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How a Yorkshire Town CENTRALIZED TRANSPORT
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EIGI1TEEN months ago the Bingley Urban District Council organized a central transport depot, from which all the haulage of the various departments of the council is arranged, and after this comparatively short experience very sound advantages have accrued, whilst the hirirg. of vehicles has been obviated and a considerable saving has thus resulted. The present equipment of the department comprises a Karrier 4-tanner, with hydraulic three-way tipping gear, a Karrier 3-tonner, similarly equipped, a Vulcan 2i-tonner, a Napier 2-tanner, four Bean tipping wagons (of which three are of 25-cwt. and one is of 30-cwt. capacity), a light Ford van, two motorcycles, a Morris van, an Armstrong Siddeley car and a Ford touring ear. In addition, a motor mower for the parks, a concrete mixer, two Dennis fireengines and a Morris motor ambulance are all maintained by the transport department.
Before the inauguration of the transport department, when the vehicles were purchased separately as each department felt the need for motors, there were garages in various places which were not altogether suited to the work, and the council decided to build a central depot. The garage is of unusual design. On one floor, there are six bays, a workshop and a petrol and oil store, and on the floor above are accommodated another large garage, a number of rooms at present used by other departments, but suitable for conversion into garage space, a dining room for the men and a private office for the manager. The upper rooms are all approached from the street level, however, this being possible on account of the contour of the land.
The Garage Equipment.
. The lower garage, having no pillars, is very well arranged for the housing of motors, whilst the yard in front allows
plenty of space for manteuvring, the concrete surface being graded for drainage so that it may be used for the washing of vehicles.
The workshop, adjoining the garage, is well equipped. The tools include a lathe, an emery wheel, a drilling machine, etc., and there is an overhead travelling crane of 5-tons capacity, capable of lifting any of the vehicles bodily. A pit for chassis inspection is also provided. The petrol pump is conveniently situated opposite the yard gate. In addition to the store of 1,000 gallons of petrol there is a battery of 50-gallon oil cabinets.
An iron staircase from the yard gives access to the men's canteen, behind which is the manager's office, and there is an entrance to the canteen from the higher street level.
The work of the department has now settled down into a fairly even routine. So far as possible, the heads of the various departments requiring trans
port notify the transport manager of their needs a day in advance. In avoiding the duplication of services the new department has proved particularly useful, and whereas it often happened in the old days that a vehicle would go to one of the -outlying villages carrying a small load, and overtake a vehicle owned by another department running empty, joint outward and return Ivads are now arranged, and this has materially reduced costs.
Certain of the departments are steady users of transport, as, for instance, the health department, which maintains a weekly collection of ashpit refuse. This is gathered and taken to the tip some distance from the centre of collection and 'there disposed of. The two Bean vehicles are used for this work and maintain a regular weekly round. The bodies have been specially designed for the task, and can be loaded at either side, spring doors fitting down over the load to avoid -dust being blown about the streets.
The Morris van is used by the electrical engineer, principally as a breakdown and repairs car, and carries a supply of fuses and a kit of repair tools. The van is especially useful in the maintenance of long lengths of overhead equipment to the villages. The heavy tipping wagons are used principally by the highways department. The motorcycles, of which there are at present two (both of P. and M. make), with the prospect of another being added shortly, form an interesting part of
the fleet. One is used by the gas department for the collections f ram slot meters, whilst the other combination is used by the highways foreman. The light Ford van is a general utility machine, used by anyone and everyone, but ' driven always by a man on the strength of the transport department. The Armstrong Siddeley car is used for members of the council on deputation work and for officials, whilst the Ford tourer is used for conveying one or two men quickly from place to place.
The managerial work is undertaken by Mr. Eierbert Mauntain, who, in addition to his position as manager of the transport department, is also hackney carriage inspector for the district. and makes a detailed mechanical inspection of the hackney carriages licensed by the council. Last year there were 210 vehicles licensed, all these having to be inspected on licensing, and a large number being subject to inspections at unexpected times. The repair work of the depot is undertaken under Mr. Mountain's supervision by two mechanics. Gradually a regular system of overhaul is being adopted, and when a vehicle is in for overhaul the Napier 2-tenner takes its place as a reserve vehicle.
The Log. sheet Arrangements.
Every vehicle is fitted with a mileometer and the drivers fill in sheets, which are issued to them weekly, showing the mileage figures on leaving the depot each day and, on returning, with details of the work undertaken for each department. Columns are also provided for the petrol and oil supplied, the number of journeys or loads, the hours worked for each department, the estimated weights of the loads, and other remarks. These sheets are then analysed and the departments are charged accordingly. Spare parts are allocated, in addition to the petrol and oil, and are charged to each vehicle, and the accountants' department Can then calculate the cost of each vehicle over any given period.
The following charges are made to the departments using the vehicles I— 'Carrier 4-tonner, 6s, 9d. per hour with driver and mate; Earlier 3-tonner. 6s. fld. per hour with driver and mate; Vulcan 24-tonner, (is. per hour with driver and mate; Napier 2-tonner, 5s. per hour with driver only ; Bean lorries, 4s. 6d. per hour with driver only ; Ford car, Armstrong car and light Ford lorry, is. 9d. per hoar, nine Pd. per mile run.
The returns of mileage vary a good deal, but the following returns for two recent months give some indication in this respect :— Earrier 4 totruer, 676 and 554-;.
Karrier 3-tonner, 690 and 587; Vul can, 633 and 697; Ford 1 tonner, .718 (since dis posed of) • Napier, nil and 36; Bean No. 1 (mostly used by the elec tricity department), 909 and 585; Bean No. 2 (on refuse -work), 560 and ekSg; Bean No (on refuse work), 574 and Ford van, 644 and S59 ; Ford car, 591 and -643; Armstrong Siddeley car, 293 and
Bingley's transport system is worthy of itoirthtion elsewhere.