Sundries and Parcels: BR's plans
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I READ with interest in COMMERCIAL MOTOR (September 22) the papers given at the Fleet Management Conference. I was, however, concerned to read in the 4th paragraph on page 71 the statement made by Mr. F. R. L. Wentworth suggesting that the railways are gradually discouraging parcels traffic. In the context of the paper the reference is presumably both to sundries and parcels.
This is quite wrong. In regard to sundries by freight train a separate division which, from October 2, will be adminstered independently of BR Regional organizations, has been set up under the general managership of Mr. R. L. E. Lawrence with headquarters at Liverpool Street Station. As part of the development of freight sundries business the Freightliner services of BR are being extensively used and where these services do not suit the requirements of the Sundries business new traffic routing arrangements are being introduced to give an increasingly efficient and reasonably priced service throughout the country.
The Regions of British Railways will continue as before to provide comprehensively for parcels traffic developing the potential and attractiveness of a high-quality service to the fullest possible extent.
From the foregoing brief outline your readers will, I am sure, realize that far from "discouraging" sundries and parcels, British Railways are engaged in far-reaching plans to improve the efficiency of these services and provide a nationwide distribution for trade and industry of smalls traffic.
J. C. STEWART, Marketing Manager, British Railways Board