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Scots Haulier
LAST week, the Appeal Tribunal sat at Dumfries to consider an appeal by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Co. against the decision of the Southern Scotland Licensing Authority to allow Mr. Robert Waugh, Annan, a variation of an A licence, entailing the provision of an extra vehicle.
Appearing for the L.M.S., Mr. William Weir said the grounds of the appeal were that the respondents did not make out a prima facie case to justify the grant of an additional vehicle; that the decision of the Licensing Authority was wrong, inasmuch as it was made against the weight of evidence before him ; that the evidence led by the appellant established that adequate and suitable facilities for the goods proposed to be carried by the respondent were, or, if the application were granted, would be in excess of requirements.
Mr. Weir went on to quote the decision at a previous hearing, at which it had been held that, in order to obtain a licence, the applicant must prove that there had been an increase in his own business, an increase in the business of his customers, or an increase in the industry for which the goods were carried, or that the customers had suffered inconvenience by reason of a lack of transport facilities. He submitted that in the present case the evidence failed to substantiate this claim.
For the respondent, Mr. W. G. M. Dobie said the case was based on the requirements of local haulage in Annan, and he was able to bring the case within the terms of the decision quoted by Mr. Weir, showing that undoubtedly the applicant's business had increased, that the business of his existing customers had increased by reason of a new contract, and that he had a new customer. The other ground for the application was that an additional vehicle could be usefully employed in the carriage of livestock.
Mr. Rowand Harker, chairman of the Tribunal, who presided, said the conclusion reached was that the appeal he allowed and that the case be sent back to the Licensing Authority for further inquiries. The Tribunal did so in order to give both parties the opportunity of calling further witnesses with regard to the carrying of livestock. No award of costs was made. £15,000 ELECTRIC-VEHICLE ORDER FROM RUSSIA.
CLAIMED to he the largest order ....ever placed for Electricar factory trucks is a contract which Associated Electric Vehicle Manufacturers, Ltd., has recently received from Russia. The value of the contract, inclusive of a trial order recently completed, is about £15,000.
Additionally, the company announces that orders for Morrison electric vehicles now in hand show an increase of nearly 100 per cent. compared with a similar period of last year, whilst Electricar orders are up by over 200 per cent.
The increasing business of the company and its associated concerns has necessitated considerable works extensions.
New Westinghouse Low-vacuum Indicator.
WE have just received descriptive particulars of a new device, made by the Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co., Ltd., 82, York Way, London, Ni, for indicating vacuum drop. It has been introduced to comply with the regulations compelling makers of vehicles equipped with vacuum tanks to provide indicators to warn drivers when
the degree of vacuum is dangerously low.
It consists essentially of a switch which is arranged to break an electric circuit when the vacuum has fallen below 10 ins. Commonly a small lamp is included in the circuit, so that the driver knows sufficient vacuum is available so long as the lamp is illuminated.
All-round Licence Increases in Ulster.
ON February 28 the total number of commercial-vehicle licences current in Northern Ireland was 10,188—an increase of 317 compared with last year. The figures record an all-round increase under the different headings, except in the case of hackney vehicles, which showed a slight decrease from 1,506 to 1,504. Figures in other sections were as follow :—Goods vehicles, 8,821 (8,563 last year); tractors and road locomotives, 91. (41); exempt vehicles, 801 (760).
It is satisfactory to note, at the same time, that first-time registrations, in February, showed a substantial increase on those for the same month in 1988. The total number in February was 123, representing increases of 21 goods vehicles, 14 hackneys, five exempt vehicles, and one road locomotive, as compared with February, 1938.
A Spares and Service Organization For Bedfords.
I N addition to tackling service and the supply of spares in connection with Dennis and Gifford vehicles, Coaches and Components, Ltd„ 469-471a, Holloway Road, London, N.7, is now undertaking the complete servicing of Bedford vehicles,
both passenger and goods models. The company now has in stock a comprehensive range of spare parts, together with additional machinery and equipment, and is in a position to offer highclass service to operators of Bedford machines.
A Nottingham By-pass to Cost Over /80,000.
AS part of a scheme for providing an alternative route for traffic which, at present, passes through Nottingham, it is proposed to by-pass the village of Oxton, in Sherwood Forest, at a cost of over £80,000. This village is about seven miles north-east of Nottingham, and the existing road through it is narrow and winding. Traffic averages over 1,500 vehicles per day. The by-pass will be constructed on the west side of Oxton and will be over 21 miles long and 100 ft. wide. It is expected that it will be completed in 1942.
YORICS TRADER HELPS T.A. PROGRESS.
iT is learnt that Appleyard of Leeds, Ltd., the Yorkshire concern of motor traders and engineers, is co-operating in the training of recruits enlisted under the Territorial Army extension scheme for the mechanical transport of . the Royal Army Service Corps, 49th (West Riding) Division. It has placed the large workshops and the whole organization at its premises in North Street, Leeds, at the disposal of the authorities for training purposes, and 75 of the company's employees have volunteered
to act as instructors to the recruits. , Explaining the scheme at an inau gural meeting held in the company's showrooms on April 13, Captain J. E. Appleyand (governing director of the concern) said that it was to consist of two parts—first, lectures on vehicle operation and maintenance, and, secondly, lessons in driving. Two lectures would be given weekly until driving lessons began, when the number would be reduced to one a week.
Lieut.-Colonel C. H. Legg, officer commanding the 49th (West Riding) Divisional R.A.S.C., and Colonel S. Rhodes, public relations officer to the West Riding Territorial Army and Air Force Association, voiced appreciation of the facilities offered by the company.
Million Pounds of Orders for Crossley's.
RECENT orders ?laced with Crossley Motors, Ltd., Gorton, Manchester, amount to over £1,000,000 in value. These comprise contracts from municipalities for oil-engined buses and trolleybuses, and from the War Office and Air Ministry for six-wheeled chassis, the latter being designed for cross-country work and being powered by petrol engines developing 75 b.h.p.