Rail-to-Road for Poultry
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THE decision by Thornber Bros. Ltd.,
poultry breeders of Mytholmroyd, Yorks, to switch from rail to road transport in February means a loss to British Railways or about £20,000 a year. The company breeds about .25,000,00.9 chickens a year_
A spokesman for Thornber Bros. Said last week: "There is no guarantee that our chickens arrive alive at their destinations When they go by rail. Once the birds are taken to the railway station. they are out of our. hands."
The spokesman continued: "We can transport them more efficiently by road as the chicks are in our care all the way," Hen huts have been built for' holding units close to the homes of 100 representatives based from Scotland down to Cornwall and 17 air-conditioned vans will make chick deliveries day and night. •