Rail Best for Long Runs—Mr. Nelson
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WE shall do our best to see that any unauthorized services being run from the camp shall be checked. We feel that the railway is the best medium of travel for the longer distanaes."
The Western Licensing Authority, Mr. S. W. Nelson, said this at Bristol, last week, when he granted permission to Messrs. R. and W. Febry, Chipping Sodbury, to run camp services to Hull, Leeds and Liverpool, but refused to grant licences for similar services to Glasgow and Newcastle.
During the hearing, allegations were made of "pirate coaches " operating near to the camp concerned, the R.A.F. Station at Yatesbury. There were about 4,200 Men at the camp, and about 1,500 went on leave, each week-end.
A spokesman for the applicants said that they could run the services at substantially less than the rail fares.
British Railways objected, " SENTRY BOXES " FOR REFUSE WORKERS
GREATLY improved accommodation for a crew of four to six men has been provided in the latest version of the Dennis Vulture refuse collector, It is no longer in the load-carrying section of the body. Instead, what resembles a sentry box has been hung on each of the double rear doors with total accommodation for six men.
When the body is tipped, the doors are folded flush with the sides. The pivot point has now been moved right to. the rear of the body to facilitate work on open tips. The enclosed compartments for the crew have not reduced payload capacity. 137