1933 Order Still Applies
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A25-MILE stretch of road between Kinlocheil and Arisaig, on the Fort William-Mallaig highway, is still subject to an order made by Inverness County Council in 1933. restricting traffic to vehicles weighing not more than 3 tons gross.
At Fort William Sheriff Court last week, 13 persons were charged with breaches of the order. The case of Donald Simpson, Mallaig, was taken as a test. He pleaded not guilty. His agent Said that in 1933 the road was little better than a bridle track, but since then it had been improved and raised to the status of a trunk road.
Simpson said that he had been using the road since '1930 and all types of vehicle did so without hindrance. The order had never been enforced and when the road was classified as a trunk route in 1946, the restrictions were taken to be a matter of form.
The Sheriff found that the order was still in force and Simpson was guilty. The defendant was discharged absolutely. The 12 other defendants then pleaded guilty and were similarly discharged.
GLASGOWS NEW ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
lytHEN Glasgow Transport DepartVV merit applied to the Scottish Licensing Authority to withdraw a particular Sunday service, recently, it was stated that a new accounting system had been introduced so that the daily takings for each mile of route operated in the city could be discovered.
The hearing was adjourned. Allegations were made that the abandonment of the service would isolate some village people.
BORROWING A TROLLEYBUS
AREQUEST by Nottingham Transport Department to borrow one of Glasgow Transport Department's new single-deck trolleybuses for a month, has been granted.
Glasgow Transport Department has decided to invite tenders for the supply of 69 bus bodies. These will be fitted to old vehicles, the bodies of which are beyond repair, although the interior fittings are still usable.
LOWER HIGHLAND COSTS?
THREE Members of Parliament representing Highland constituencies are to demand action to relieve the cost of transport in these districts. During the passage of the Finance Bill they failed to obtain a Is. 6d. redaction in the tax on fuel sold in the Highlands, and are now seeking other means for lowering goods and passenger charges.
CANADA TO SEE RTs
THE three London buses which are touring the United States are to visit Canada. It was originally planned that they would return home after July 8, but demands from the Dominion for a sight of the vehicles have been so great that after that date they will run from New York to Montreal, and from there to other cities in Canada.