LONDON SCOTTISH FLEET TO BE SOLD
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BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
THE fleet of London Scottish Transport, Ltd., one of the biggest haulage concerns in the kingdom, is up for sale. The company bought 93 lorries and 19 trailers, as well as premises in Fife and
Clackmannan and depots at Dunfermline, Alloa and Leven, from British Road Services. At that time they were already operating on a substantial scale.
Now the fleet is to be broken up into units and .sold. • The company have offices in Glasgow, Motherwell, Doune, Alloa, Alva, Leven, Dunfermline, Liverpool, Manchester and London. Daily services are operated from Glasgow to Liverpool, Manchester, London and Newcastle upon Tyne, and from Liverpool to London.
Sir Ian Bolton, 120 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, a chartered accountant, was appointed liquidator about two months ago. He decided that, pending disposal of the assets, the vehicles in use at the time, together with all depots then in operation, should continue to be maintained on a working basis.
Bank Petition A petition for the liquidation of the company was presented to the Court of Session in Scotland by the Commercial Bank of Scotland, and "limited the amount of caution to be-found to the sum of £200,000."
A meeting of the creditors was held in Glasgow on June 26 to decide whether to apply for a committee of inspection to be appointed to act with the liquidator. It is understood that a committee was formed, but the names of the members are not known.
The Scottish Licensing Authority has transferred to the liquidator licences for 155 vehicles (797 tons) and 33 trailers. Thirteen of the vehicles are articulated outfits.
Senior members of the staff are understood to have remained at their posts.
A prominent figure in the formation of the company was Mr. W. S. Dick, who died on March 13. His son, .who was also associated with the business, has ceased to be a director. Mr. Dick was also concerned with Mr. Charles Alexander and others in Associated Scottish Hauliers.
London Scottish Transport, Ltd., was incorporated in April, 1938.
As a part-time member of the British Transport Commission, Sir Ian is well acquainted with the unit method of disposal.
OLDHAM COMPANY WOUND UP
AN order for the winding up of Smiths Coaches (Oldham), Ltd., was made at Oldham County Court, last week. There was no objection to the petition, brought by Mr. George Knowles, taxi proprietor, of Leigh, who was the judgment' creditor. The debt involved was £118 lls. 10d., which was incurred by Smiths through hiring vehicles.
Reply to .Municipal Pay Claim Early Next Month
nECISION on the claim by 77,000
municipal bus workers for an increase of 18s. a week in pay is expected to be announced by the employers during the first week in September.
At its meeting in London last week, the National Joint Industrial Council for the industry referred the claim to the wages committee for further consideration. The committee will meet on August 30, and the N.J.I.C. will consider their recommendations within seven days. If the employers reject the claim, it will then be referred to arbitration.
Talks on a claim for an extra £1 a week for London's 58,600 bus workers were also adjourned last week. A date for the resumption of talks has not yet been fixed.
If the London claim were granted in full it would cost the London Transport Executive an extra £3m. a year.
HIGHER FARES IN NORTHERN TOWNS?
FARE revisions are being sought by the municipal bus undertakings of Stockton-on-Tees and Lancaster. Stockton is proposing to place ordinary single fares on a mileage basis, and to withdraw ordinary and workers' singles and adult contract and multi-. journey tickets. Changes are also suggested in workers' returns and scholars' contract tickets.
Lancaster is seeking permission to abolish workers' returns.
An application for higher fares by Plymouth Corporation will be heard in Bristol on August 29, SCOTTISH ROUNDS ARRANGED
DATES of the eliminating rounds ol the Scottish Commercial Vehich Driver of the Year Competition werc announced this week.
On September 8, contests will be helc at the British Road Services depot London Road, Glasgow, and at Marine Gardens, Portobello, Edinburgh. Tht Aberdeen round will take place at Grea: Southern Road on September 15. Ii entries justify it, the Glasgow found wil be continued on September 15.
The final at Linlithgow, on Septem her 29, will be held on B.R.S. grounc known as Stockbridge.
IMPROVEMENTS IN BEDFORDS
'T'WO-SPEED electric twin windscreer 1 wipers and new Zenith 34 Vls carburetters are now fitted to Bedforc 10-12-cwt. models. There is no chang( in price.
The wipers provide a speed of 50-5 strokes a minute for ordinary rain an( 90-95 strokes for a downpour. Thi carburetter is stated to give improve( performance and economy, especialb when used with an engine with a nev compression ratio of 7,7: 1 am premium-grade fuels.