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Details of Engine INTERESXING information Wear after 240,000 1 concerning engine life reaches
Miles us from the White Motor Com pany, of America. Recently, its engineers dismantled an engine after 241,630 miles. It was found that the maximum cylinder-wall wear at any point was .003 in. Valves had been ground on two occasions, and the maximum out-ofroundness on seats was .005 in. The Tocco-hardened crankshaft gave a maximum out-of-roundness of .0005 in., and the crankpins .0004 in. Wear in the valve guides was .0007 in., and on tappets .0005 in. The main bearings could be replaced as they were. Out-of-roundness on the camshaft bearings was .0002 in., and the maximum of variation in connecting-rod alignment .0005 in. Incidentally, the original pistons were replaced at 196,612 miles.
Slow Motion Featured THAT the railways will On Our Railway 1 carry goods a long way in System a long time is a commonplace,
but a striking instance of a new slow record was given in a letter received recently by a sub-district manager in the north. A manufacturer complained that a consignment of leather took 20 days to cover 26 miles; he put up with that, on the assumption that circumstances might be exceptional, but felt that he had a legitimate .grievance when the next lot failed to arrive within 10 days of despatch. Road services between the two towns invariably gave same-day or next-day delivery, and, not unnaturally, the manuacturer is perplexed as to the reason for the extraordinary difference. So are many other people regarding similar instances.
RUSSIA, apart from its 11, activities in other directions, is still developing its passenger-carrying system. In Moscow, for example, two new tram routes are to be opened. Here, of course, this would be regarded as a retrograde step. In addition, however, 19 miles of trolleybus routes will be installed during the year, whilst there will be seven new bus routes.
Russia Developing its Passenger Transport System . . .
All Road Walkers A N order has been given to Should Face OnR.A.F. men in Dorset to coming Traffic . . walk on the right-hand side of the road, so that they face oncoming traffic. It seems that it requires a war to convert officialdom to the idea of enforcing precautions which would appear to be essential. We are sure that if this practice were made a rule
throughout the country, not only for airmen, but also for civilians, many lives would be saved, particularly in the black-out. The pedestrian can see what is coming, but the driver cannot always see, until too late, what he is overtaking. Incidentally, this point has been emphasized many times in this journal.
Transport Personnel In RICK transport, apparently, as Talented Enter"goes hand in hand with tainers . artistic talent. At least that
seems to be the case at Peterborough, for at a recent social evening organized by the London Brick Co., Ltd., at which we were privileged to be present, the entertainment was provided in talented manner by the company's transport department. There was an excellent variety programme, including humorous sketches, songs and music by the Phorpres dance orchestra.