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Extra Vehicle to E Maintenance?

13th July 1956, Page 40
13th July 1956
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Page 40, 13th July 1956 — Extra Vehicle to E Maintenance?
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

CAN an application for an addit vehicle be based on the gr of difficulty in withdrawing exi vehicles for maintenance? This tion was argued before the We Licensing Authority on Monday Mr. Richard Read, Longhope, sc to add a vehicle to his A licent carry general goods within 200 mil

Mr. T. D. Come, for the appli said that Mr. Read had 16 vehicles. was having difficulty in niainta them and had to hire transport large extent. Mr. Read said that it not easy to hire when vehicles b down unexpectedly and there wa time to make alternative arrangem Maintenance often had to be dor night or week-ends.

On one occasion when a ye broke down, he asked for anc vehicle's A licence to be tempor transferred and this took a week.

Mr. D. L. McDonnell, for 131 Railways, argued that it was a fa for a haulier to claim that he always have a vehicle standing b case one had to be docked. He the Allison decision by the At Tribunal in 1948 in support of his tention that the application should The Authority adjourned the cas that further evidence could be prep about the number of times when applicant had to hire vehicles bee his own were undergoing attention. thought it was wrong for vehicles t out of use for a Week because of machinery for obtaining a transfet

NEW BIG OIL ENGINE A NEW oil engine has been II duced into the range of Ley Motors, Ltd. It is known as the ( and is a six-cylindered 15.2-litre developing 200 b.h.p. at 1,840 r. The bore is 139.7 mm. and the St 165.1 mm., and dry weight 2,580 It The new engine, which is being by Albion Motors, Ltd., is at pre specified for railcar and industrial poses only, but automotive applical are possible, and the appearance of of the new units at this year's Com: cial Motor Show is a reason assumption.

GERMANS SEE COACH SYS1

TWELVE German journalists Dover, Folkestone and Canterl last week to inspect the express ct link operated by the East Kent P Car Co., Ltd., with Europabus 11 national Coach Services. They Frankfurt at 7.30 a.m. on Monday arrived at Dover, via Ostend, 4.45 a.m. the next day.

The East Kent-Europabus set between London and Frankfurt six days a week during the peak sea A Berlin journalist said that as the ways were controlled by the Russi Berliners were turning to coach tr for their holidays abroad


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