T HE difficulties of operating an " integrated " transport service
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were highlighted this week when delivery drivers refused to lift their ban on cars destined for a new car train service from the Midlands to the South East. The men, employed by BRS subsidiary, Furness and Parker, refused to take cars from the Austin works to the railhead at Kings Norton because they feared that the new rail service would cause redundancy among drivers.
They defied an instruction from the TGWU, who called their action "unconstitutional, irresponsible and in defiance of union policy ". Mr, Harry Urwin, Midland regional secretary of the union, said: "The policy of the union is in favour of an integrated transport system making the best use of road and rail. Schemes such as that at Kings Norton have been in existence for some years and are clearly in the nation's interest. We cannot support anyone seeking to wreck these schemes."