Road to Rail Would Increase Congestion
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TRANSFER of traffic from road to rail 1 would increase congestion because it would direct additional traffic to the only areas in which severe congestion was prevalent—that is, to town and city centres. Liner trains from Glasgow would go to the heart of London; who would want goods to be delivered in large quantities into the heart of Birmingham or of Coventry?
These comments were made by Mr. A. C. W. Neeley, area chairman of the RHA West Midland area at the annual dinner/dance of the Coventry, Rugby and North Warwickshire sub-area in Coventry on Friday in response to a toast to the RHA by Mr. John Else, the West Midland Licensing Authority.
Mr. Else advised operators to "accept the single voice of their association " rather than a multitude of other voices. If they adopted the latter course, they could fail to go forward and might even get bogged down.
TRANSPORT HOTELS IN EUROPE
THE international department of the RHA has prepared a comprehensive list of transport hotels and restaurants in France, Federal Republic of Germany, Switzerland, Spain. Portugal, Italy, Belgium and Holland. The list gives the name, address, telephone number and name of proprietor of each establishment, All the hotels provide full board and lodging. In many cases garage and parking facilities are also available, particularly in the ease of, Belgium and France.
Copies of the list can be had on application from R. H. Insoll, Executive Secretary, Road Haulage Association, 22 Upper Woburn Place, London WC!.