New Road Service to the Continent
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APPEALING to manufacturers who trade with Continental countries, a direct road service to the Continent is now being operated by Davies, Turner and Co., Ltd., 4 Lower Belgrave Street, London, S.W.1, in conjunction with G. C. Munton.
They have a Comprehensive fleet of prime movers and semi-trailers. Consignments are collected from the British exporters' premises, driven to either Tilbury or Dover ferry terminals, and then the semi-trailers are loaded for the Channel crossing. Another tractor is waiting at the Continental port.
Advantages are that freight does not have to be paid for the towing unit, and drivers do not have to make the crossing. Thus, the man responsible for delivery is dealing solely with his native traffic conditions, language and customs formalities.
There are now three sailings a week in each direction from Tilbury to Antwerp and Dover to Calais respectively. Davies, Turner and Co. arc prepared to choose whichever route and sailing time is more convenient for their customers. The adoption of the Carnet T.I.R. procedure allows trailers to pass easily across all frontiers in Europe and, with some advance ' notice, through the Iron Curtain.
The semi-trailer fleet available comprises a selection of boxvans of 10-ton and I2-16-ton capacity, low-loaders from_ 10 to 30 tons, a 70-ton heavy unit, a 25-cu.-yd. bulk tipper, a 1,050-cu.-ft. refrigerated vehicle and a variety of platform trailers.
FACTORY SERVICE WAS OPERATED FREE
AFTER being approached by workers to start a service between Wigan and a factory at Patricroft, A. Bott and Sons, Wigan, applied for a licence—and meanwhile ran a Tree service. This was stated at Manchester when they asked the North Western Traffic Commissioners to approve the works service at a return fare of 3s. 6d.
Objections were lodged by Salford and Wigan .corporations and Lancashire United Transport, Ltd., who said they had received no representations from the public about existing services being inadequate.
Mr. F. Williamson, chairman, said Bott's should not have organized a free service themselves. Representations should have been made to the objectors. However, a case had been made out and the application would be granted.
£30,000 BRIDGE SCHEME
WORK on a £30,000 scheme to make Cartland Bridge, Lanark, safer, is to begin either next month or in May. The bridge crosses a 126-ft. gorge on theStirling-Carlisle road. Its improvement has been under consideration since September, 1956, when three men were swept over the parapet by a lorry, and two died from their injuries.