VICTORY FOR ROAD TRANSPORT
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ACLEAR victory for road transport, as compared with the railway facilities, was registered at a sitting in Manchester, on Monday, of the North Western Deputy Licensing Authority, Sir William Hart. Direct Deliveries, Ltd., Manchester, was authorized to add one vehicle to its fleet of M machines to undertake the delivery cif newspapers and other publications from Manchester direct by road to Nelson, Brierfield and Colne, over 30 miles away.
Mr. P. Butlin, for the applicant, stated that after months of negotiation with the railway company for speedier and better deliveries, both -the retail newsagents and the wholesale houses had approached Direct Deliveries, Ltd. The best offer of the railway company was prohibitive in price and useless as a service. '
This offer was for a four-sta.ge service. The parcels were to be sent to Victoria Station, Manchester, by 3.20 a.m., and they would go by road to Accrington and from there by train to their destination. The time of arrival at Colne Station was 7.15 aan. The start was too early for the publishers and the delivery too late for the agents, apart from the inconvenienceof having to fetch 40-113. parcels from the stations. The direct road service was a start at 3.40 a.m. and delivery at the farthest shop in Colne would be effected before 6.30 a.m. • For the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Co., it was contended that this had been railway work for many years and that, if the parties had stated eia.otly what they wanted, the railway company had every facility for the service required.
Sir. William Hart, after satisfying hiniself that the time schedule was well within the speed limit, granted the application without calling on • Mr. Butlin to reply to the case for the
railways.