Big Effort to Sell B.R.S. Vehicles A GREAT effort was being
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made this autumn to sell the vehicles of British Road Services, Mr. J. A. BoydCarpenter, Minister of Transport, told the Conservative Party conference at Blackpool last week. Long, carefully thought-out lists of vehicles, based on experience with earlier lists, had been prepared.
He expressed the belief that supporters of free enterprise would back up the Government and make denationalization a success.
Dealing with highway expenditure, he said that in the first three years of the Government's road programme, it would be possible to authorize schemes costing 00m. That was a real indication of where the Government's heart lay in the matter. It was immensely encouraging, after years of frustration, to be going ahead with road schemes. Further works must depend on the financial situation. The Government intended that the roads should occupy high priority in plans for the future.
Mr. Boyd-Carpenter was replying to a debate on a resolution on transport and road safety, which was carried. The motion expressed the view that problems of road and rail communication were of urgent national importance. It called for the immediate preparation of a comprehensive scheme to bring the railways up to dale and to provide a road system designed to accommodate the growing volume of traffic.
INFILTRATION CHARGE DENIED BY WEST YORKS
AN allegation that it was the first move in the development of services around Leeds housing estates was denied by Mr. J. T. E. Robinson, traffic manager of the West Yorkshire Road Car Co.. Ltd., when he supported his company's application to run a stagecarriage service at holiday times from Crossgates to Harrogate, via Seacroft, Wetherby and Knaresborough, before the Yorkshire Licensing Authority, last week.
The allegation was made by Mr. G. Cox, on behalf of Leeds Corporation, who objected on the ground that the proposed service would duplicate facilities already provided in the Leeds area by the city transport department.
Mr. Robinson said the proposed service would provide a new facility from the Seacroft housing estate to Harrogate. It was not designed as a feeder service to any focal point. There was no intention to harm any services run by Leeds Corporation.
For the corporation, Mr. J. B. Gill, chief traffic officer, said they could not afford to lose traffic through services being duplicated by another .operator. "We need every penny we can get," he said.
The application was granted, subject to the deletion of the Seacroft estate from the route.