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Railway Reshapin g Progress to Date
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SINCE the Beeching Report was produced, in the field of rail freight 552 small stations had been closed, said Mr. A. R. Dunbar, a member of the British Railways Board and a vicepresident of the Institute of Transport. in London on Monday. Mr. Dunbar was presenting a paper: " British Railways—the next stage ", to the Institute.
After speaking of encouraging increases in net revenue which were expected from the " merry-go-round " coal trains, Mr. Dunbar said bulk fuel transport contracts signed with seven petroleum companies provided for carriage of art increasing annual tonnage between the oil companies' main installations and their rail-served depots; the petroleum companies were, he said. providing new high-speed fully-fitted rail tankers and (significantly, perhaps) he revealed that many more rail-served oil terminals were to be built.
Mr. Dunbar said it was expected that the liner train inter-city container services for general merchandise would be in widespread operation within two years provided the plans received general acceptance.
RENATIONALIZATION DEMANDED APLEDGE of renationalizat ion from the Labour Party will be demanded as a pre-election move by the Scottish Horse and Motormen's Union, representing some 20,000 haulage workers in Scotland. The pledge will be called for at the union's annual . conference (March 17-20) when the Party will be asked to declare its intentions immediately on transport and to give a full, detailed plan for renationalization.