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M. of T. RESPONDS TO B.R.F. SUGGESTIONS
IN our issue of September 13 we published a letter from Mr. F. G. Bristow, hon. secretary, B.R.F., urging more aid for the driver in the black-out period.
In reply, the Ministry states* that it fully shares the desire of the Federation to assist in this matter. It has already given practical expression to this desire by urging that, in addition to classified roads, other important traffic routes should be painted with white lines, and devices to form permanent traffic lines used where the expense can be justified. The painting of kens at bends, etc., has been recommended, and the use of reflector studs, particularly at changes of direction, is encouraged.
. Exceptionally' favourable grants have been made from Government funds towards the cost of maintaining and extending the white lines and other aids to movement.
More Yorkshire Wool Pool Developments
FORMATION of a private limited company to carry on the road haulage pool which was formed last February, to provide transport for the carriage of wool within the West Riding of Yorkshire on behalf of the Ministry of Supply's Wool Control, was decided upon at a recent Bradford meeting of members of the 'pool.
The company, the formation of which was recommended by the pool's Committee, is entitled the West Riding Wool Pool, Ltd. Its capital iS Z1,000, made up of 100 £10 'shares.
At the meeting the following were elected directors of the cointiany:—Mr. Henry Burrill, of William BurrilI, Ltd., Bradford and Little. borough and of Messrs. Holdsworth and Burrill, Bradford; Mr. P. Blythe of Blythe,and Berwick (1928), Ltd., Bradford; Mr. Robert Barr, of R. Barr (Leeds), Ltd.; MY. II. Short, of T. E. Short and Sons, Ltd., Halifax; Mr. C. J. Fox. of Messrs. Fox and Lee Bradford; • Mr. Joseph Hanson. of Messrs. J. fIgnson and Sons. Milnesbridge, Huddersfield; and Mr. Ernest. Webster, of Redfern and Greenwood, Ltd., Bradford. the secretary of the company is Mr. C. Maxwell, Bradford. of Blythe; and Berwick (1928), Ltd: As already reported in oar columns,
another private limited company was formed a few weeks ago for the purpose of carrying on the long-distance roadhaulage pool formed last January to deal with the haulage of wool from the seaports to the wool textile manufacturing area in the West Riding, on behalf of the Wool Contra* The title of this company is Yorkshire and Lancashire IIauliers, Ltd.
lathe case of both pools, contact with the , Wool Control is maintained by means of a liaison officer, who, upon receiving transport instructions from the Control, is responsible for arranging the provision of the necessary vehicles by pool members.
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Aln. W. J. EVANS, of Rotherham, has been appointed chief engineer at Cardiff by the corporation transport committee.
MR. HAROLD A. COOK has been appointed chief engineer of Weymanu's Motor Bodies (1925), Ltd. He joined the company in 1931 as chief draughtsman, a position which he has successfully occupied until his recent promotion.
MR.. ALDERMAN BRADLEY, chairman of Bolton Transport Committee, has been appointed by the Minister of Transport as one of the members representing local authorities in England and Wales on the Transport Advisory Committee constituted by the Road and Rail Traffic Act, 1933.
CotA. JERRETT has been appointed chairman of the Liverpool District and North Wales ‘Division, C.M.U.A. Sectional Ancillary. Board for the ensuing year. New appointments to the divisional hauliers sectional board are Messrs. K. B. HEVs (Guest Transport, Ltd.,Liverpool) and K. BURGESS (Miller and Co. (Liverpool), Ltd.). .
REDUCING NIGHT WORK FOR TRADESMEN'S VANS
TRADESMEN members of the South/ port Chamber of Trade have been recommended to complete their deliveries of goods during the daylight hours, as a safety precaution. Mr. F. A. Fletcher said that there were many vehicles on the streets after dark engaged in delivery work. Housewives and others could contribute to safety in the black-out by doing their shopping early and thus enable the greatest number of vans and lorries to he withdrawn from the road at nightfall.
Chassis ,and Vehicle Export Totals for August
DURING August, the total value of commercial vehicles, apart from tractors, exported from the United Kingdom was £45,807, whilst commercial-vehicle chassis exported in the same period had a value of £74,228. In the case of tractors, except those of the agricultural types, the value of exports
£23,144.
Central Board Supports Latest Wages Increase AFTER further discussion on the claims of the trade-union side, the Central Road Haulage Wages Board has agreed that wages in the haulage industry should be increased by 3s. 0d, per week. The proposal will now receive the attention of the Area Boards, after which it will be returned to the Central Board for confirmation.
