Rally to be Held Despite Boycott
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DESPITE the recommended boycott by the Passenger Vehicle Operators Association (The Commercial Motor, March 4), the Brighton Coach Rally will be held on April 23-24. Classifications for the concours d'elegance have been modified to enable the number of coaches in the individual classes to be more evenly balanced.
The four classes affected are those for vertical and underfloor-engined coaches seating not more than 37 passengers, and vertical and underfloor-engined vehicles for 38 or more. The starting point of the rally is again Victoria Coach Station, London. The organizing secretary is Mr. John Fielder, 3 Fleet Street, London, E.C.4.
MORE 40-M.P.H. LIMITS?
THE 40-m.p.h. speed limit, which has been tried in the London area, is likely to be widely adopted elsewhere, writes our political correspondent. The Departmental Road Safety Committee reported in favour of the limit on Tuesday, and the Minister of Transport is expected to initiate legislation during the next few weeks to enable it to be applied throughout the country.
The Committee said that the limit, when applied to roads previously unrestricted, reduced speeds and accidents. On roads formerly subject to 30 m.p.h. there was no appreciable change in speeds or accident rates.
NEW ROUTE WANTED THERE was an outstanding need for I a route linking East Anglia with the Midlands, said Mr. H. C. Chandler, chairman of the Eastern Area of the Traders' Road Transport Association at Cambridge yesterday. It was possible to drive from Ipswich to Northampton, he said, without encountering a by-pass, and the resultant heavy traffic caused dislocation to the commercial life of towns en route.
A new road plan for East Anglia, resulting from a survey undertaken by the Area, was presented to the annual meeting.
WHITLOCK INCREASE CAPITAL
THE share capital of Whitlock Bros., Ltd., Great Yeldham, Essex, has been increased by the addition of 1m. 5s. ordinary shares. The company, who manufacture earth-moving and agricultural machinery, have recently acquired adjoining land which increases the factory area to 30 acres.
A building expansion programme is nearing completion.
FORD GO AHEAD ON MERSEYSIDE
TFord Motor Co., Ltd., announced on Tuesday that they had decided to proceed with their projected factory at Halewood, on Merseyside. The Government are stated to have offered the company substantial financial aid as compensation for the higher production costs on Merseyside, as compared with Dagenham.