No Railway, But R.E. Objects
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THE Railway Executive was charged with taking a "dog-in-the-manger" attitude when, last week, William Fraser's Transport, Ltd., Fort William, applied to the Scottish Deputy Licensing Authority for a licence to add three vehicles to the present fleet of two for the carriage of timber in Lochaber. The Executive had lodged an objection.
For the company, Mr. -A, Hardie said that there were no railways in the area, but the Executive had objected, despite the fact that a great proportion of the timber, when processed, would be carried by rail. No opposition had come from the Road Haulage Executive. Decision was reserved.
ORIGINAL PERMIT RIGHTS
TO remove any misapprehension that may have been caused as the result of interlocutory proceedings before the Transport Arbitration Tribunal in the case of Messrs. Johnson's Transport, Redditch ("The Commercial Motor," September 7), the Road Haulage Executive states that there is no question of its refusing to recognize the special " original-permit rights " that it has attached to ordinary permits in certain hardship cases.
G.P.O. DRIVERS' AWARDS
THISyear, G.P.O. drivers of the central London division of the London postal region gained a record number of 484 safe-driving awards. Seventeen awards were for the completion of 20 years' safe driving and over 100 were for five to 20 years' driving without incurring a blameworthy accident.
There are 800 drivers in this group. Each covers about 10,000 miles a year through London's busiest streets.