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Wynn's Battle for Extra Tonnage Against Railways and Pickfords
Page 67
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AS reported last week, Robert Wynn and Sons, Ltd., Newport, have been largely successful in their application to the South Wales Licensing Authority to increase their licensed tonnage. The Authority last week concluded the hearing of their case to add a 12-ton and a 19-ton tractor to their fleet, to replace a 25-ton trailer with a 40-tonner, and to rebuild another trailer weighing 40 tons so that it would weigh 60 tons.
The Authority granted that part of the application which requested the substitution of the heavier outfit for the 25-ton trailer, and it was later announced that he would allow the 60-ton trailer, an outfit for loads of up to 200 tons.
Mr. Norman Letts, for the applicants, called a number of customers to give evidence of need. Mr. G. H. Gillott, transport manager of Davey and United Engineering Co., Ltd., Sheffield, said that between January and March next year his company had to deliver 32 roll housings, each of which weighed at least 105 tons.
Danger of Distortion The loads could not be carried by rail except slung lengthwise, with a consequent danger of distortion. Two housings would have to be removed every day.
Mr. J. Farley, of Lehane, Mackenzie Ind Shand, Ltd., civil engineering .-tontractors, spoke of his company's equirements in moving excavators for mencast coal mining.
Mr. H. P. Wynn, director of the tpplicants, said that he wanted to ncreasc the capacity of the 40-ton railer because of the growth in the veig,hts and sizes of equipment for thich transport was required. The railer in question, which used to have 6 wheels, now had 24.
Mr. Wynn said that there had been ifficulty in obtaining routes from the linistry of Transport for 16-wheeled ailers. A 24-wheeler would not be mited to loads over 130 tons, and • ould probably be required for loads ien less than 100 tons.
Ten 100-tonners
Mr. P. W. Swindells, of Pickfords eavy Haulage Service, said that there ere 10 vehicles in his organization hich could carry loads of 100 tons al over. Two of them, a 16-wheeler id a 24-wheeler, had pneumatic tyres. -om May, 1953, to April, 1954, the -wheeler moved 35 pieces and had en at work for 273 days. The -wheeler had done 11 jobs, and six its loads could not have been carried any other vehicle.
Mr. Swindells said that he had never en refused a route for the 16-wheeler, I there had never been an instance en the Ministry had insisted upon the of a 24-wheeler. He agreed with Mr. Letts that the 24-wheeler could hardly be called economic when it had been idle for 80 per cent, of its time.
The Authority: " It is a mystery to me why this vehicle is working only 99 days and has been idle for 241."
Mr. Swindells: "The only reason can give is that the traffic offered to us is not heavy enough. We have used it for loads very much lighter than its capacity."
Mr. C. Wells, of British Railways, gave evidence of railway facilities for abnormal loads. There was a transformer carrier, the only one of its type in the country, which had been used only 10 times since last October. Another carrier had performed only three jobs in the same period. Mr. Wells admitted, however, that certain types of transformer could not be carried by rail.
For British Railways, Mr. D. L. McDonnell spoke of the inconvenience to the community at large of carrying enormous loads by road. The higher cost of rail transport should be set against the saving of public inconvenience. There was no justification for any increase in the number of 200-ton load carriers and little for any in the number of vehicles capable of carrying up to 120 tons.
200-tanner Under-employed For Pickfords, Mr, A. W. Balne submitted that it had been proved that the one 200-ton vehicle in the country had insufficient traffic.
In his reply, Mr. Letts said that there was no foundation for any suggestion that heavy loads should go by rail. The court had first to consider the question of need, second the interecis of other transport providers, and last the interests of the public.
He said that Pickfords were trying to retain a monopoly with a vehicle which they said was useless. His clients stated that there was sufficient work for such a vehicle, and were prepared to back that opinion by an investment of a substantial amount of money.
CROSSLEY BODY ORDERS FOR URUGUAY
ELEVEN bodies are to be built on A.E.C. chassis by Crossley Motors, Ltd., for service in Uruguay. Nine of the bodies, on Mark IV chassis, are to be supplied to C.U.T.C.S.A., Montevideo. Another on a similar chassis will be delivered to Mr. Enrique Linale, who operates under the name of " Empresa Fray Bentos." These vehicles will be 42-seaters.
Pedro Brothers, who run a service between Tala and San Ramon, are buying a Mark III chassis with a 35-seat body. It will have radio equipment.
All vehicles will have full-width bumpers at the front and rear, wings of moulded rubber, and side windows with leathercloth sunblinds.