Haulier Claims Tipper Shortage His Fleet of Six is Doubled
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QIX tippers were last week added to the B licence held by Mr. T. E. Swainson, Brunswick Road, Penrith, doubling the size of his fleet. His application was supported by Cumberland County Council, a plaster company and a lime works. After hearing evidence about the shortage of tippers in the area. British Railways withdrew their objection.
For the applicant, Mr. T. H. Campbell Ward law said the additions were needed because he was unable to fulfil commit... meats with his present fleet, particularly for the County Council, Penrith Urban District Council, Harrison's Lime Works. Penrith, and the Long Meg Plaster Co.. North Westmorland.
Mr. B. W. Butler, County Council divisional surveyor for Penrith, said Mr. Swainson was their principal contractor in the area, the only person able to supply tippers. The council were not always able to get enough lorries and had to bring vehicles from outside the area.
Mr. F. Birkbeck, Penrith Urban Council surveyor, said Mr. Swainson had not been able to meet all their demands and vehicles had had to be obtained from Carlisle. They could find use for three of the vehicles if licences were granted.
Evidence about the shortage of tippers for lime transport was given by Mr. I. P. Guthrie, commercial manager of Harrison's Lime Works. Answering Mr.
F. J. McHugh, for the railways, he said a large amount of industrial lime was sent by rail, but the railways could not cater for agricultural lime.
Mr. D. Shackley, a director of Long Meg Plaster, said they needed Mr. Swainson's tippers to carry waste material and to take the gypsum rock to the company's processing plant at Cocklakes, Carlisle. The demands on him would be increased in the next few months because of new rail -sidings being built at the mine.
The application was granted by Mr.
G. W. Duncan, Northern Deputy Licensing Authority.