Municipal Operators Discuss Bus Design
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ON the occasion of a Conference, held at Olympia on Thursday last, organized by the Municipal Tramways and Transport Association, Messrs. P. J. Baker and Clement Jackson, of• Southampton, and Plymouth. Corporation Transport Departments, respectively, read a paper entitled "Design from the Municipal Operators' Point of 'View." It was a frankly expressed, criticism, which dealt with sueh topics -as excessive fuel and oil-consumption rates, overheating, starter troubles, the provision of inadequate clutch and brake facings, noisy transmissions, harsh suspension, and the lack of standardization in control disposition. These points were dealt with in a fairly comprehensive manner.
' A vital need -to 'which attention was drawn is the leek of a proper means for fog penetration. ,Inaccessibility was severely -criticized, and the need for greater standardization of body parts was emphasized.
In the following discussion a few additional points were raised, but it was clear, that a certain nualber of the speakers had not inspected the exhibits as fully as might be desiiied, becausethey stressed the need for d velopinents which are already offered' n the 1032 models, as descr).bed in this journal,