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Railways "Overwhelmed," Says Trader
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DEFUSED, in June last, an, extra
vehicle by the North-Western Licensing Authority, Messrs. E. Prince and Son, of Warrington, were again applicants, in Manchester, on Monday, for the renewal of their A licence for an additional 4-ton vehicle. Mr. Henry Bathhouse, for the applicants, put in figures which, he held, more than justi-. fled the increase.
Mr. T. H. Prince stated that subcontracting was impossible, because of the difficulty of keeping within the limits of maximum legal driving hours.
Mr. W. D. Broadbent, traffic manager for One of the applicant's biggest customers, supported the application, and, explaining why the railways could not serve the purpose, said that frequently at Warrington his company was unable to get wagons on the
sidings. The company had still greater difficulties in securing a particular type of wagon which it required, due to congestion at Warrington railway stations. The stations were overwhelmed.
Mr. P. Kershaw, for the L.M.S. Railway Co., described this as an unusual plea, and called Mr. C. E. Taylor (L.M.S. road transport department) to state that the Warrington rail facilities were far from saturation point. Replying to Mr. Backhouse, the witness admitted that it took two days to deliver goods from Warrington to South London.
The traffic for the extra vehicle was the result of increased business by old customers in the type of goods which the applicants had carried since 1933, declared Mr. Backhouse.
Decision was reserved.