Railways Fight One Coal Bid, Not Other
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THE conveyance of coal by road for distances over 25 miles is causing British Railways extreme worry, said Mr. A. J. F. Wrottesley, when he opposed an application for additional tonnage at
Bristol on Monday. • " In another instance an application went unopposed, .and the Western Licensing Authority, Mr. S. W. Nelson, said the fact that the railways opposed some applications and not Others made it very difficult for him. Mr. Wrottesky said he did not know the reason; he had been instructed in one case only. G. H. Ford and Sons, of Timsbury, near Bath. asked for two additional tippers (13t) on A licence for general goods, mainly concrete products and solid fuel, normally within a radius of 150 miles.
A railways representative said they handled over a million tons of coal a year from the Somerset coalfield to the power station at Portishead. There had been no shortage of wagons except for a short period last winter.
Mr. Ford said the main reason for the application was that he wanted to carry return loads of coal from the Midlands to the Bristol-Bath area. The firm wanted to increase its carrying capacity by something like two-fifths. He did not want to carry coal outwards for a distance greater than 25 miles.
After consultation, the applicant agreed to amend his normal user to "concrete products, 150 miles, and solid fuel to/ from non-rail-siding points, 25 miles." The two vehicles were then granted.
Laycock in Wembley
'THE new Wembley depot of Laycock I Engineering, Ltd., was officially opened last Tuesday. It replaces the previous depot at Chiswick.
In addition to being a sales, service and distribution centre for an area covering most of south-east England, south of The Wash, the depot is fully equipped with Laycock garage equipment so that it serves as a convenient demonstration unit.
Included in the equipment permanently installed at the depot are a Laycock 3-ton Corolift and a typical Lubay installation. The latter embodies reels for dispensing water, grease and oils and to save space, a Laycock Hydrajig 3-ton hydraulically operated centre-ram type lift is installed between the platforms of the Corolift.
Office for Mr. Wardlaw
THE Industrial Transport Association has appointed Mr. T. H. Campbell Wardlaw, the Newcastle upon Tyne solicitor, as their honorary legal advisor.
SURREY SURVEY
1-1 A SURVEY is to be carried out by the Ministry of Transport this weekend at 24 points in Surrey and Kent to assess traffic requirements for the proposed London-Brighton radial route. B3