Snowdonia Transport Problems Described
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RIURAL transport difficulties in Snowdonia were described at Bedgellert, Caernarvonshire, last week, when Mr. J. R. .Lindsay, North Western Deputy Licensing Authority, heard an application for a new B licence by Mr. A. L. Griffiths.
Col, S. G'oodchild, far Mr. Griffiths, said there was urgent need for another haulier to serve the villages of Bedgellert, Rhyddu, Nant-Gwynant and Nant Mar, and tamp to and from Caernarvon.
The vehicles of the existing hauliers, Williams Transport Services, Ltd., and Mr. Watson Jones, were often tied up by County Council work, and Mr. Griffiths, a coal merchant, could supplement the transport if his vehicle were licensed. Mr. R. G. Williams, managing director of Williams Transport, Waenfawr, said two tippers and a " flat " were based at Bedgellert. None of Mr. Griffiths' seven witnesses had approached his company.
Answering Col. Goodchild, he denied that the lorries were kept at Waenfawr, eight miles away, and that the Bedgellert garage was seldom manned. He agreed that two vehicles were wholly employed by the county council for four months this year and one for practically the whole of the past two years.
Mr. Pritchard Jones, for Williams Transport, submitted that they were well able to meet -local needs. If a licence were granted the position would become uneconomic for everyone.
Granting the application, Mr. Lindsay said the arrangements at Williams Transport Bedgellert base were unsatisfactory. Mr. Griffiths' licence would be for general goods within five miles of Bedgellert, with occasional journeys to and from Caernarvon.
MAMMOTH MAJOR BUSES AFLEET of extra-long-wheelbase
A.E.C. Mammoth Major six-wheelers to be used in passenger form has been ordered by Rhodesian Railways from A.C.V. Central Africa (Pvt.), Ltd. This chassis, normally used on goods work, is powered with the 11.3-litre 6-eylindered A.B.C. oil engine. The wheelbase is 21 ft, 6 in., and the overall length with body will be 36 ft.
Similar vehicles have been ordered by Rhodesia United Transport, Ltd.
BRIDGE TO BE IMPROVED WORK will start next month on reconVY structing Hills Road railway bridge. a bottleneck on the main approach road to Cambridge from the south east. Traffic over the bridge is heavy at peak periods. and many accidents have occurred there. The improvement will cost £116.000.