Birmingham Subway Approved by Lords
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rxA PLAN for building a subway in Birmingham through which goods vehicles would run from a service road alongside thc city's new inner-circle route to the central shopping site was approved, with reservations, by a Select Committee of the House of Lords, last week.
Outlining the corporation's plans, Mr. Gerald Thesiger, Q.C., said that owners of the central site would provide their own connections to the road from their own loading bays. Vehicles would not have to enter or stand in High Street, New Street or Union Street. There would be no police supervision in the subway, and Mr. Thesiger did not think that the usual police objection to loading and unloading at night-time would apply.
Objectors to the scheme included the British Transport Commission, the Public Transport Association, the Royal Automobile Club and the Automobile Association.
Mr. Harold Willis, Q.C., for Horton's Estates, Ltd., and others who opposed the subway, said that the proposal was far-reaching because it sought to impose a compulsory system of development which they ot herwise would not he compelled to adopt. It was highly objectionable because of the imposition upon developers of an obligation to provide access in a particular way with no freedom of choice.
NEW LONDON COACH STATION READY FOR EASTER THE off-the-road site near Euston Station which the Eastern National Omnibus Co., lid., and Hicks Bros., Ltd., are preparing as their new London coach station is expected to be completed for the Whitsuntide traffic. .
Vehicles will, however, be picking-up and setting-down on the site by Easter. This is at present being done on the public highway in Euston Square.
According to a spokesman of London Coastal Coaches, Ltd., there will be sufficient room on the 10,800 sq. ft. site for some eight coaches to load and four to unload at one time. Vehicles will approach the site via Euston Square, on which there is a frontage of 120 ft., and leave via Euston Grove.
The buildings which are to be erected will include a booking office, a small waiting room and a shelter.
Among other operators who will use the site are the North Western Road Car Co., Ltd., Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd., Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., W. C. Slanderwick, Ltd., Scout Motor Services, Ltd., and companies operating the Yorkshire services.
TWO-LIGHT LAMP
ALAMP with two filaments, each of which gives a light of a different colour, is to be marketed by Dewco, Ltd., Bel!shill, Lanarkshire. The Dewlite, as it is known, is a German invention and Dewco have the licence
for British and Commonwealth manufacture and sales.
lt.enables a headlamp to give a white main beam and an amber dipped beam, and has other applications. The cost is not likely to be much more than that of ordinary lamps.
MEAT AT 0.2d. A POUND
AN organization of meat carriers in Manchester have offered to provide transport after de-control at the rate of 0.2d. per lb. for all meat delivered within a radius of eight miles of the market. The president of the Manchester Butchers' Association has stated that it would be unwise for Meat traders to contemplate running their own i transport at. this stage. Amendment of the Food and Drugs Act might alter the present regulations concerning meat haulage.
0.63d. A MILE TYRE RATE
THE supply and maintenance of bus tyres of Liverpool Transport Department will cost 0.63d. per mile, under the terms of tenders accepted by the transport committee from Pirelli. Ltd.. and the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd. Pirelli are to have half the volume of business and Dunlop 40 per cent., on a mileage basis. Ten per cent. of the mileage operated will be reserved for experimental purposes.
50 MORE FOR TRAVANCORE
2-1. A FURTHER order for 50 Leyland
Comet 90 oil-cngined buses has been placed by Travancore State Transport Department, who operate a system covering 600 route-miles.
Bombay Municipality 'have ordered five Tiger Cub buses. These will join over 200 Leylands already in service in the city. Eight vehicles with BroadAell pumps for road washing are among 26 Leyland Comet 90s specified for service with Sind Public Works Department.
U.T.A. PAY OFFER ACCEPTED
IT is understood that 4,300 employees of the Ulster Transport Authority have accepted an offer of pay increases ranging from 6s. to 7s. 6d. a week. Bus drivers and conductors will benefit by 7s., lorry drivers, mates and porters in the road freight section by 6s., and freight checkers by 7s. 6d. The increases will cost the Authority 1-75,000 a year.
*BIG SURPLUS AT BIRKENHEAD ?
CAA SURPLUS of £73,000 is expected by Birkenhead Transport Department at the end of the current financial year. Revised fares which were introduced last year have brought in £19,000 more than expected, and expenditure was £20,000 less than the estimate. Nearly £36.000 will be carried forward to the next financial year.
HALF FARE FOR 15s AGAIN AFTER failing to get permission for children up to 15 years to travel at half-fare on buses, Blyth Corporation are to ask the Association of Municipal Corporations to take up the matter on a national basis.