Haulage Delay Caused Coal Loss
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BECAUSE of difficulty in obtaining immediate transport for spares for
modern underground coal face machinery, delays had cost the National Coal Board up to 500 tons of coal a shift.
Mr. J. H. E Randolph, Yorkshire Deputy Licensing Authority, was told this at Sheffield on Tuesday when G. Moxon (Mining), Ltd., Doncaster, successfully applied for a B licence for a 3-ton Vulcan.
Mr. K. M. Hodge, a director of G. Maxon (Engineering). Ltd., said their associated company, by arrangement with the Dominion Steel and Coal Co., Ltd., of Canada, and their subsidiary, ixported Dosed power loaders which had to be assembled and modified to suit British collieries. Seven had already been installed in the north-eastern division and they would increase by about -12 a year all over the country.
They had contracted to provide storage at Doncaster for up to £100,000 worth of spares, with 24 hours' availability. Hauliers were seldom available directly a request for spares was • received and in the early days 500 tons of coal per shift was lost at Narworth Their own vehicle would be used only when other transport was not available. Objections had been withdrawn after discussions with the road-rail negotiating committee.
PLUG MONOPOLY?
QPARKING 'plugs will be included in N..3 the reference to the Monopolies Commission of certain electrical equipment for vehicles by the Board of Trade, Sir David Eccles, President of the Board, stated in the House of Commons on Tuesday.
The question of marketing arrangements for anti-freeze would be borne in mind when considering future references to the Commission.