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Greater Traffic: Better Deliveries

16th December 1955
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

THE service we are getting from British Road Services is satisfactory and, since 1949, when B.R.S. took over, the volume of trade has increased by 30 per cent:, and we have been able' to offer the customers' better times of delivery."

This statement was made by Mr, J. A. Hulls, transport manager of Canning Town Glassworks, Sheppey, at Maidstone on Tuesday, when the hearing was resumed by the South Eastern Licensing Authority of an application by British Road Services for an A licencefor 11 articulated vehicles and four lorries to be based at Sheerness depot.

During the past six years, B.R.S. had carried an average of £700-800 worth of goods for them every week, Mr. Hulls went on. Transport requirements fluctuated not only during the various seasons, but daily.

Daily priority orders also had to be taken into consideration, and B.R.S: were capable of dealing with orders immediately.

Mr. T. Earl, assistant works manager of the Sheppey Glue and Chemical Works, said that B.R.S. were handling much of their traffic, which included fertilizers and bones.

For traffic in fertilizers to Southampton, B.R.S. were at times given 24 hours' notice to catch ships and barges to the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands. " B.R.S. have been the only people handling this kind of traffic, and they have given us satisfactory service to date," he said.

Mr. W. Lindsay, Medway group traffic superintendent, B.R.S., said since the sale of the vehicles, arrangements had been made to assist the Sheerness depot by borrowing vehicles, principally from Rochester.

The inquiry was adjourned until December 30.

FREER TWO-WAY RADIO?

THE policy of the General Post Office in refusing licences for two-way radio communication between fixed points may be relaxed in exceptional circumstances. Until now lhe G.P.O. has insisted that static points be linked by land lines to save frequency space for users of mobile radio, but it has been recognized that inconvenience has been caused to users whose base stations for the control of mobile units were remote from headquarters.

A special departmental committee has been set up to review policy in regard to the allocation of frequencies, and the views of various organizations are being sought. Talks have been taking place between the G.P.O. and two-way radio manufacturers.

NEW Lo.T. BRANCH CHAIRMAN

ADIRECTOR of the British Railway Traffic and Electric Co., Ltd., Mr. C. F. Lawrence King, was installed as chairman of the Sheffield branch of the Institute of Transport on Monday. He is also director and general manager of the British Wagon Co., Ltd.


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