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AEMORIES of 1947, when some '1 4,000 people were said to have leued at one time to book seats in iaches on the company's holiday serces, were recalled by the Birmingham id Midland Motor Omnibus • Co., last week, when they applied for e West Midland Licensing Author'. i's permission .to operate 100 extra hides on the Birmingham-London_ rvices at holiday. periods.
Mr. F. Hall said that pressure on ailable bookings was even greater is year. There was no sign of any zession in the demand for holiday Lnsport, and he thought the increased mand for coach travel would go ou r some time.
Mr. E. S. Fay, referring to an objecin lodged by the Railway Executive, Id the B.M.M.O. were not trying to ce people away from the railways. Ley were seeking a fair share of the w business which had arisen since war. Their present vehicle allow= on the services was the same as len the licence was first granted.
Decision was reserved.
JP TO 6m. VEHICLES BY 1960" [ PROPHESY, without fear of contradiction, that in about six years' le, by 1960, traffic will have increased another third, up to 6m. vehicles on road, and yet if something is not ne now our road system will be nost the same as it is today."
gr. R. Gresham Cooke, director of Society of Motor Manufacturers i Traders, made this statement at singstoke on Monday.
ie took the A30-A33 London-Southpton road as an instance and said t, apart from the Winchester by-pass, was mainly a two-track highway h "danger and discomfort in every e."• Without taking an inch of icultural land, this road could be lened at many points to allow at st three tracks.
W E.R.F.-SCAMMELL TRACTOR 10-TON articulated tractor with Scammell coupling gear is now lg made by E.R.F. Ltd., Sandbach, shire. The tractor is equipped with 3ardner four-cylindered oil engine, rid Brown 45-type direct-drive-top rbox and an Eaton two-speed axle. : chassis frame is built specially for Scammell coupling gear and the :elbase is 9 ft_ AILWAY REORGANIZATION: REGIONS TO CONTINUE EORGANIZATION of British Railways, it was announced on dnesday afternoon, will involve the tinuanc.e, for the time being, of regions as now constituted, but chief regional officers will be wn as chief regional managers and have additional powers.
ach will be responsible for -corncial, operating and technical matters in his region and will report to the British Transport Commission. Managers will co-operate with other sections of the B.T.C. undertaking .(London Transport,. British Road Services, the bus companies, etc.) to develop the resourcesof the Commission as a whole.
The Commission's prime function with regard to the railways will be to control major policy, including finance, and overall direction. There will be a headquarters staff for the conduct of central services and the settlement of inter-regional questions.
At the end of September, the offices of the B.T.C. will be moved to 222 Marylebone Road, London, N.W.I.
TRANSPORT SHOULD NOT PAY FOR CONCESSIONS rONCESSIONARY fares should not be borne by a transport undertaking when it was in dire distress, said Mr. J. W. Fletcher, East Midland Licensing Authority, at last Friday's hearing of Nottingham Corporation's application to abolish early-morning return fares. Concessions were a matter of council policy.
The application was opposed by bodies representing workers' interests.
A spokesman for the . corporation contended that peak-period travel with traffic all in one direction should be dearer, not cheaper. Even if the application were granted, fares would be only 69,7 per cent, higher than before the war.
The Authority deferred his decision.
PERMANENT ENGINEERING SHOW
EARLY next year, the old Birmingham Exchange is to be opened as a permanent engineering exhibition. Space will be available for about 200 stands, the charges varying from £35. £450 a year. It is not yet known whether members of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders will be permitted to exhibit, but, in any event, stands will not be let for the display of chassis or complete vehicles.
Inquiries should be addressed to Sidney-Barton, Ltd., 7 Ludgate Broadway, London, E.C.4.
NO DECISION ON REDUNDANCY
THE Road Haulage Executive state that they have so far taken no decisions ' regarding staff redundancy that might arise under the Transport Act, 1953.
The national staff council, at their meeting last week, considered the problem and agreed that the joint standing committee should examine the subject. As soon as there is definite information to give, the staff will be advised.
MORE CONTINENTAL TOURS I N the face of strong opposition, the Scottish Licensing Authority has granted a licence to Mr. J. McIntyre, of Aberdeen, to operate six tours to Belgium and France and four tours to FranCe and Switzerland next year.