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Passenger-Vehicle Topics.

19th September 1912
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

There are now 2395 motorbuses in regular London services Tramway Enterprise.

The Gateshead and District Tramways Co., Ltd., has decided to operate a regular service of motor omnibuses between Low Fell and Chester-le-Street.

The Croydon Muddle.

The Roads Improvement Association is urging the Croydon Corporation to adopt a scheme for the construction of a new road, between Thornton Heath and Purley, in order to relieve High Street, Croydon. The scheme will involve an expenditure of 255,000, and the Road Board has promised ,E30,000.

Model By-Laws.

The Local Government Board has published a set of model by-laws for "regulating the conduct of the proprietors and drivers of hackney carriages plying within the district in their several employments, and determining whether such drivers shall wear any and what badges." The charge for this set of model bylaws is one penny, and the intention is to help local councils. Developments at Cheltenham.

Cheltenham and district is served by a tramway undertaking which has got an exclusive and wonderful licence—acquired some years ago. Tramcars, however, are not allowed to use the Promenade and certain other of Cheltenham's principal thoroughfares. Matters have now been brought to an interesting stage, by applications from the Bristol Tramways Co. for licences to run motorbuses in the town, and at the moment the matter stands adjourned for further consideration.

We have often wondered how it came about that Cheltenham ratepayers gave up their exclusive rights to run tramcars to FL company which is reputed to be financed by American capital. A correspondent informs us thatthe new service Of motorbuses from Barking to Barking.side has already proved wholly inadequate

A Bad Devonshire Hill.

It is understood that the Devon County Council will not allow motor lorries and motor coaches to descend Branaeornbe Hill in future, but we have not yet been advised of the p]acing in position of any notice.

Motor Tower Wagons.

The utility of the self-propelled vehicle, for the purposes of overhead-repair requirements, has irresistibly appealed to most tramway managers. This demand, too, is not by any means limited to home trade. Two typical eases are illustrated below ; one concerns a 40 h.p. Karrier vehicle, supplied to the Leeds Corporation, by Clayton and Co. (Huddersfield), Ltd., and the other a 30 h.p. Lacre vehicle, supplied to the Johannesburg Municipality by the Lacre Motor Car Co., Ltd. It will be observed that the Karrier vehicle has an unusual arrangement of the tower ; the top section can be raised at double the speed of the second section, which i'esults in a great economy of time.


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