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Normal User Varied: Railways Withdraw

26th September 1958, Page 121
26th September 1958
Page 121
Page 121, 26th September 1958 — Normal User Varied: Railways Withdraw
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AFTER modifying the proposed normal user, J. Williamson (Haulage Contractors), Ltd., Stockton, were granted an additional articulated outfit on A licence at Manchester last week. Mr. J. Croft, for the company, told the North Western Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. J. R. Lindsay, that they were oldestablished operators with both Aand B-licensed vehicles. Their main customers were' H. J. Heinz, Ltd., Bovril, Ltd., and Pickering, Ltd., whose products they warehoused at Stockton and distributed in Northumberland, Durham and the North Riding. In 1957 they were granted an A licence in the North West for a vehicle to be based at Auclenshaw with a normal user of goods for these three customers to Teesside. Backloads were from Dorman Long, Ltd., Ltd., arid similar companies but, because the number of drops was increasing, the vehicle was often late for collection. The published normal user for the additional vehicle was "Smalls in connection with existing licence facilities. between Lancashire. Cheshire and the North. East." It was now proposed to amend it to

delivery Of smalls in connection with the Teesside trunk service within 25 miles and collections from Manchester Docks for Bovril,

Ltd." There was no intention of competing with British Railways for these customers' traffic in other areas or of getting other traffic in the North West..

Mr. G. H. P. Beames, for British Railways, said that in view of the reduction in normal user their objection would be withdrawn.

PAY CLAIM HEARING

THE date for the hearing of the provincial company busmen's wage claim by the Industrial Disputes Tribunal has been altered from October 9 to October 10 at the request of the employers. The 100.000 workers are seeking an extra 14s. 6d. a week. An offer of 5s, has beenrejected by the Transport and General Workers' Union.