Mersey Tunnel Again Open All the Time QUBJECT to the decision of the mili
tary authorities, the Mersey Tunnel is again being kept open for 24 hours per day, the ban on the opening of the tunnel during an air-raid warning between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. having been lifted. The tunnel must not be used as an air-raid shelter for persons or vehicles, and the latter 'must proceed through it without stopping.
LIEUT.-COL. MOORE-BRABAZON, MINISTER OF TRANSPORT
ALTHOUGH 13th in the list of Ministers of Transport, we have hopes that Lieut.-Col. J. T. C. MooreBrabazhn will belii any superstition in this connection and show that his extensive experience with road transport will give the Ministry a more balanced view on the road and rail situation.
We will not address an editorial letter to him: such as we did to Sir John Reith in our issue for May 25, 1940, but. would ask the Colonel to refer to this, as it contained many 'suggestions for improving the position of the roadtransport industry.
Lieut.-Col. Moore-Brabazon, MC., has been Unionist Member for the Wallasey Division since 1931, and is 50 years of age. Previous to that he was M.P. for the Chatham Division of Rochester. for 1918-1929, and Parliamentary Secretary to his present Ministry between 1923-1927. He has gained honours in the air, and has the distinction of holding No; 1 Certificate granted by the Royal Aero Club for
pilots. .
"Motor Vehicles in a Nutshell "
NO doubt many of our readers will have read with interest in the pat the book, "Motors in a Nutshell," Written many years ago by Major S. Bramley-Moore, MC.. R.A.S.C. This has now been completely modernized, and issued at 2s. by C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd., under the title, " Motor Vehicles in a Nutshell."
Although it deals with commercial vehicles in general, it is largely devoted to the Bedford, because this is a model so much used in the Services.
It comprises a simple explanation of the Working of a motor vehicle, together with 200 questions and answers, which are suitably arranged . . in groups after chapters dealing with each section of the book.
Ministry Thanks Group Organizers
LIVERPOOL'S District Transport Officer has sent a letter to Mr. A. Roberts, of Motor Carriers, Ltd., expressing the view that the formation of group organizers of the B.3 subdistrict into an association can lead only to closer co-operation between the department and the hauliers in the group, From the assistance which they had given in recent weeks, it would seem that the assistance which they could give would go a long way to circumvent any hopes the enemy might have of crippling transport in this country.
• Road transport would have to step into the breach which Might be made in other means for transport, and to that end fuel rationing was adjusted to enable hauliers to maintain the vehicles in service, although the traffic they carried might have been accommodated by alternative means.
The letter goes on to indicate that requests Might be made to members of 10/B3 Group organisers to distribute, at short notice, essential supplies throughout the country, perhaps in preference to normal traffic, but such requests would only be made when natural interests demanded it. Hauliers
would materially assist by co-operating with the Port of Liverpool Transport Control and the two Ministries mainly concerned with essential supplies.
On behalf of the Regional Transport Commissioner thanks were tendered for the good work and assistance which has already been given.
George Medal for Petrol-companies' Officials
THE George. Medal has been awarded to three Hull officials of petrol companies for gallantry when, during
a recent air raid, bombs were dropped on an oil depot, petrol tanks were pierced in several places, and serious
fires were caused. The three officials are Mr. George Archibald Howe, manager for Shell-Mex and B.P., Ltd.; Mr. William Sigsworth, manager for the Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., and Mr. George Samuel Sewell, engineer for Shell-Mex and B.P., Ltd.
MILK MARKETING BOARD: NEW POWERS
A RISING out of the new powers just /—kgiven to the Milk Marketing Board, whereby the Board is given control over the transport of milk, as well as its distribution, the West Midland Area of Associated Road Operators has passed the following resolution, which has been received at headquarters A.11.0,:—" That the Association should approach the Road Haulage Con sula.-tive Committee, the Ministry of Food and the Milk Marketing Board to urge that the road milk-transport industry should be consulted, both regionally and nationally, in any scheme for reorganization contemplated by the Milk Marketing Board."
We are informed by Mr. Sew ill, national director, A.R.O., that he has been in touch with the Milk Marketing Board and has been assured that it will consult the industry before making any drastic changes in the arrangement for distribution from farms to factories.
L.C.C.'s Tribute to Civil-defence Services
REPORTING on the recent intensive air attacks on London, the London County Council says that., although all the civil-defence services have been taxed, the greatest demands have, perhaps, been made on the fire service. All the fires have been fought with success and everything possible has been done to limit the assistance afforded to the enemy by the glow from the larger fires at night. Assistance has been rendered to and received from other fire regions.
