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Rail Freight Charges Scheme Confirmed

27th July 1956, Page 40
27th July 1956
Page 40
Page 40, 27th July 1956 — Rail Freight Charges Scheme Confirmed
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THE British Transport Commission railway freight charges scheme was confirmed, with some modifications, by the Transport Tribunal, in London, on Tuesday.

As submitted by the railways, the scheme proposed that maximum charges be fixed for the carriage of all goods carried by goods train. The Tribunal decided that the Commission should be allowed to fix maximum charges for the carriage of all goods by freight train, except goods carried in owners' wagons, or road-rail tank wagons, and any consignment weighing 100 tons or more. For this, which represents a fair proportion of traffic in terms of tonnage, they are authorized to make such charges as may be reasonable.

BIRMINGHAM BAN APPROVED

D EGULATIONS banning the stop' ping of vehicles on the approaches to many city centre junctions were approved by Birmingham City Council on Tuesday. They have now to be confirmed by the Minister of Transport. An amendment that the proposals be deferred until the Road Haulage Association and the Chamber of Commerce had been consulted was rejected. It was stated that consultations had taken place between the various organizations.

Ald. H. Watton. chairman of the transport committee, said they were moving towards the complete banning of private motorists from the city centre, a move he had advocated for some time. If the speed of buses through the city could be increased by 1 m.p.h. it would represent an extra 200,000 a year to the department.

Mr. L. Patrick of the Traders' Road Transport Association. told The Commercial Motor, on Wednesday. that the Association would lodge objections to safeguard their members' interests.

'UWO APPEALS ALLOWEDi TN an appeal decision announced this I week, the Minister of Transport has granted permission to Wheatley's Garage (Patricroffi, Ltd„ to merge certain excursions and tours on to one road service licence.

Wheatley's had appealed against the refusal of the North-Western Licensing Authority to grant them a licence to continue to operate a group of excursions and tours from Higher [dam with modifications designed to incorporate facilities granted in an existing licence.

The Minister has also allowed an appeal by the British Transport Commission against the grant by the Metropolitan Licensing Authority of a variation of conditions attached to the licence authorizing Valliant Direct Coaches, Ltd,, to run an express service between Ealing and Paignton.

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