1. Programme of diesel multiple
unit operation (Contd.)
(a) Position of schemes still to be
submitted (Contd.)
Manchester Part
10. Proposals would be complete in a few days, and copies
would be circulated to Committee for their approval before submission to
the April Area Board.
Consideration was also given to three further schemes and it
was noted that -
Manchester Part 4. Due
for submission to the General Manager in November, 1959. All
departments concerned had agreed proposals with the exception of C.C.E.
and Mr.Martin would specially investigate and expedite.
Nottingham-Leicester-St.Pancras
etc.
Marylebone-Nottingham (Victoria) To be submitted to General
Manager at end of March, 1960. Proposals now with the Costs Office
and Mr.Gould would report whether target date would be achieved.
(b) Estimates for cleaning, fuelling and
maintenance facilities
Notes of meeting held on February 19th noted and Mr.Reynolds
said that departments concerned had now been advised that "shot" estimates
of the outlay required for cleaning, fuelling and maintenance facilities
should be shown on future submissions, although it must be stated that the
estimate was in broad terms and that final plans and firm estimates would
be submitted for approval later. The object of including these
facilities in the submission was to enable the broad appraisal of the
financial outcome of the scheme under consideration to be provided for the
information of the Area Board and the Commission, and the variation in the
estimated outlay on the depots should not seriously upset the financial
justification so long as care was taken to see that all items required
were included in the "shot" estimates.
(c) 1961 Diesel Multiple Unit Building
Programme
Noted that the 1961 requirements had been reviewed and the
Commission had been advised of the revised requirement of 216 vehicles,
this being accounted for by a reduction of 12 vehicles for summer working
based on Southport in the Manchester Part 5 scheme. Commission
approval had not yet been received for the 1961 requirements.
