Former Ship Owners • Apply for Licence
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A. FORMER shipping firm—Scottish London Lines, Ltd., of Leith—who were put out of business by repeated dock strikes in London and Leith, made application for a fleet of 24 vehicles and trailers to carry some of the goods formerly transported by sea.
The application, made at Edinburgh last week, to Mr. W. F. Quin, Scottish Licensing Authority, was opposed by British Railways, British Road Services and six hauliers.
Mr. Thomas Trotter, general transport manager for Scottish London Lines, said the company formerly operated four steamers carrying mainly whisky, paper and general merchandise. He told the court that he was reluctant to let -down customers who have been with the company for 100 years in some cases.
The inquiry was adjourned for the applicants to produce "customer witnesses."
BEDFORD BUSES ABROAD
DEt1VERY of 912 Bedford oil-engined bus chassis to the Pakistan Government starts next month. Vehicles will be shipped knocked-down and assembled, with locally built bodies, by the General Motors' plant in Karachi.
A further 30 Bedford buses, With Mulliner bodies, have been ordered by the Khartoum municipality. These, the first Bedford buses to operate in the Sudan, will be 40-seaters powered by 300-cu.-in. oil engines.
Further overseas orders for Bedford bus chassis include 50 units for Egypt, 32 for Malaya, 13 for Barbados, 10 for Mauritius and four for Greece.