Road Carries Three Times as Much, as Rail
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THE tonnage of goods sent by road is three times as great as by rail, says Mr. Gilbert J. Ponsonby in the January issue of Lloyds Bank Review. Only if allowance is made for the greater length of journey by rail can the railways be said to be carrying more traffic.
Road transport efficiency should_ thus be regarded as an integral part of industrial efficiency as a whole. By neglecting the roads, the country's resources are probably being wasted, rather than saved, he says.
Mr. Ponsonby believes that there is a strong case for setting up a central highways authority, on which road users should be strongly represented. The authority would decide how much should be spent annually on the roads, and allocate priorities between competing schemes of improvement. The authority should be allowed to borrow money.
"Being mainly responsible for finding the money, the authority would be imbued with a proper sense of economy and deeply concerned to ensure that the right amount was spent, and to the best advantage," he says
INCLUSIVE HOLIDAYS WITEI UNITED COUNTIES TNCLUSIVE holidays in Brighton, I Eastbourne and London are offered by the United Counties Omnibus Co., Ltd., during the 1955 season. The Brighton and Eastbourne holidays, both of eight days' duration, cost £10 12s. 6d. and £11 6s. 6d, respectively. In London, there is a choice of three days (£5), five days (£8 10s.), and eight days (£12). United Counties are also running three tours in association with Thos. Cook and Son, Ltd. These are to the Wye Valley and Wales (six days, £17 17s.), North and South Devon (seven days, £21), and Scottish Lochs and English Lakes (eight days, £24 ls.).
E.Y.M.S. TOURISTS TREBLED
PATRONAGE of holiday tours run in the British Isles by East Yorkshire Motor Services, Ltd., has trebled since they began after the war. Patrons from overseas have included Americans, Dutch, Germans and Australians.
This year, the company are offering a wider choice of tours. There will be seven-day tours to Caledonia, the Scottish Lochs and Dumfries; North and South Devon; and the South Coast, Isle of Wight and London; and fourday tours to North Wales.
For the week July 23-29, there will be a combined coach-air tour to the Isle of Man.