Labour Call for Restriction on Size of Vehicles
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From our Political Correspondent
iTrome policy document, under which private road transport would not be of selective nationalization, outlined in the Labour Party's recent
the taken over by the State, seems to have found general acceptance in the constituency parties. In the resolutions they have submitted for discussion at the annual Party conference in October, there are few calls for sweeping nationalization—and road haulage is mentioned only once.
Ormskirk has included it in a list of concerns which it wants taken over, while Esher asks for the public ownership of most—if not all—of the means of distribution.
In the policy document " Signposts for the Sixties," which will be submitted for approval at the conference, the expansion of publicly owned road transport, at the expense of the privately owned sector, is envisaged.
Among the resolutions dealing with transport is one from 13elper—the constituen6y of Mr. George Brown, the Deputy Leader of the Party—which says the Minister of Transport should limit the volume of heavy traffic on the roads.
It wants restrictions on the size and number of lorries, particularly those carrying bulk loads. such as coal. Heavier loads should be transported by rail or canal, wherever possible, says the resolution, "thus using to the best advantage all means of inland transport available," Theme of most of the resolutions in this section is condemnation of the Government's transport policy, especially the White Paper dealing with the reorganization of the nationalized undertakings. The railway unions are among those groups which make special mention of the need for an integrated and coordinated transport system.
Starways Win Air Application
ABUS company has lost its case
against an air company's application to provide a "Businessman's Special" service between Liverpool and Glasgow. Crosville Motor Services, Ltd., British Railways and Silver City Airways, Ltd., objected to an application by Starways, Ltd., of Liverpool, to increase from five to 12 the number of flights. in each direction.
The Air Transport Licensing Board has approved an increased frequency of up to 10, but has rejected the company's application to reduce by 3s. the £3 18s. fare. Starways have also been granted permission to include Hawarden (Chester) and Blackpool as optional stops.
When the application was considered by the board last month, Starways stated that they wanted to provide an air service that would enable the businessman to return home on the same day that he left. They could not 'at that time offer what they regarded as a genuine return service.
This application was fully reported in The Commercial Motor of July 7.
Scots Bus Company Taken Over
ALANARKSHIRE bus company, Laurie Brothers, of Burnbank. has been taken over by the Central S.M.T. The Burnbank concern, a family business started 39 years ago, has a fleet of 31 buses and a staff of 130. Mr. H. Black, the manager, said: "The company will still operate as a separate unit within the Scottish Omnibus Group. There will be. no change in management and staff."