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Millions Spent at Earls Court
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SEVERAL spectacular orders for vehicles valued at some Om. had been booked at the Commercial Motor Show at Earls Court by Monday. In addition, a large contract for gearboxes •
"Chaos" at R.H.A. Caused Licence Delays
NAANY licences held by hauliers in the 'VI Yorkshire Traffic Area have not been renewed during the last 18 months because of " chaos " in the Leeds office of the Road Haulage Association. This was stated at Bridlington, last week, when John T. Drury, Ltd., Swinefleet, near Goole, applied for a new three-vehicle
B licence.
The court was told that, because the R.H.A. licensing officer at Leeds had been in poor health, a great deal of difficulty had arisen. However, the Yorkshire Licensing Authority had promised to give sympathetic consideration to applications for new licences to replace those which had expired, Mr. R. E. Paterson, for Drury's, said Mr. Drury held a three-vehicle B licence which expired on April 30, 1957. Nine months before that date a limited company was formed to take over all his B, C and special-A licences, so letters were sent to the R.H.A. at Leeds asking for a transfer to he secured.
Apparently these letters were mislaid, for in November, 1956, Mr. Drury wrote to the R.H.A. asking why he had heard no more about the transfer. He was told that the registration books were still in the hands of the Licensing Authority's office.
At that stage, Drury's completed application forms for a renewal, but they were unable to expedite the matter because the Leeds office of the R.H.A. repeatedly stated that delays were occurring at the Licensing Authority's office.
When a new R.H.A. licensing officer took over it was discovered that all the papers had. been filed and they had never reached the Licensing Authority. The C and special-A licences had since been granted in chambers, and only the B licence was now required. Figures for the year ended last June showed that all the vehicles on B licence were fully employed.
The application was granted.
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had been placed.
At the end of the opening day, Leyland Motors, Ltd., were able to announce that they had taken orders worth nearly £3m., of which about a third represented export business.
Heavy buying of the 78seat Atlantean double-decker was reported; orders were stated to amount to nearly £2m. Municipal transport departments contracting for these buses included Glasgow, Li ver p o o 1, Manchester, Sheffield, Wallasey and Walsall. Other large undertakings stipulating Atlanteans were Birch Bros., Devon General, East Midland, Maidstone and District, Potteries Motor Traction and Ribble.
New Lim. Contract Leyland announced on Monday that they had secured a further contract from Netherlands Railways for the supply of 300 oil-engined buses. The contract was stated to be worth £1m. and is due for completion in 18 months. The Dutch authorities, already operating 500 Leyland buses and coaches, are carrying out a standardization policy for their main-road, inter-city fleet of 1,200 vehicles.
An opening-day order booked by Guy Motors, Ltd., was for 180 vehicles of various types for T.G.B. Motors, Ltd., Clitheroe, Lancs. The contract is worth £370.000, to which purchase tax of £100,000 must be "added. The major part of the order is for 100 Warrior lightweight eight-wheelers.
A single order worth nearly £24m. was taken on the opening day of the Show for 2,000 of the new FX4 Metropolitan taxis by the Austin Motor Co., Ltd.
Last Friday brought David Brown Industries, Ltd., an order from a prominent vehicle manufacturer for model 557/480 gearboxes valued at £20,000. This gearbox was recently introduced to suit the Gardner 6LX oil engine.
BIG CUTS IN RAIL RATES XAMPLES of drastic rate reductions by the railways in various parts of the country were quoted at last week's meeting of the national executive committee of the Road Haulage Association. The rates mentioned were far below an economic level for road transport and doubt was expressed as to their profitability to the railways. The committee are investigating the matter further.
Among 36 items on the agenda was the question of the agreement between the Central Electricity Authority and the British Transport Commission for the carriage of coal to power stations by rail. The Association are trying to obtain confirmation of the signing of the agreement.