Page 22
![](http://commercial-motor.sec.ecs.cdn.netcopy.thompsonjames.co.uk/issues/26th-may-1972/22.jpg?size=300x450&token=d0d76b1597d2d3c2aa61481c387252f3)
Losing £15.4m, Br Reports 'bleak' Prospects
• British Railways' losses last year amounted to £15.4m and the prospects for 1972 are "bleak". A sharp fall in the carriage of coal and steel, which contributes over 45 per......
Sheerness Ferry Terminal Opened
• The Medway Ports Authority opened its new roll-on-off ferry terminal at Sheerness Docks with the arrival on May 17 of the m.v. Channel Bridge II from Ostend. Using a steel......
Inland Clearance In Kent
• Kent's first inland clearance depot was officially opened on Wednesday by the Minister for Transport Industries, Mr John Peyton, Operated by Freightflow International Ltd. a......
Longton Transport Acquires Bulk Storage Group
• The directors of Longton Transport (Holdings) Ltd, of Stoke-on-Trent, advised by Industrial Mergers Ltd, announce that agreement has been reached in principle, subject to......
Leeds Hauliers Raise Charges
• Members of the Leeds and District Hauliers' Federation are to increase their charges by 7+ per cent from June 1. Commenting, Mr Donald K. Archbold, the chairman of the......