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WHEELS of INDUSTRY The wheel's of wealth will be slowed
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by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the roughness of the roads over which it runs."—John Beattie Crozier.
S.M.M. and T. and the Exhibiting of Steam Vehicles.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has approved certain agricultural shows for the exhibition of steam vehicles, but, in addition, any steam-wagon maker may, subject to at least one month's prior notice to the Society, select any six other agricultural shows of two or more days' duration, and for such purposes the Smithfield Show at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, London, N., from December 5th to 9th, is regarded as an agricultural show.
The following are the shows already approved :—Royal Dublin Spring Show, May 4t11-7th, Dublin ; Royal Ulster Agricultural Show, May 25th-28th, Belfast ; Royal Highland Agricultural Show, June 21st-24th, Inverness; Munster Agricultural Show, June 29th 30th, Cork ; Royal Agricultural Show, July lith-Oth, Southampton; Royal Welsh Agricultural Show, July 20th22nd, Llandrindod Wells.
Sir Henry Piggott on Cases of Hardship.
When Sir Henry Piggott, Deputy Permanent Secretary to the Minister of Transport, visited Newcastle last week to hear Northern Area appeals, he stated that whilst local authorities and the public would like as many bus services as possible, stern economic factors must be considered. Although the Commissioners must take into account the question of hardship it should not be expected that if an operator has been working a service in the past a licence ought to be granted to him, no matter how ineffectual his service may have been.
Local Meeting of S.D.H.A.
A public meeting of hauliers is being held at the King's Head Hotel, Twickenham, Middlesex, on Monday, February 8th,at 8 p.m., under the auspices of the Short Distance Hauliers All engaged in the haulage industry in this area are invited to attend, and it is Loped to form a
regional committee. Members of the central committee of the Alliance will be present.
Southend's Trolley-bus System Extended.
A start has been made with the extension of Southend Corporation's trolley-bus system, and the Kursaal-Eastwood Boulevard route, via Fairfax Drive and Southbourne Grove, was inaugurated a few days ago. This extension is one of nearly a mile and a half and the preparation of the route was completed in three months.
A new departure which has been instituted by Mr. Roland A. Fearnley, the general manager of the corporation light railways and transport department, is the flood-lighting of the outer terminus.
Two new cars have been ordered from the English Electric Co., Ltd., of Preston, at a cost of 14,343. These will A20 be double-deck vehicles of special construction, giving a low overall height. They will be four-wheelers, each seating 48 passengers, evenly divided between the two decks. It is hoped that these new buses will be available in April. The chassis are being made by the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd., of Southall, and the bodies and electrical equipment by the English Electric Co., Ltd.
The corporation transport committee is now likely to give consideration to the possibility of dealing with others of the nine lengths of route which, under the Southend Corporation Act of 1930, it was authorized to construct.
Speedometers on Coaches: Order Not Yet Issued.
There appears to be some confusion in the minds of many coach operators with regard to the proposal to make epeedometers compulsory equipment on
express carriages. The latest official information on the subject is to the effect that the Minister of Transport has announced his intention of making such a regulation, and April 1st of this year has been mentioned as a likely date, but the Order has not yet been issued.
So soon as an official ruling is made it will be announced in this journal.
This Issue and the Next.
As this Special Issue is mainly devoted to aspects of the passengertransport industry, it has been necessary to hold over certain regular features and to abridge others, but these will be resumed or extended to their normal length in our next issue. By reason of the demands on our space, it has not been possible to cover certain phases associated with the construction and operation of coaches and buses, but in subsequent issues special articles on these subjects will be published.
Mr. Goodyer Resumes Duty.
• The many friends of Mr. T. B. Goodysr, municipal sales manager of T. S. Motors, Ltd., will be pleased to learn of his resumption of duties after a prolonged absence through illness.
New Order Amends Licensing Period.
We have referred in our columns to the early incidence this year of Easter, and to the fact that Good Friday coincides with the first day of the second licensing quarter. We now learn that the Minister of Transport is making an Order which will enable motor-vehicle users to take out quarterly and partyear licences from March 23rd, instead of March 25th, for a small extra sum.