Damage to water mains, in certain instances, has demonstrated the value of the hose-laying lorries and arrangements have been made to increase equipment of this kind.
The London ambulance service, including the auxiliary service, has been called upon to remove many air-raid casualties to hospital. Extensive use has been made of the auxiliary personnel and equipment and notwithstanding the black-out, the average time taken by ambulance vehicles to reach the scene of an incident was only 7 mins. from the receipt of the call.
Institute of Transport Activities FORTHCOMING meetings of the Institute of Transport include one at the Institution of Electrical Engineers, Victoria Embankment, London, W.C,2, on October 14, when a paper entitled " The Reconstruction of Transport Policy " will be read by Mr. Frederick Smith. On November 4, there will be a luncheon at the Connaught Rooms, Londrin, W.C.2, and a meeting to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the foundation of the Institute.
Two papers which will be read before the Metropolitan Graduate and Student Society, also at the Institution of Electrical Engineers, will be those by Mr. E. C. V. jubb on Trolleybuses in London " on November 9, and " The Work of Traders' Transport Associations," by Mr. p. G. Sofio, on December 14.
The annffill general meeting of the Institute will he held at the Connaught Romps. London, W.C.2, on December 4, at 2.45 p.m. BEATING THE ANT IN FIRE-ENGINE CONSTRUCTION
THE Penang authorities are about to take delivery of their seventh Dennis fire-engine, which is illustrated on this page. Externally, the totally enclosed body gives it great similarity to the limousine type operated by the London Fire Brigade, a resemblance that is furthered by the bifurcated twin suction inlet at the rear, with one length of suction hose permanently attached and housed in a near-side tunnel. Two other lengths of suction are also carried.
In construction, the body is actually different from that of the home-service type, for the ant is something of a problem in the country in which the appliance will be used. All the woodwork is, therefore, of teak, which is immune from attack, and _the framework is covered by metal panelling.
The equipment includes a 35-ft. telescopic ladder, but it was decided that the incorporation of first-aid apparatus was of less importance than the ability to carry an abnormal quantity of hose, and with this object extensive lockerage is provided.
The chassis is an example of the standard Dennis " Light 6" type, the multi-stage turbine-type pump of which has an output of 500-600 g.p.m. Another appliance in the same category, but equipped with a doubletransverse seating body, and fitted for carrying a wheeled escape, is already on its way to Penang.
Ministers' Messages to David Brown's Workers ESSAGES from the Prime Minister 1.1e/and Lord Beaverbrook, Minister, of Aircraft Production, were conveyed by Mr. Beverley Baxter, M.P., for Wood Green, when he recently toured the main works and some of the Yorkshire brakhes of David Brown and Sons (Huddersfield), Ltd., the gear-cutting and tractor-manufacturing concern. The messages thanked the company's employees for their efforts on war work, and stressed the vital importance of maintaining, or even accelerating, the rate of production. • Mr. Baxter, who addressed employees during the rest interval between shifts, described the David Brown concern as " a pioneer of engineering in times of peace, and a vital industry in times of war." Referring to air raids, he said it was warnings and not bombs that were the danger to production.
Henley's Dividend Declaration IN respect of the present year, the directors of W. T. Henley's Telegraph Works Co., Ltd., have declared an interim dividend of 5 per cent., less tax, on the ordinary stock of the company, to be paid on November 1, 1940.
East Midland's " Spitfire " Fund THE East Midland Traffic Area " Spitfire" Fund has now reached 6,500 and is still growing. The subscribers are all owners of buses and lorries, and subscriptions are being acknowledged by Mr. J, H. Stirk, Regional Transport Commissioner, Nottingham.
HAULIERS RAISE RATES AT GATESHEAD IT was reported at a meeting of Gates1 head Corporation that haulage contractors previously employed by the municipality had increased their hire rates for 2-ton lorries from 4s. 6d. to 5s. 6d. an hour. The cleansing committee has had an interview with representatives of the contractors and agreed on a rate of 5s, an hour, the position to be reviewed at the end of six. months. The rate For 30-cwt. lorries is being considered, Welding Helps Transport's National Effort
JUST issued by Barimar, Ltd., 14-18, Lamb's Conduit Street, London, W.C.1, is the latest edition of the booklet " Barimar Scientific Welding for Motor Parts," The company's factories in London,. Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester and Newcastle-on-Tyne are all engaged on important national work, including the repair of motor parts, ,thus making it possible for many vehicles to be retained on important \services.