Fish Abstracted from Railways ?
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QPEN1NG an appeal against a decisionsion of the Deputy Licensing Authority for the Northern Area, Mr. .1. A. T. Hanlon, counsel for the Railway Executive, submitted to the Appeal Tribunal, in London, on Tuesday, that the respondent, R.A.H. Transporters, Ltd.; was abstracting traffic from the Railway Executive. He further suggested that the introduction of insulated vehicles for the carriage of fish to London from North Shields and fruit on the return journeys represented a change in the nature of the respondent's business.
Before the war, the concern carried certain quantities of fish, along with other goods permitted by an A licence. The withdrawal of the fish control scheme after the war enabled the operator to undertake a greater quantity of fish transport.
One insulated vehicle whs added to the fleet and -the licence was varied. By this means the respondent was able to offer a service assuring the delivery of perishable goods in perfect condition from North Shields.
The journey from the docks at North Shields lo Billingsgate market is completed in 17'hours.
R.A.H. Transporters, Ltd., was served with a notico of acquisition on April 1. 1949, but refused to accept it, and requested its 'withdrawal. , The matter has now gone to arbitration and the Arbitration Tribunal is expected to hear the case this month.
The managing director of the company, Mr. R. A. Hunter, studied the question of refrigerated vehicles in the United States and is hoping to return there shortly to continue his investigations.