N.C.B. and B.T.C. Coal Plan
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rOAL will be transported by road
during the winter if necessary, it was revealed in a joint statement issued by the National Coal Board and the British Transport Commission, at the week-end. Staff shortages were given as the underlying reason for this statement.
A spokesman of the B.T.C. told The Commercial Motor, on Monday: "It is realized that serious difficulties could arise if alternative plans to augment traditional rail deliveries by road transport were not made now."
The statement, intended to reassure customers that their supplies would be maintained, was coupled with a request that they should take all the coal they could between now and December.
MINISTRY APPROVAL FOR RAIL-TO-ROAD PLAN
T" plan of Norfolk Highway Committee to buy stretches of the Midland and Great Northern Railway line for conversion into.roads, has been approved by the Ministry of Transport. The stretches concerned are north of Great Yarmouth and in the area of the Norfolk Broads.
When the committee first made the suggestion, the total cost of the scheme was placed at £300,000. Now the committee reports that the British Transport Commission has named a higher price. than was expected. Negotiations will continue.
LODGE IN COMMON MARKET I N the export market, Lodge Plugs, Ltd., are continuing their policy of setting up assembly plants in countries where, because of licence difficulties, it is impossible to export complete plugs, says Mr. V. Martin-Jones, chairman, in his annual statement.
Agreement has been reached with S.P.I.C.A., of Livorno, to manufacture complete Lodge plugs in Italy. This gives the Lodge company a permanent foothold in the Common Market.
WESTINGHOUSE BUY HALF
AHALF interest in the £100,000 capital of Hobbs Tranmissions, Ltd., has been acquired by the Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co.. Ltd, The 51 per cent. holding in Hobbs, purchased by the B.S.A. Group in 1955, was recently bought back by the board. The directors of Hobbs who continue in office are: Maj. C. J. P. Ball, chairman; Mr. H. F. Hobbs, technical director, and Mr. B. L. Oldfieid.
B.M.C. SWEDISH DEVELOPMENT
"THE British Motor Corporation is 1 forming a subsidiary company to control, from Stockholm and Malmo, importation, distribution, sales and service in Sweden. The new company will be effective when arrangements have been concluded with the present distributors, Aktieholaget Hans Osterman, Stockholm, and Forenade Bil Affl, Malmo.