ECONOMIC OPERATION OF RAIL PASSENGER SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS
NOTES OF MEETING HELD AT LIVERPOOL STREET ON 13th FEBRUARY, 1957.
P R E S E N T:-
Mr.
H. R. Gomersall
(Chairman)
"
G. W. Stewart
"
E.W.F. Andrews
"
R. Varley
"
F. G. Richens
"
J. Johnson
(Secretary)
Allocation of vehicles to Regions.
The Chairman said that the purpose of the meeting was to
agree a recommendation for the allocation of the diesel rail buses, in the light
of the decision of the Commission to change the number of vehicles to be bought
and the size and number of individual contracts. It was agreed that the vehicles
should be allocated as under:-
MANUFACTURER
REGION.
E.
Sc.
L.M.
W.
Total.
W.M.D.
5
-
-
-
5
Wickhams Ltd.
-
5
-
-
5
A.C. Cars Ltd.
-
1
-
4
5
B.U.T.
-
1
4
-
5
5
7
4
4
20
Mr Stewart stressed the uregnt necessity for diesel rail
buses to be made available for use in the Scottish Region at the earliest possible
moment, and it was agreed that, although the ultimate allocation of vehicles should
be as shown above, the first five cars available, irrespective of manufacturer,
would be forwarded to the Scottish Region, being returned to the owning Region as
the Wickham cars were delivered.
In view of the greater need for vehicles of this type in
the Scottish Region it was agreed that the two prototype rail buses being built by
the Bristol Company would also be allocated to the Scottish Region.
Estimated delivery dates.
It was noted that no up-to-date information was available
as to the delivery of the vehicles from the various manufacturers, but Mr. Andrews
undertook to ascertain when the firms anticipate delivering the first vehicle and
the rate at which they would be delivered thereafter.
