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L.N.E.R.G ranted Licences for Over 700 Tons
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fiOST of the applications of the 1V1London and North Eastern Railway Co. for " A" licences for vehicles of an aggregate unladen tonnage of 783, to be operated from 93 centres, have been granted by Sir Haviland Hiley, the Eastern Licensing Authority. The applications, which were in respect of 465 claimed tonnage and 318 discretionary tonnage, were heard at 'five public sittings. The latter figure included certain lorries and trailers which were proposed to be acquired at the date of application and which had been acquired prior to the hearing by Sir Haviland Hiley. Objections were lodged against 36 of the applications.
The Authority comments, in a memorandum on the applications, that many were for yehicles operating in circumstances in which " B " licences could suitably have been granted; these would give full liberty to collect and deliver rail-borne traffic, but would prevent the unrestricted extension of a vehicle's activities or its removal to another centre. The Authority was unable to obtain an assurance that the vehicles would be used solely for the carriage of rail-borne traffic.
More Vehicles Than Needed.
In certain cases licences were sought for more vehicles than it was intended to operate from the centres in question during the currency of the licence. The L.N.E.R. maintains a central pool of vehicles, and it appears that the company, when deciding to provide new or augmented services from a given centre, has used a pool lorry, pending the arrival of a permanent vehicle.
Sir Haviland Hiley comments on the fact that the use of the company's own vehicles for collection and delivery in connection with railway stations has, in some cases, resulted in the termination of contracts between the L.N.E.R, and local carriers. Furthermore, a number of the applications of established operators in the centres in question has been opposed by the railway company.
In 22 centres the applications were exclusively for claimed tonnage and are granted. Unopposed applications concerned entirely with discretionary tonnage in possession before April 1 last are also granted, 32 centres being affected. The company has secured licences for vehicles to be acquired, without objection, and to be operated from three centres. The applications covered four trailers acquired in May last, for two centres, and an additional vehicle and trailers for the third.
Applications relating exclusively to tonnage in possession prior to April 1 last, but subject to objection, concerned 28 areas. These are granted without comment, except in the case of Snetfisham, where there is justification for licensing a vehicle for the summer, but in winter the traffic is small. The lorry for this district is to be licensed, on the assurance that it shall not compete for road haulage elsewhere.
The fourth group related to applications including tonnage to be acquired and subject to objection. The application in respect of a vehicle for Ardleigh is granted, but the pool vehicle is deleted. Sir Haviland Hiley is prepared to issue experimentally a licence for a vehicle and a trailer to be operated from Brandon, although the service was commenced so late as August 12 last.
The Cambridge application is allowed, but from that in respect of Colchester are deleted a motor vehicle, put into service in June last, and three trailers, delivered a few weeks earlier: The Ipswich application is granted as applied for, with the exception of 14 pool trailers.
The Authority has refused licences for two horseboxes, which commenced operation in April last from Newmarket. These vehicles have carried more traffic throughout by road than in connection with rail services, and the facilities existing prior to their introduction were adequate. The application for vehicles at Swaffhara includes a lorry and three trailers acquired after April 1 last, and is granted.