Doubt on Buying B.R.S. Vehicles
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A NUMBER of operators bac It indicated doubt over the wisdom of purchasing British Road Services vehicles, said Mr. H. Bell, 'chairman 01 the Scottish Area of the Road Haulm Association, when he addressed th( Edinburgh and District Sub-area las week.
He did not think members shout( Pay much attention to the Socialists statement that they would renationaliz4 transport if they returned to power He could not believe that units conk be acquired again without somi recompense.
After denationalization,there wouli be increased competition and an adjust ment of rates. A factor which mos operators appeared to ignore was tha the railways would be greater competi tors Of road transport than eve before.
" It is our intention to spare n. effort for the development of the road of Scotland, with particular referenc to the Forth road bridge, the Clyd tunnel and the Stirling-Glasgow roar not forgetting some roads in Sky( which are in a pretty appalling state, Mr. Bell declared.
Sir John McEwen thought that th future of the industry lay not in ama gamation but in the federation of sma bodies all imbued with the same idea and objects. He believed that the roar would outlive the railways.