"Staggering Drop '.' in Pit Traffic—B.R.
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VIDENCE about the lack of demand 1.--0 for coal and coke was given by British Railways at Sheffield, last week, when Bowles Bros., Park Station, Sheffield, applied to increase the radius of a two-vehicle B licence from seven to 12 miles for carrying coal and coke.
Bowles claimed that the railways were unable to deliver promptly for Burnett and Hallamshire, foal factors, from Manvers Main Colliery nine miles away. The factors said they wanted to employ Bowles in emergencies, but they would be required to go outside their existing radius.
For British Railways it was stated that in January, 1957, they carried 51,000 tons from Manvers Main, but in the same month this year the total was only 19,000 tons. This drop was entirely due to lack of demand.
Mr. T. B. Atkinson, for the railways, said this was a staggering picture. Mr. J. H. A. Randolph, Yorkshire Deputy Licensing Authority, refused the application, remarking that the railways' evidence was a complete answer to the 'case.
OBITUARY
WE regret to record the deaths of MR. LEWIS HENRY WRIGHT, M. W. BARRETT, MR. LIONEL STANLEY FOWLER, M. T. C. E. ROWLAND, COL. GORDON W. HAYTER and MR. J. F. ROSE..
Mr. Wright was East Midlands Divisional manager of the Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co., Ltd., and had formerly been Nottingham district manager. He joined Firestone in 1925, and became divisional manager last year. Mr. Wright was 63.
Mr. Barrett, aged 65, was Pontypool area manager of the Western Welsh Omnibus Co., Ltd., until his retirement three years ago. He joined the company in 1929 when they took over Eastern Valley Motor Services, of which he was joint owner, Mr. Fowler was managing director of L. S. Fowler, Ltd., hauliers, Portishead. He was 67.
Mr. Rowland, aged 76, was formerly chief engineer of Birmingham City Transport. He claimed to be the first person to put a roof on a double-deck bus and the first.to use pneumatic tyres on public service vehicles.
Col. fiayter was formerly general manager of the Northern General Transport Co., Ltd. He joined the company in 1921 and stayed with them for 33 year's. • Mr. Rose was production manager at the Basingstoke works of Transport Equipment (Thornycroft), Ltd., having joined them in 1939.
TWO-VEHICLE GRANT
THE application by Hull and Glasgow Road Carriers, Ltd., for two additional A-licence vehicles on their trunk service (The Commercial Motor, October 10) has' been granted by the Yorkshire Licensing Authority in a reserved decision.