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AN increase in traffic for tanneries was reported to Mr. W. F. Quin, Scottish Licensing Authority, last week, when he heard an application by Mr. William J. Smith, Uplawmoor, Lanark. Me, Smith wanted a new A licence for four vehicles to carry mainly tannery goods within 500 mites.
For the applicant, Mr. J. Law said he now had two vehicles on contract-A licence to a Liverpool firm of brokers who dealt in tannery goods hauled in a raw state from Glasgow meat market. They now wanted to end the contract and use Mr. Smith on public A licence.
Owing to the nature of the goods, special vehicles were required and no other Glasgow haulier could provide them. In fact, no one else wanted the work. However. • traffic was on the increase because fewer hides were being imported and more animals were being killed in Scotland. Mr. Law added that Mr. Smith also had two vehicles on a short-term B licence which was due to expire at the end of July.
The two objeotors, McKelvie and Co., Ltd., and British Railways, indicated that they would have no objection to a grant of two vehicles. This was agreed to by Mr. Quin, who stipulated that most of the work should be done for the Liverpool concern. . Goods carried should not include finished leather or leather products.
" GARAGES CAN HELP"
GARAGES should help van drivers by reminding them that they are compelled to have two mirrors on any vehicle carrying goods. This was suggested last week by the Middlesbrough. Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr. A. P. Peaker, when three drivers were each fined 10s. for having only one mirror on their vehicles.
Mr. Peaker added that the regulations applied to any dual-purpose vehicle, so garages could help the authorities by spreading a warning among their customers.
BY-PASS OPENED THE first by-pass to be completed on the Great North Road since the decision in 1955 to modernize the Al from London to Newcastle upon Tyne was opened on Monday by Mr. David Renton, M.P., Joint Parliamentary UnderSecretary to the Home Office.
It is a If-mile stretch of road with two 24-ft. carriageways, diverting traffic to the east of Stilton. The whole Al improvement project will cost £2+m.
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Ribble One-man Buses are. Welcomed
DLANS by Ribble Motor Services, Ltd.. I to introduce one-man buses in the Penrith area have been welcomed by Penrith Rural District Council. The company stated that the buses would be put into operation in an effort to retain country services which were being hit by decreasing traffic and higher costs.
The 44-seaters will have electrically operated ticket and change machines. They are to be introduced in other parts of the company's operating area, including Lancashire, Westmorland and Cumberland. The new buses are expected to be placed in service next winter.
United Automobile Services, Ltd., are already running some one-man buses in Cumberland.
Trolleybuses Lose, So id. Minimum Urged
TROLLEYBUSES operated by Hull Corporation ran at a loss for the first time in the last financial year, the transport committee was told last week. This brought the undertaking's deficit for the year to £44,918, caused by higher costs and loss of traffic, it was stated.
The committee decided that Mr. G. H. Pulfrey, general manager, should report on the possibility of introducing a minimum fare of ld. on trolleybuses at certain times during an experimental period of three months. CRT'. D. Bancroft, who put forward the suggestion, said a low minimum fare would induce housewives to do their shopping at off-peak hours.
Clir. R. E. Middleton was unsuccessful in opposing the idea. I-Ie pointed out that the problem revolved round the thousands of people who had been moved to outlying housing estates and had been driven to find other forms of transport. He suggested that industry should subsidize the transport of workers.
NEW MOBIL FUEL TERMINAL DART of the bulk liquid storage 1 installation now under construction by F. T. Everard and Sons, Ltd., on the River Trent at Gurmess Grove (Lines), is to be leased by the Mobil Oil Co.. Ltd. The Mobil terminal will have a capacity of 1,200,000 gal. Stocks will be held of their three grades of petrol, as well as dery fuel and gas oil.
Road tankers will serve the Lindsey area and parts of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire. The loading methods to be installed will allow a 4,000-gal. tanker to be filled in 10 minutes.