48% of Vehicle Units in R3 Sold
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I N list R3 of transport units, 48 per cent. of the vehicle-only units, representing 40 per cent. of the vehicles,
have been sold. Tenders for 27 per ccnt, of the units (33 per cent, of the vehicles) have been rejected.
Although the proportion of acceptances is not high, most of the units in list R3 were those which were unsold in list 4. The results of that list were good.
List R3 included 108 vehicle-only units containing 388 vehicles. No bids were received for 16 units (71 vehicles), tenders for 52 units (152 vehicles) were accepted, offers for 29 units (130 vehicles) were rejected and, on Tuesday, 11 cases (35 vehicles) were outstanding.
The Road Haulage Disposal Board were unable to give details of the sales of property units in list R3, but it is understood that, as usual, they were disappointing. , AREA BOARDS FOR RAILWAYS
THE Government's plan for decentra
lization of the railways, outlined in a White Paper published on Tuesday, calls for the appointment of area boards, which will consist of men of wide experience, for the six regions on the lines of the old railway boards.
The area boards will give general supervision to the railways in their areas. They will take the initiative in improving services and making economies, and will make their own recommendations to the British Transport Commission on general policy.
They will not have complete power over charges, but will have freedom to quote individual rates within certain limits.
The Government's aim is to bring back local pride and initiative in the running and the manning of the railways. There, maybe still further decentralization inside the regions. This is being discussed now between the chief regional officers and the B.T.C.
One way in which the individuality of the regions is to be expressed is in the rolling stock. Each region will have its own colour, and " named " trains will wear the livery,of their region.
The decentralization will not affect docks and inland waterways.
LAST OF EAST KENT PIONEERS AFTER 38 years' association with the passenger-transport industry, Mr. Bertram Dean Stanley, M.B.E., secretary of the East Kent Road Car Co., Ltd., will retire on July 31. He is the last of the pioneer officials of the East Kent company, which he joined on its inception in 1916.
His first appointment was that of accountant and in 1926 he became assistant secretary and accountant. He reached the position of secretary and accountant in 1942. Mr. Stanley has seen "East Kent" grow from a cornopany operating 72 vehicles in 1916 to its present 630 vehicles.