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it became a trading organization. Mr. R. H. Farmer (Met. and S.E.) spoke in support of the resolution.
The second resolution was: This conference welcomes the plan for the re-shaping of British Railways and its implications, looks forward to a period of road and rail.co-operation without political interference, appreciates that competition between the two forms of transport will be maintained in many spheres and supports the Road Haulage Association's close liaison with British Railways Board and British Road Services.
It was proposed by Mr. J. P. Wells (Met. and S.E.), who rejected suggestions that a survey of the road transport industry should be carried out, similar to the Beeching investigations, which became necessary primarily because of the enormous and rising losses being made on the railways.
"If we examine our costings closely we may find that we shall be attracted to the idea that we should put containers on the
railways for long hauls and concentrate on the turnround where we are pre-eminently fitted to provide the service that is required," he said. If this and other problems concerned with transport by professionals could be discussed in an atmosphere of co-operation, trust and respect for each other's particular contribution, this would go a long way towards establishing a sound and workable goods transport system, Mr. Wells concluded. The resolution was seconded by Mr. F. Wheeler (Met. and S.E.) and supported by Mr. W. Bridge (Yorks (W.R.)) and Mr. J. Adcock (Met. and S.E.), who suggested that American methods of co-operation be studied, where they had discussion between road, rail
and Government. N.H.T.