Newcastle's Bus Stations Unworthy
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GRANTING an application by the Northern General Transport Co., Ltd., to run a direct bus service between Newcastle-on-Tyne and Marsdcn, Mr. S. W. Nelson, chairman of the Northern Licensing Authority, referred to Newcastle's "unworthy bus stations."
The application was opposed by Newcastle Corporation on the ground that it would increase congestion at Worswick Street bus station.
Mr. J. L. R. Croft, for the applicants, said they intended to acquire land near the Worswick Street bus station. This would be used as a terminus for longdistance services and would reduce congestion in Worswick Street.
Granting the application, Mr. Nelson said it would be monstrous if thousands of people had to suffer inconvenience because of the unworthy positions of Newcastle's bus stations.. The dead hand of inertia could not be allowed to hold up essential services. The more aggravated the position became, the sooner something would be done.
HIRE PURCHASE FOR R.H.E. ASSETS THE President of the Board of Trade will soon lay before the House of Commons a Statutory Instrument to amend the Hire Purchase and Credit Sale Agreements (Control) Order, 1952, so that it will not affect purchasers of the Road Haulage Executive's assets. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board, Mr. H Strauss, gave this information to Mr. Ernest Davies, last week.
Mr. Davies asked whether Mr. Strauss would examine a circular issued by Transport Unit Finance, Ltd., in which they offered to purchase R.H.E. assets for resale on hire purchase. Did not this show that the purpose for which it was proposed to lay the Statutory Instrument had been undermined, he asked.
Mr. Strauss replied that this point might be debated when the Instrument was presented.
He told Mr. J. T. Hall, who mentioned difficulties suffered by Smith's Electric Vehicles, Ltd., in selling mobile shops because of the restrictions under the Order, that vehicle manufacturers had benefited greatly by the reduction in purchase tax.
TRAFFIC RULES NOT VITIATED BY LOADING
WHEN Mr. Ronald Russell began a discussion in the House of Commons last week on London traffic regulations, he said that because the no-waiting rules allowed vehicles to park on either side of the road lo load or unload, the regulations were completely vitiated.
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, Mr. J. Gurney Braithwaite, did not agree. Vehicles had, he said, to stop for business purposes. Moreover, the partial prohibition
of loading and unloading in streets subject to unilateral-parking rules was causing complaints from traders and
hauliers.
He considered that the present com promise arrangements were reasonable and should be allowed to continue.
BELFAST FARES APPEAL
THE Ulster Transport Tribunal will begin hearing, on Monday, applications by the Belfast and District Trades Union Council and the Northern Ireland Labour Party for the revision of charges by Belfast Transport Department.
LICENCE-FREE IMPORTS ROVIDED that they have been constructed solely from parts manufactured and assembled in those countries, new and used motor vehicles, including lorries and buses, may now be imported without licence from the following Sterling territories:—The British Commonwealth (except Canada), Trust Territories, Protectorates and Protected States, Burma, Eire, Iraq, Iceland, Jordan. Muscat and Oman.
CONTINUING IN OFFICE UR. W. SEDDON has been re-elected ivl chairman of the Passenger Vehicle Operators' Association. MR. F. J. Speight is deputy chairman and vicechairman. Other vice-chairmen are Mr. F. Broomfield and Mr. A. E. Brewer.