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SHORT-TERM AUTHORIZATIONS IN EVENT OF RAIL STRIKES
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THE Licensing Authority responsible for granting authorization for journeys by heavy goods vehicles exceeding 100 miles will have power to grant special short-term authorizations quickly if rail services are interrupted.
Mrs. Barbara Castle gave this assurance in the Commons last week when she was questioned about the effect of possible rail strikes when her new transport plans come into operation.
Sir Walter Bromley-Davenport (Tory, Knutsford) drew attention to the 100-mile limit proposal and urged the Minister to ensure that the decision-making tribunal would be able to take into account the possibility of railway strikes, which would immobilize the goods which would thus be transferred from road to rail.
Mrs. Castle told him that the licensing authority would be required to take into account, among other things, the relative reliability of the competing road and rail services when considering an application,