arted in 1956: Now 17 Vehicles
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THREE YEAR OLD haulage company which now has 17 vehicles last week authorized by Mr. S. W. on, Western Licensing Authority, to ice a lorry of 4 tons unladen by a )nner with a 24-ft.-long body and hing 71 tons unladen. The icants were Edwards Transport brook), Ltd., Wye Garage, Lyd brook, r. Herbert Benda'', manager, said began business in 1956 by buying :Iles with special A licences. They had five vehicles on special A ees, four on ordinary A licences and on contract-A licences. Of the ract vehicles, three were operated he Steel Company of Wales, four for Watkins, Wyecliffe Quarries, Cole, and one for Siemens Edison Swan Ltd., at Lydb rook.
r. Nelson observed that the fleet's age earnings last year amounted to 10 per vehicle.
Time and Labour Saved
r. Stanley Vaughan, purchasing :r of Siemens Edison Swan, said that new vehicle would be of great tance to them. It would enable one ,r to do the work of two, which d save time and labour. He ircd Edwards Transport to carry per, lead and rubber, the main traffic g copper from Manchester.
itish Railways were unsuitable for
traffic, he added, British Road ices were carrying the outward traffic, if the application were granted the unt of work done by the railways B.R.S. would not be affected.
hen Edwards Transport, said the :le would normally be used to carry er, steel, metals, pallets, timber and stuffs within 150 miles, but generally Id transport steel for the Steel Corn' of Wales, and goods for Siemens on Swan and for 14. and W. Carter, of Lydbrook, and their associated companies, }I.R.S. and the railways withdrew their objections.
Mr. Nelson said there was a strong case for the additional unladen weight.
INDEPENDENT WINS IN LONDON NAR. D. MUIR, Metropolitan Traffic M Commissioner, last week granted a private operator a road service licence to operate in London Transport's territory. Banstead Coaches are to run a one-manoperated 29-seater from Banstead railway station to Woodmansterne, probably beginning on March 2.
The firm applied for permission to run the service as long ago as 1955, but London Transport refused to allow it. They changed their mind last year. The application was granted after the route had been varied to meet objections by the police.
18,360 NEW VEHICLES
EEXCLUDING cars and motorcycles, 18,360 new vehicles were registered for the first time in November, 1958, compared with 21,488 in October. Details are given in the accompanying table.