Contract Tippers Put , on to A Licence
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DESPITE large sums of money being paid out to sub-contractors there was still difficulty in hiring suitable vehicles, said R. and W. Febry, Chipping Sodbury, when they appeared at Bristol on Monday.
Mr. W. A. Febry, a director, declared that this situation was even more frustrating because, contract A tippers were standing idle.
The concern were applying to Mr. S. W. Nelsbn, Western Licensing Authority, to transfer eight contract A vehicles to A licence for the haulage of quarry products, .building materials and fertilizers in bulk normally Within 150 miles.
The 'original application was for 14 vehicles, totalling 76 tons 13 cwt. unladen, but Febry's agreed to amend it after consultation with the ,Road-Rail Negotiating Committee and the objectors, British Road Services, British Railways, Knee Bros. (Bristol), Ltd., and Western Transport, Ltd.
Mr. Febry said they were operating 69 vehicles on A licence' .and .speciall.A licence, 22 on . cOntra c.t A for Amalgamated Roadstone, .Ltd.;.. six contract to Ready Mixers, -Lid., and Jane on C hire with W. H. Keyes. Three on C licence were maintenance vehicles.:..
Mr. Febry added that earnings of the eight vehicles for the past. six months worked out at an average of £2,000 -per year, and if the application were granted it would still not completely dispense
with hiring. . _ Mr. Nelson granted the amended application.
AN ELECTRIC BANTAM . .
CAPABLE of operating at 9 tons gross vehicle weight, the Smith's_ Electric Karrier has been introduced as a batteryelectric version, of the Karrier Bantam. Itis envisaged that on refuse-collection work, for example, .-Electric Karriers could be used to take the .,serni-trailers from door to door whilst internal-combustion-engined outfits could run them to and from the tips.
The Electric Karrier, which can be supplied with a wide choice of batteries, is to be shown at the conference of the Institute of Public Cleansing at Brighton, from June 9-12.
HALF-GATE CROSSING
EAAYOUT of a novel type of levelcrossing was discussed by the Working Party on the Prevention of Road Traffic Accidents of the Inland Transport Committee of the United Nations Economic Cammission for Europe at their April meeting in Geneva.
The crossing has two half gates placed in staggered formation, one on each side of the railway track, and closing automatically on the approach of a train.
It was also advised that drivers overtaking other vehicles should switch on an auxiliary lamp. • Mrs. R. Liger, of France, was re-elected chairman of the party.