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New Liverpool Site for Silver Roadways

26th March 1965, Page 29
26th March 1965
Page 29
Page 29, 26th March 1965 — New Liverpool Site for Silver Roadways
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THE Liverpool offices and depot of

Silver Roadways Ltd. have been centralized on a new site 100 yd. from the company's, workshop in Lightbody Street, Liverpool, 5. The single-storey, 3,885 sq. ft. building for 40 administrative staff includes a rest room and shower facilities for drivers. There is yard space for 30 artics.

Washing and lubrication equipment is to be installed as part of a plan to service vehicles that have previously been maintained in London and Cardiff. A " production line" traffic office layout, designed by the manager, Mr. J. N. Gannieliffe, provides separate checking points for Silver Roadways' and subcontractors' drivers. New TIR Requirement WITH effect from April I, the manifests VY of TIR carnets for traffic crossing the Spanish frontier must be completed in either French or Spanish. if this is not possible the manifest must have attached to it a translation in one of these. languages. Failure to observe these instructions will result in non-acceptance of the carnet by the Spanish Customs authorities. Torquay LOME': Time Torquay round of the Lorry Driver of the Year competition will he held on May 16. The Edinburgh eliminator on June 6 will be known as the East of Scotland event and the Dunfermline contest on May 9 as the North of Scotland. fhe Glasgow round will be known as the West of Scotland if it is run, and will probably be on May 30, but there is some doubt as to whether there will he enough support for the event to take place this year.

Peterborough Lorry Park? Peterborough City Council is considering the building of a special park for heavy lorries, together with a • transport cafe and hostel, on the Horse Fair Meadow", off London Road, or On some other suitable site in the area.

7s14 Section 'Opened: Europe's longest y1adnct came into use when the Minister of Transport opened the i:19m. ChiswickLangley section of the London-South Wales motorway (M:4) on Wednesday. The viaduct. it thc eastern end of the motorway, is almost two miles long: The motorway also boasts the longest stretch of heated road in Britain --some two miles-. The heating equipment covers the viaduct section and its associated slip roads and ensures continuous use of the road in winter conditions,