Coal No-t Rail Prerogative
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THE movement of coal by rail for a number of years did not preclude a grant permitting it to be done by another mode of transport, said the Western Licensing Authority on Monday. Mr. A. C. Imber, Warminster, sought a B licence to carry coal within 150 miles. Applicant was a timber merchant who sold off-cuts of wood to Bird, Bryer and Ash, Ltd., Warminster, who wished to stock-pile coal during the summer. The company had used rail for coal deliveries for many years, but complained about the breakage caused by double-handling. The stock pile was about 200 yd. from the rail siding. The company wished Mr. Irnber to deliver coal. A iailway witness said that if the licence were granted, it would mean that the revenue from the carriage of 14 tons of coal a week would be lost. This was regarded seriously. The Authority said that he 'thought that the application came within Section 9 (1) (3) of the 1953 Act; which allows a Licensing Authority to have regard to the relative efficiency of various facilities. He granted a licence permitting the vehicle to carry coal from Derby, Leicester and Nottingham to Bird, Bryer and Ash's stockpiles.
2im. LORRIES IN 1985?
THERE may be 2,1m. lorries, on the 1 roads in 30 years' time. This forecast was made yesterday by Dr. G. H. Daniel, chief statistician of the Ministry of Fuel and Power, when he delivered a paper, "Britain's Energy Prospects," to the Institution of Production Engineers. Dr. Daniel based his estimate on the assumptions that the total volume of goods traffic would expand from about 42,000m. ton-miles in1955 to 72,000m. ton-miles in 1985, and that the railways would capture a fifth of the new traffic.
Nearly twice as much petrol and oil fuel would be consumed in 1985 as today.
F.M.C. WANT TRANSPORT CHIEF
ACHIEF transport manager is being sought by the Fatstock Marketing Corporation, 87 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W,1. A salary of £1,750 a year is being offered. The post has become vacant upon the promotion of Mr. G. R. Colvin, the present holder, to the commercial side of the F.M.C.