Railways' New Motor. Depot at Liverpool
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BUILT at a cost of £136,000, a new road motor depot was opened by British Railways at Huskisson Dock, Liverpool, last week. It provides facilities for heavy repair work, body overhauls and repainting for about 800 vehicles. Miscellaneous =its, such as cranes and tractors and 1,385 trailers operating in the Liverpool and North Wales areas, will also be maintained.
Facilities for maintaining vehicles and trailers in the Merseyside area were previously located at five sub-depots.
During the first year's operation the depot will be responsible for 1,000 light inspections of motor vehicles, 550 heavy inspections, 100 trailer overhauls and repaints, 150 body overhauls and repaints and 100 light engine overhauls. When fully commissioned, there will be a staff of 90 at the new depot.
Occupying a total area of 28.500 sq. ft., the new building is mainly of singlestorey construction, with a central office block of three floors. In the depot yard there are high-pressure vehicle washing, cleaning and greasing bays, and an 8-ton vehicle lift.
WITNESSES ARE VITAL, SAYS MR. QUIN
THE importance of attendance by
witnesses at traffic courts was stressed by Mr. W. F. Quin, chairman of the Scottish Traffic Commissioners, at Glasgow last week, when he refused an application by William Noble, who sought to run tours from Hunter's Quay.
Mr. Mathieson, for Mr. Noble, indicated that the applicant was a garage proprietor who operated one coach on school-contract work. His 29-seater was free from June to September, and if the application were granted it would be used for touring.
Representing three operators who provide tours from Kim, Hunter's Quay and Dun oon, Mr. J. Law emphasized that Mr. Noble had brought no witnesses to speak of need for tours. Mr. Quirt said: "In the absence of witnesses, we must refuse this application."
TOO MANY SUMMONSES, SAYS DEFENCE
nEFENDING a haulier accused of
failing to cause his drivers to keep records, Mr. H. Waite said at Chesterfield, last week, that "masses of summonses" had been issued when one against each of the persons concerned would have been sufficient.
The contractor, H. Ashmore, St. John's Road,. Newbold Moor, asked for 21 similar offences to be taken into consideration. He was fined £5, with 47 7s. advocates' fee, in one case and given an absolute discharge in the others.
The drivers accused, K. Woodhouse, Brimington (five cases), P. Sanderson, Newbold (four cases), W. H. G. Prior, Staveley (four cases) and H. Kowalski, Staveley (three cases), were given an absolute discharge. Ashmore and the drivers were ordered to pay 4s. costs in each case.