ainter's Open Depot lead of Schedule

2nd October 1959, Page 63

2nd October 1959

Page 63

Page 63, 2nd October 1959 — ainter's Open Depot lead of Schedule

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HE first part of a storage depot built on the site of an abandoned railway ion at South Lynn, Norfolk, was ned by Pointer's Storage, Ltd., last k, about four months from the time its erection was first proposed and least two weeks ahead of schedule. company is a part of the orgagizadescribed in The Commercial Motor May 8 and 15.

he depot was primarily required to l supplies for a nearby factory prong soups, and completion of a secby October was necessary in order shiploads of harvested produce for factory could be accepted. The ect was rapidly organized, although of the difficulties was the poor re of the soil, and piling to a depth bout 48 ft. was necessary.

le building offers 200,000 Cu. ft. of e for the storage of dry goods And )00 Cu. ft. in eight cold chambers refrigeration equipment supplied by n Egerton Co., Ltd. A railway loadbank runs along one side, and close he opposite side are other sidings, it along the front is a loading bank vehicles. Three Lansing Bagnall -lift trucks arc to be employed.

utstruction work is still proceeding Ily, and behind the existing structure be another, almost as big, housing 105,000-cu.-ft. cold chambers. ,nd this will be storage for 380,000 1, of dry goods. In front of the lag there will be three further tsions to provide, in all, 880,000_ of storage for dry goods.

len complete, the building will be ft. long and up to 180 ft. wide, have an aggregate storage space of ,000 Cu. ft., including 315,000 cu. ft. )Id storage. It is planned, in addito build a bulk depot on the same o handle solid fuels, other minerals road and building materials.

e disposition of the depot is partly Jed to improve local port facilities, nuch of the long-distance traffic into Dut of the premises will probably y rail. Pointer's Transport, Ltd., however, building up a fleet of crated vehicles to handle shorttee transport, and so far this rises a Guy eight-wheeler and two :miles 6-8-ton articulated outfits Mann Egerton bodywork.

DYER GARAGE ENLARGED CENSIONS. begun in 1957, to their )over bus garage have now been eted by the East Kent Road Car Ltd. In its final form, the depot orage capacity for 90 vehicles and rig capacity for 75.

site at Phoenix Lane covers nearly sq. yd. and provides ample accomion for workshops, offices and fuel e. The lowering of the floor level .trrnitted the introduction to Dover th-bridge double-deckers. During ist summer, 34 double-deckers, 16 deckers, and 48 coaches have been d from the garage.