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Maintain Vehicles in Slack Periods

22nd July 1960, Page 36
22nd July 1960
Page 36
Page 36, 22nd July 1960 — Maintain Vehicles in Slack Periods
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TSUALLY there were sufficient slack .1N-1 periods during fleet operation for adequate maintenance to be performed, said Mr. A. H. Jolliffe, North "Western Deputy Licensing .Authority, when he adjourned an application by Messrs, J. Pickavance, Sherdley Road, St. Helens, at Liverpool, on Tuesday.

Mr. A. Sandford, transport manager, asked for an additional articulated vehicle for use in substitution, when any of their special-A, A or contract-A units were off the road for overhaul or repair. On 11 occasions over the past two years they had had to apply for temporary substitutions, but, even so, breakdowns were a constant source of embarrassment which caused delays and inconvenience to customers.

On Thursday of the previous week, continued Mr. Sandford, a long-distance vehicle travelling to Southampton had broken down. It had been four days before the defect had been remedied. In the meantime, a trunk unit had to be sent from London to deliver the load to Southampton, They were unable to organize regular overhauls as they wished, because all the vehicles were on the road.

For the British Transport Commission,' who objected, Mr. J. F. Wrottesley said that certain important items of information must be produced before the application could be • granted. Operational figures should be broken down, to show whether or. not the vehicles were fully utilized. Records of money spent on repairs and of complaints made by customers, should be produced.

The application was adjourned for Mr Sandford to collect this information.

LOADS TOO SMALL FOR SUB-CONTRACTORS

BECAUSE his loads were so small, Mr. G. Woods, a Liverpool haulier, had difficulty in persuading sub-contractors to accept them, and to overcome this he applied for a small vehicle to carry foodstuffs, fruit and vegetables within seven miles of base, at Liverpool, on Tuesday.

He already had one B-licensed vehicle of 3 tons which carried fruit from North Market to retail fruiterers within the city. It was impossible to give a regular service with one unit and many. sub-contractors had been approached.

Mr. A. H. Jolliffe, North Western Deputy Licensing Authority, granted the application.

NEW BRIDGE GRANT

A GRANT of £75,375 towards the cost of reconstructing the bridge carrying the Metropolitan railway line over the A404 Ricknnansworth road has been made by the Minister of Transport. The London Transport Executive are rebuilding the bridge to take duplicate railway tracks. and the Middlesex County Council are providing two 20-ft. carriageways. Headroom under the bridge will be increased to 16 ft. 6 in.


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