77-ton Switch Application
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N application by Midway Haulage, -"Ltd., Wigan, to transfer Ii vehicles 773 tons to public A licence was ijourned at Manchester last week. The Drmal user requested was: "Human and Dimal foods, sugar, soap and soap proLies, steel and building materials, and 3ods for export, within 100 miles of ase." At present three of the units are
n contract to J. Bibby and Sons, Ltd., ad the remainder on B licence.
Mr. R. Twist, Midway's managing ireetor, said their fleet was fully .nployed, but they wanted to carry back >ads, arid make the vehicles' operation tore flexible. Operational figures were Jbmitted and Mr. J. Booth, objecting nthe British Transport Commission, lid that these showed that Midway were ot using all their available back-loading iciIities now. He asked that the figures hould be broken down to give more Kobel details.
The North Western Deputy Licensing Luthority, Mr. A. H. Jolliffe, adjourned De case until the further figures could e produced.
Journey to Moscow
A CONVOY of British vehicles has -I successfully completed a 2,000-mile oad journey to the British Trade Fair t Moscow carrying £48,000-worth of furiture and photographic equipment to be sed by 250 exhibitors.
The vehicles, including Seddons fitted vith 112 b.h.p. Perkins Six 354 diesel ngines, are owned by the John Delaney )rganization. They carried a special reeting from the Mayor of Shoreditch o the people of Moscow.
Transatlantic Special
,,,,"'COTTISH OMNIBUSES, LTD., have -; begun operation of a direct coach ervice between Prestwick Airport and ?..dinburgh. Single fare for the 21-hour ourney is 25s. It gives Edinburgh and a.st of Scotland residents increased scope or air travel by linking the Scottish 'apital direct to Prestwick Airport for ransatlantic air travel.