WELSH. BUS ENGINEERS GET TOGETHER
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A N interesting little social event took 1place recently, when sotne eight chief engineers of the larger passengertransport undertakings in South Wales arranged an excursion to Cheddar with their wives and families. A total. of 30 assembled in Cardiff and went by steamer to Weston-super-Mare. where they were met by the chief engineer of the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co., Ltd., complete with a particularly wellgroomed Bristol coach. After lunch, as guests of the Bristol concern, the party drove to Cheddar, and later returned to Weston to board the steamer for home.
A vote wits passed to make this "get together" an annual event. The same engineers meet informally at intervals throughout the year, and although " shop" is officially barred, no doubt some problems are solved as a result of friendly co-operation.
NEW REGISTRATIONS KEEP UP
1N the first six months of this year, I 96,201 new vehicles, other than cars and motorcycles, were registered. June's figure for new registrations was 16,409 and was slightly above the monthly average for this year. Details by classes are as follow:— CLEARING HOUSES TO ORGANIZE ACONFERENCE of London and Home Counties members of the National Cc:inference of Road Transport Clearing Houses, 83, Pall Mall, London, S.W,1, is to be held at the Three Nuns Hotel, 9, Aldgate High Street, London, E.C.3, at 6.30 p.m., on September 11. The chair will be taken by Mr. H. Rossington, who hopes that all members will make a special effort to attend or send representatives. The main object is to establish an area organization for the two sections.
TWO-GUN HOT LACQUER SPRAY
ANEW two-gun unit for spraying hot lacquer finishes on to wood has been designed and produced by Air Industrial Developments, Ltd., 28, South Molton Street, London, W.1. This has been done in collaboration with the paint-chemist and the user, and the unit is said to fulfil the specific requirements of each. It is self-contained, compact and simple, whilst being economical to run.
It is claimed to be a highly efficient transportable unit which serves a triple purpose: it heats the lacquer, pumps it to one or two gun heads simultaneously, and recirculates the overflow through the pump and heater ready for respraying. It is said to be possible to spray a single coat of hot lacquer at least as heavy as two, or possibly three, of cold material.
S.T.R. ON TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT A T the Leicester Conference of the i. Institute of Traffic Administration. which takes place on September 11-13, the address on September 13, on "Transport Management," will he given by Mr. H. Scott Hall, M.1.Mech.F., MIR.T.E., well known as "
costs expert of this journal.
STANDARDS FOR TIMBER AND WOODWORKING ACCESSORIES
FOR what is believed to be the rirst time, a list covering British standards relating to timber has been published by the Timber Development Association, Ltd., 75, Cannon Street,
London, E.C.4. Its reference number is 31 and it is entitled " List of British Standards Relating to Timber and Woodworking Accessories," The list alone covers 10 pages, and includes 120 standards.
OBITUARY
IWE much regret to announce the VI/ death on August 20 at the age of 68, of MAJOR H. E. 14 ..1CkmoLL, founder and former managing director of Ribble Motor Services, Ltd. -He started the company in 1919 by buying five buses and choosing Preston as the headquarters. Now the fleet. is comprised of over 1,000 and the staff numbers more than 4,000. In the early days he was connected with Southdown. Motor Services, Ltd., at Brighton, and then joined Mr. J. Hodson. who was operating a local bus service at Preston. He remained managing director of the Ribble concern until the end of 1944, when he resigned, but remained on the board.
VEHICLE CONTROL BY RADIO— A WARNING MOW that more attention is being
• ,1 directed to the possibility of controlling vehicles by wireless from a headquarters, and even to the vehicles having two-way radio, it is important to keep the law in view.
It must be remembered that the ordinary £1 broadcast receiving licence entitles the holder only to receive messages from broadcasting and amateur stations. To use any form of wireless transmitting apparatus, except under the authority of a sending licence issued by the Postmaster-General, renders the user liable to prosecution.
ADMIRALTY TO COPY BUS OVERH AU!,
Iis learnt that the Admiralty is to is London bus overhaul methods for maintaining the Navy's oil engine equipment in Naval dockyards.
Recently an Admiralty expert visited London Transport's Chiswick works to examine specialist processes used in the overhaul of bus engines.
As a result Loudon Transport is to supply the Admiralty with drawings and particulars of its methods so that they can be used i the Naval overhaul establishments in Britain and all over the world.
IN A LINE OR TWO
• The R.H.A. national film campaign ends this week. Some 2,000,000 people have seen "When the Wheels Slow Down."
the Marsham Tyre Co., Ltd., has opened a new service depot at 65, St. Mary's Road, Oxford, with Mr. R. A. Webster in charge.
The Midland organintion of Broad and Montague, Ltd., haulier, of Blackwall Lane, Greenwich, London, S.E.10, is now in operation at 42a, Brewery Street, Handsworib, Birmingham.
Special sets of magic-lantern slides and lectures telling the story of the growth of transport services in London have been prepared by London Transport for circulation to magic-lantern el [tbs.
The P.D.N. Castle Engineering Co., Ltd., 87, Pembury Road. Tottenhath, London, N.17, has been appointed sole distributor for Boothby's Batteries, Ltd., 104a, Hoxton Square. Scarborough, for London and the South-Eastern Counties, including Buckingham, Bedford, and Essex.