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T.R.T.A. Answer to Rail Critics

20th June 1958, Page 42
20th June 1958
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INCONSISTENCIES in the arguments I advanced by spokesmen for British Railways in their attempts to win more traffic from road services are pointed out by Mr. F. D. Fitz-Gerald, national secretary of the Traders' Road Transport Association, in the monthly Bulletin of

the Association. '

Railwaymen had said that the solution of their problem lay in scrapping that part of the rail structure which now served no useful purpose, modernizing the main structure so that it became an efficient and economic transport agency. Sir Brian Robertson, chairman of the British Transport Commission, had said that "steady easy-to-carry" traffic provided the profit to cover the less profitable services.

But, says Mr. Fitz-Gerald, it is surely illogical to admit on the one hand inability to meet the proper requirements of consignors, because the present structure is incapable of doing so, and at the same time to argue apparently that traffic ought to go by rail.

The argument that the use of C-licence vehicles is profitable because they can carry "the cream of the traffic is not established because British Railways cannot operate profitably. Public transport also includes British Road Services and the private hauliers. all profitably carrying traffics handed over more often than not by those who also run C-licence vehicles.

SURPRISE OVER U.A.S. OBJECTION QURPRISE was expressed by Mr. T. H.

Campbell Wardlaw. for Rogers Station Taxis, Ltd., Redcar, before the Northern Traffic Commissioners, last week, at the objection by United Automobile Services, Ltd., to his clients' application to augment a bus service run for the benefit of workers at the Wilton plant of I.C.I.s Ltd.

Mr. Leslie Rogers, managing director of the applicants, said that there was no intention of taking passengers away from United, but to provide a comprehensive service for new workers coming into the area from as far away as Blackpool „and Dumfries Mr. Wardlaw pointed out that only between New Marske and Marske did the proposed route coincide with United services. The chairman said that United were entitled to object. The applicants had not provided sufficient supporting evidence and their case was rejected.

NO CREDIT TO APPLICANT

AN application by Mr. G. C. Stansfield, Wall Street Garage, Manchester, was criticized last week by Mr. J. R. Lindsay, North Western Deputy Licensing Authority. He said a case which was not properly prepared was no credit to the applicant.

Mr. Stansfield wanted to take over part of an A licence operated by Mr_ Henry Boast, Garden Street, Briarfield. The hearing was adjourned so that witnesses could be produced. There were two private road objectors.

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