Railways' Horsebox Facilities Criticized
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RACEHORSE owners from Mahon I% criticized British Railways' horsebox facilities when they supported an application by Mr. F. Turnbull, Pickering, to increase the radius of a B-licensed horsebox at Leeds, last week. Maj. F. S. Eastwood, Yorkshire Licensing Authority, was told that difficulties were caused because one or three horseboxes was restricted to a radius of 50 miles.
Representing Mr. R., E. Davey, Mallon, Mr. R. H.Davey said that they had 50 horses in training-and 20 -brood mares. They used two horseboxes of their own, but also used the services of Mr. Turnbull, and a. Mr. Pearcey. The railways were used only as a last resort beeause :their Charges Were not competi
• On one occasion passages were booked
for -t-Wo horses by Tail to London docks • fiVe days before the travelling date. Davy had :Amen told the -night before .trd:velIine that the Port of London could not acCept delivery by. rail. Mr. Turnbull had been contacted at short notice to take-the horses by road. • A 'second 'trainer, Mr.-H-. E. Whiteman; instanced difficulties' with -the iailways, saying -that he could not contact anyone at Mallon station between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. He had used Mr. Turnbtill's 24hour service. The restricted radius; of one.of Mr. Turnhtill's vehicles meant that horse,s had to return on the same day as racing because the vehicle's were needed
for other .customers. .
Mr. A. H.-Milner, a Driffield. farmer and -owner, said 'he.preferred to use Mr. Turnbull's:services because he could not afford the railways' tharges. • In 1956 he had paid £56 to the railways to take two horSes to ,Oxford.
• The railways provided ample horsebox facilities, both-by road' and rail, said Mr: B. A SykLs B.R.:horsebox representatiye..There were clerks on duty.at Malton Statirin between 5 azin. and 9.30 p.m. and . the'stationmater lived oh the premises. Mr. A. J. E WrOttesley, for the railways, submitted that no real inconvenience had been suffered. Trainers expected rail services when private hauliers could not cope. The railways were offered only the " leavings and complaints about charges were unreasonable, he claimed.
Reserving decision, Maj. Eastwood asked -for a breakdown of figures concerning the carriage of horses by Aand B-licensed vehicles.
NO BAN , ON GOODS VEHICLES
'THE loading and unloading of goods vehicles will not be affected, except at certain road junctions. when the whole of Mayfair becomes a meter-controlled parking zone on April 4, 1960. Regulations imposing restrictions on waiting in the area, together with certain one-way working and "no-loading" regulations, will be made shortly said a Ministry statement.
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