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Lancashire Carriers Appeal against Refusal

13th November 1964
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Page 47, 13th November 1964 — Lancashire Carriers Appeal against Refusal
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

THE Transport Tribunal in London on 1 Tuesday was told by Mr. J. A. Backhouse that at the present time there was no through parcels service by road from Preston to Westmorland or Cumberland. Mr. Backhouse was appearing for W. Harrison and Sons Carriers (Preston) Ltd. of Longton, Lanes, who were appealing against the refusal by the North Western deputy Licensing Authority to grant a new licence for six vehicles and to allow them to go into Cumberland and Westmorland. Respondents were British Railways Board and Transport Holding Co. (B.R.S.). Mr. Backhouse said that Harrison and Sons' application was to increase the number of vehicles which they could use for the provision of their services, from eight to 10; also to extend the area of their operation to Cumberland and Westmorland. These were not interdependent, he said, but two separate matters; there was a need, its arty event, for two vehicles to be added to the appellant's fleet and the areas of Cumberland and Westmorland ought to be served. In the course of their operations the appellants had received goods for carriage to Westmorland and Cumberland which they had passed on to a Barrow firm or to British Road Services for onward delivery. In each case at -least two transhiprnents of goods were involved. Mr. Backhouse said that customers had complained it was taking five to nine days when goods were carried in this way. The through service which the appellants wished to operate would rake two to three days.

The hearing was adjourned until Wednesday. When the hearing was resumed on Wednesday. Mr. A. J. F. Wrottesley, Railways, told the

representing British

Tribunal that it was wrong to speculate on possible railway closures when considering whether the Lake District was an covered by adequate parcels service.

He said that the railways provided fast

most of Cumberland services to and and Westmorland from Carlisle and Barrow, in some cases within 24 hours. He did not deny that rates were high, but this was to be expected from a parcels service on passenger trains. Mr. J. S. Lawton. representing 'Transport Holding Co. (B.R.S.), said there were very few villages and hamlets in Cumberland and Westmorland not served by B.R.S.These services generally were available on Tuesdays and Fridays. The Tribunal reserved judgment.


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