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25th April 1969, Page 25
25th April 1969
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ues of waiting vehicles at Vittoria 3irkenhead, have been eliminated by aption system introduced by the Blue Line Ltd. Loading bays are kept in t use and when a driver does have to iormally not longer than an hour—he vehicle in a park which includes an centre for himself,

a lorry arrives—the park is opposite k entrance to the Mersey Tunnel—the iresents his cart note to the control This note is then folded into a carvhich has a combination adjustment. combinations can direct the cartridge .ant destinations via a pneumatic tube inks the control centre to each export rhe cartridge goes to the receiver's t the required shed where the notes mined and immediately sent back to Itrol office with instructions to the

nding on the reply, the driver either Is to the appropriate unloading bay or a number and waits until he is called public address system.

driver who has to wait is given a colour coding—red, white, blue or yellow—as well as a number, the colour referring to the particular shed in which the cargo has to be unloaded. For unloading he reverses under a canopy which projects outside the shed. No lorry is allowed to enter the shed.

If a haulier gives advance notice of his time of arrival then the lorry can go straight to the unloading bay after reporting to the control centre, and if a driver arrives with less than 2 tons of cargo this can be immediately offloaded into a sundries transit shed in the lorry park, the consignments being delivered to the storage sheds by fork-lift truck.

The amenity centre has good washing facilities for both sexes. The lounge is well equipped, and hot drinks and snacks can be obtained from vending machines; a private phone is available.

The reconstruction of Vittoria Dock was a joint venture between the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board and the Blue Funnel Line Ltd. Since it took place the dock has a capacity for moving more than 2,400 tons daily.

Three of the sheds are new and the other one will be rebuilt later. The three new pillar less sheds are 459ft by 135ft, the large expanse of floor space facilitating fork-lift working, and giving maximum space for cargo storage.

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