Working Day and Night on Livestock Haulage
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rLALVI !NG that his business had
increased out of all proportion in the past 12 months, as a result of the increased number of stock in the district, a Penrith haulier, Mr. G. A. Stamper, of ROsebank, Culgaith, applied before the Northern Licensing Authority at Kendal, last week, for two new vehicles with cattle containers to be added to. his A licence.
He was granted one vehicle and one container, Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, the Authority, stating that he could not ignore the fact that there were vehicles with special A licences at present being offered for sale in the Penrith area.
Mr. Stamper said he was working his existing fleet day and night with.six fulltime drivers, himself and two part-time drivers. His application was begun before it was known that the Penrith B.R.S. depot, which had 10 vehicles for livestock work, was due to be closed at the end of the year. Only a small pap of his work was for the Fat-stock Marketing Corporation.
A British Railways official from Carlisle said there had been a 48-percent, drop in livestock transport by rail front the Penrith area to the abattoirs since the new meat fransport scheme had come into operation.
Mr. Hanlon told the applicant that some or all of the special A licence vehicles to be sold from Penrith might he removed or not used for livestock hut that was a matter for the future. When changes had taken place at the Penrith B.R.S. depot, Mr. Stamper might feel disposed to renew his application.
I.o.T. MEMBERSHIP UP
THERE were 9,084 members of
the Institute of Transport at September 30-62 more than a year earlier. Although 586 students were lost (excluding 152 transferred to higher grades of membership), 699 were added to the roll. "There is therefore again no sign that the large turnover in student membership, which has been marked since 1945. is coming to an end," says the Institute's annual report.