Licences will, therefore, be issued for the period from March 23rd to June 30th inclusive, and from, March 23rd to December 81st inclusive. The duty chargeable will be that for the ordinary period plus 100, in the case of vehicles upon which the annual rate of duty is £30 or over, and 5s. in the case of vehicles (other than motorcycles) upon which the rate is less than £30.
Index of British Standard Specifications.
All those interested in the question of the standardization of components parts, etc., should obtain a copy of the 1932 edition of the Index to British Standard Specifications, which has just been issued. It covers 40 pages and concerns wide range of subjects. It should be of much assistance to those purchasing engineering and allied material, apparatus and machinery. Copies are available by post, at 1s. 2d. each, from the Publications Department, British Standards Institution, 28, 'Victoria Street, London, S.W.1.
Books for Passenger-vehicle Operators.
We are constantly receiving requests as to suitable account books for recording items in connection with coach or bus working. Specially ruled books are offered by the Chetrnwood Publishing Co., Atlas House, Coalville. The book is No. 7 and sells at 12s. 6d. or 17s. 6d. (double thickness). Use of this publication enables matter conveniently to be collected for the Traffic Commissioners.
Buses for Trams at Newport?
The abandonment of trams on the Stow Hill route and their replacement by trolley-buses or motorbuses, involving. the purchase of new vehicles, is under consideration by Newport (Mon.) Town Council. The council has already substituted buses for trams on the IVIalpas Road and Chepstow Road routes and runs both trolley vehicles and petrol buses. The latter type is favoured for the route DOW under consideration.
Marylebone May Require Refuse Vehicles.
Many of Marylebone Borough Council's refuse-collection vehicles were purchased in 1917 and, it is stated, were then second-hand. The borough engineer reports that it will be necessary to replace 28 vehicles at an estimated cost of £21,000, but the works committee cannot recommend an immediate step in this direction, owing to the financial situation, but it suggests a partial replacement now at a cost of £7,000. Official Orders in December.
Relatively few orders for motor vehicles were given out by Government Departments during December last. The G.P.O. authorities ordered a number of Morris vans, whilst the War Department gave a contract for medium-sized Guy six-wheelers With cabs.
Death of Well-known Haulier.
We regret to learn of the death, at the age of 54 years, following a long illness, of Mr. W. J. Hampton, head of William "Campton, Ltd., Wandsworth, one of the largest heavy-road-transport concerns in South London.
Walsall Requires a Transport Manager.
Walsall Corporation requires a transport manager at a salary of £1,000 per annum. It will be remembered that Mr. W. Vane Morland, who was previously the manage., has recently been appointed tO a similar position at Leeds.
More Road Vehicles for the L.N,E.R.
The London and North Eastern Railway Co. reports that contracts have recently been placed for 55 road vehicles. These comprise one 5-ton, twelve 4-ton, eight 2-ton, fifteen 30-cwt. and nineteen 1-ton vans for use in connection with the company's goods and parcels cartage services.• Sahara Oil-engined-vehicle Trial.
Entries for the trans-Sahara trial for oil-engined vehicles, from Algiers to Gao and back, include, up to the present, two Lafflys, with C.L.M. engines, and two Renault 5i-tonners, one a foureytincle.ed model and the other a "six." The Laffly vehicles are of the "Cargo de Desert" type, with which, it may be remembered a French Government expedition made a double crossing of the Sahara last year. The trial is due to start from Algiers on February 20th.
Ford Exhibition at Royal Albert Hall, The Royal Albert Hall is being engaged by the Ford Motor Co., Ltd., to house an exhibition at which will be assembled, under one roof, Ford products and adaptations kir power and transport on land, sea and in the air. In addition to Ford and Fordson products and aircraft exhibits, there will be a comprehensive range of special bodywork, agricultural appliances, garage equipment and accessories, a free cinema and picture gallery, a replica of a Ford dealer's repair shop, a mechanic's school and an exhibit showing the progress at Dagenham.
