Western S.M.T. Take Over Glasgow Routes
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APPLICATIONS to take over certain bus services from Glasgow Transport Department were granted to the Western S.M.T. Co., Ltd., by the Scottish Licensing Authority, last week, in the face of objections by two other private operators.
The objectors, McGill's Bus Service, Ltd., and Messrs. Graham's Bus Service, were interested in the services between ' Barrhead and Paisley Cross, and Kilbarchan and Abbotsinch.
It was stated that they approached the corporation in 1952 with a view to accepting these commitments, but they were informed that a decision had not been taken on their abandonment.
They pointed out that they had made similar applications to those presented by Western S.M.T., and suggested that decisions on the cases should be deferred until their applications were heard.
In granting the applications, the Authority, Mr. W. F. Quin, said the evidence he had heard suggested that even if the applications were held over until the objectors' cases were considered, it was doubtful whether any additional evidence brought would warrant his reaching a different conclusion.
It was stated that the corporation, In pursuance of their policy of shedding services outside the city boundary, had approached the applicants to take over the routes.
24 OBJECTORS IN MEAT CASE
TTHERE were 24 objectors to an application by Transport (Bristol), Ltd., for 24 extra meat vehicles when the Western Licensing Authority started to hear the case last week, The company are associated with Mutual Meat Traders, Ltd., a Bristol butchers' co-operative organization formed in 1953.
Mr. H. W. Halson, general manager of Transport (Bristol), Ltd., said that vehicles had to be hired because of increasing demands, but the response had been poor. There was no direct control over hired vehicles.
The company had taken official advice on handling and transporting meat and had special insulated containers built. A high standard was required.
The hearing was adjourned until today.
THE GERMAN WAY
AGERMAN concern anxious to speed delivery of a £3,000 warploom knitting machine from the maker's factory at Burton-on-Trent, sent over their own vehicle to collect it last week. A lorry with two drivers left Emsdetten on Wednesday, the machine was loaded on Thursday, and it was installed in the Emsdetten factory during the week-end. The journey was made non-stop both ways, the drivers taking turns to sleep in a bunk provided on the vehicle.