hull and East Riding branch manager of H. J. Heinz and Co., Ltd., said that as the result of test watches it had been discovered that some goods took seven and others even 14 days to be delivered.

Messrs. Watts -Bros., Beverley, were granted permission to add two heavy vehicles to their fleet of 20 lorries to cope with business that had risen because of dcrationing. Objections were made by B.R. and British Road Services.

Mr. A. Watts, principal of the applicants, said that manufacturers were sending bigger consignments of goods. Mr. R. Paterson, for the company, said that the reason why no private haulier opposed the application was because his clients offered a specialized delivery and warehousing service.

Witnesses spoke of the value of the personal attention they received from Watts. Mr. W. A. Grubb, of Ideal Boilers and Radiators, Ltd., said that there was a high incidence of breakages with goods sent by rail. Hardly a day went by without there being an instance of goods being smashed.

COVENTRY RALLY DETAILS DETAILS have been circulated by Coventry Road Accident Prevention Council, 1 Union Street, Coventry, of the commercial-vehicle rally to be held on September 19 at the premises of the Standard Motor Co., Ltd., Banner Lane, Coventry.

There are seven classifications: Vehicles up to 15 ft. overall length; 15-19 ft. ovprall; 19-22 ft. overall; all other fourand six-wheeled vehicles over 22 ft. overall; eight-wheelers; articulated vehicles up to 25 ft. overall; and articulated vehicles over 25 ft. overall.

Eliminating contests will be held before the date of the central contest, for which an entry fee of 10s. 6d. per vehicle will be charged. The best three or four performers in each class will he invited to enter for ,the "Lorry Driver of the Year" contest to be held at Standard's on October 9.

Fuller particulars may be had on application to the council, who state that the rally is already attracting great interest. Various trophies have been subscribed by prominent industrial organizations.

USE OF PLASTICS GROWING THE growing use of plastics in the commercial-vehicle industry is well portrayed in a pictorial review which appears in the June issue of Plastics, an associated journal.

It includes a complete container body, as described in The Commercial Motor on April 16, a radiator grille as

used on Jensen vehicles and an experimental door also employed by Jensen. Front scuttles, as found on a large number of Scannmell Scarab mechanical horses operated by British Railways, are also shown.

Many other items are depicted. ranging from a "wiring loom" as used on the A.E.C. Regal Mark IV, to a modest decorative horn-button.

NO SECRET EXPORT SUBSIDIES NEITHER the British nor the German Government intend to pursue a policy of providing open or concealed

subsidies to exporters. This announcement was made last Friday after discussions between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs at Bonn last month.

The joint statement of policy arises from the mutual conviction that international trade should follow natural lines and develop freely without artificial incentives.


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