It will be opened to the public at 3 p.m. on Friday, February 19th, and will close at 10 p.m. on Saturday, February 27th. On other days the opening hour will be 10 a.m. The price of admission will be 1.s. ;;c1., including tax.
Dual.purpose Garage Equipment.
The LIF Jackrane, which was introduced a short time ago, is being found of much value in commercial garages. This useful piece of equipment can be described as a mobile crane in which the ordinary jib is replaced by a horizontal arm rising vertically from a Minimum height of a few inches through a path of approximately 8 ft. This arm carries a crane hook on the underside and a removable crutch on the upper side. At its lowest point the crutch will pass under a low axle, thus enabling the apparatus to net as a high-lift jack with a good range.
An important feature for commercial owners is that the jib arm of the crane may be inserted under the -canopy of the cab, so that the engine can be lifted and swung clear of the vehicle.
The Jaekrtme is marketed by Harvey Frost and CO., Ltd., 148-150, Great Portland Street, London, W.1. Buyers of Hammond Fuel Pwnps.
We learn that Oil Installations (1928), Ltd., Hammond Works, Victoria Road, London, N.W.10, has, during recent weeks, received orders for Hammond fuel-metering-columns from Birkenhead, Luton, Manchester and Middlesbrough Corporations and tlfe East Surrey Traction Co., Ltd., Southdown Motor Services, Ltd., and Greenock Motor Services Co.
Oil-engined Buses Preferred.
At a recent meeting of the passengertransport committee of Rochdale Corporation, the general manager, Mr. G. Wtbster, submitted a report dealing with the costs of running petrol-driven buses as compared with those for oil-en,gined vehicles. The figures given showed such a decided advantage in favour of the latter type that the committee has decided to purchase a further 12 oilengined buses, and these will be used on the Bacup and Newhey services. It was pointed out that, if oil engines were used in the whole of the municipal fleet, a saving approximating £23,000 a year would result.
Papers Before the I.A.E.
At to-day's (Tuesday) London meeting of the Institution of Automobile Engineers to be held at the Royal Society of Arts, John Street, London, W.C.2, at 7.45 p.m., Major W. G. Wilson will read a paper entitled " Epicyclic Gearing." On Tuesday of next week the paper will be read before the Coventry' centre of the Institution.
Another paper of interest to be read before various centres of the Institution is that by Mr. Maurice Platt, entitled "The Possibilities of the Unorthodox," in which the author discusses changes in design as a stimulus to sales. The paper will be read in Wolverhampton on February 16th, in Manchester on February 24th, in Birmingham on March 2nd and in Leeds on March 30th.
The Prices of Oxford Handy Rollers.
It has been brought to our notice that the prices mentioned in our article dealing with Oxford Handy rollers, and published in our issue for last week, are those which apply overseas, and that the prices of these machines in England, Scotland and Wales are: 32-cwt. model with tiller steering, £153; 32-cwt. model with wheel steering, £164; 45-cwt. model, £172.
A New Valve Grinder.
A new air-operated valve grinder, designed to meet the needs of service stations, garages and maintenance shops equipped with compressors, is being sold throughout Great Britain by John MacDonald and Co. (Pneumatic Tools), Ltd., 43, King Street, Pollokshaws, Glasgow, which acts as a manufacturing representative of the Cleveland Pneumatic Tool Co., of Cleveland, Ohio.
The size of the tool makes it easy to handle. Its oscillating movements provide alternate one-eighth turns on the face of the valve, which avoid the possibility of grooves and ensure equal grinding for the entire circumference. The , E22
grinder is equipped with adapters to engage slotted or drilled valves in sizes up to and including n ins. A vacuum cup is provided for holding plainsurfaced valves.
The grinder operates automatically when pressure is applied by the operator and its speed is dependent upon the pressure applied. It weighs only 1 lb. We are told that it consumes only 6 cubic ft. of air per minute. February 2, 1932. Parcelcar Designs Available.
Any concern which is considering the production of a parcelcar can be put into touch with the designer of a practical type to carry 8 cwt. Full dimensioned drawings are available, and an actual machine has already proved its capabilities.
Letters addressed " Parcelcar," care of the Editor, will be forwarded.