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BIRD'S EYE VIEW
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By the Hawk
ern Welsh Stand The part played by the
n Welsh Omnibus Co. Lid., in providing employor disabled persons was spotlighted at a Disabled rk " Exhibition held in Cardiff last week.
the Western Welsh stand were two mechanics— Whittle and Robert Frank—who demonstrated the the exhibition. This was to show that if care n in assessing an individuars capacity and ability, : selection follows and any necessary special aids ovidcd, the majority of disabled people can take dace in industry on equal terms with their ablecolleagues.
two. gentlemen mentioned are among 82 disabled employed by Western Welsh. Their task—over; the company's 860 Setright ticket machines.
onference Delegates and guests attend e Commercial Motor Fleet Management Conference is being held at the Hotel Dunblane in November, for a lively time. I have it on good authority that magement are putting on a Ceilidh which, if my ation (and spelling) is correct, is Gaelic for " hooley " h is Irish for a "shindig" (which in good old ▪ language means a right old "knees-up ").
will take place in the hotel lounge on the evening conference around a log fire complete with copper ,y to carry away the smoke. Guests wi// take part, least one Scottish enthusiast has agreed to wear Ind do a sword dance!
conference, I understand, is almost booked to .y.
Invitation A large, bulk-carrying tipper
West Midlands bears upon its tailboard a huge sign all and sundry that its speed is limited to 30 m.p.h. viting any complaints as to its road behaviour to lied to its owner, whose name and address is given. -hearted attempt to scratch out the 30 has been vehicle was travelling—quite safely—at well over .h. when I noted the public exhortation. I wonder ligher postage rates have limited the response from
Smoking One hears complaint after
tint about brand new vehicles being pulled up for g black smoke. Interesting to note then that Dover .ation is taking steps—including court action if try—to stop two ships from black smoking in the harbour. The culprits are the British Railways train ferry "Hampton Ferrli " and a survey vessel which is carrying out work for the Channel Tunnel.
If the magistrates who preside over the commercial vehicle black smoke cases have to deal with ship black smoke I have a feeling that the train ferry matter will result in "case dismissed"—if, indeed, it should ever come to 'court. Why? The "Hampton Ferry" is over 30 years' old! I wonder how many of our new commercial vehicles would get pulled up for this offence in 30 years' time.
Slab Petrol American scientists envisage that the time may come when petrol is bought, sold and transported in solid form. With the US flair for highfalutin nomenclature they have come up with " microencapsulation ----the coating of any item with any of several materials, usually plastic. Such capsules may range in size from 1/25.000 in. to a visible fraction of an inch, and can be constructed to break at a certain heat or pressure to release their contents.
This process already has many uses—in the manufacture of smudgeless carbon paper, for instance, and as a backing for posters and sticky labels, in filter tips (containing minute capsules of water) and in drug administration.
Now petrol has come under scrutiny. The small capsules can be lumped together in brick-like forms, enabling easy handling as a solid. The liquid fuel is readily obtained by running the capsules through a small press.
Home for a Dart ? I hear that Dennis Brothers
are urgently looking for a good home for a 1933 Dennis DART Coach—believed to be the only one in the world. The chassis and body are in mint condition but the cylinder block is cracked. The engine has been removed from the chassis but not stripped.
Anyone interested is asked to contact Nick Grenside at the company's Guildford works.
MI Hazards I wonder what road hauliers think about the extensive repairs (once again) on Ml, With two lanes out of action in places the risks of serious pile-ups at night or in fog are greatly magnified. Negotiating the obstructions may present fewer hazards to experienced truck drivers, but many motorists using the motorway recently in good visibility have voiced their qualms.
The well-developed service areas would be hurt financially if M I were to be closed for any reason.. Yet a series of major accidents could force the Ministry to take urgent action.