Diesel Rise Hits Petrol Sales
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THE growing popularity of the diesel engine at the expense of the petrol unit was reflected during the first half of this year by a drop of .0.9 per cent. in the amount of Petrol delivered to commercial consumers; and a rise of 14.6 per cent. in the consumption of • oil: fuel compared with the same period of 1959., . The . tonnage of oil fuel used_ from January-June this year was 1,251,816, compared with 1,092;691 in the first half of 1959. Commercial consumers used 741,525 tons of petrol in the first six months of . this -year, and of this amount
228,997 was premium grade. .
From January-June, 1959, commercial consumers burned 747,977 tons of petrol of which 193,345 tons was -premium grade. Although the total amount. of petrol used fell, the tonnage of premium grade increased.
MORE PARKING METERS
0RDERS to extend the existing parking meter zones in Westminster and St. Marylebone have been made by the Minister of Transport. Westminster is to have an additional 810 meters and another 770 will be installed in St. Marylebone. Both schemes will operate from November 28,
The Minister has promised to meet a deputation from the Humber Bridge Board later this year when the board will put forward arguments that the bridge warrants national priority. Mr. Geoffrey E. Sanderson, president of the Hull Chamber of Commerce and Shipping, said, last week, that if the project were to be linked with road developments it would be of national importance.
BLACKPOOL TRAMS TO GO?
BLACKPOOL, one of the last strongholds of trams in Britain, is believed to be considering a change-over to motorbuses on at least one of its remaining routes.
The reason for the consideration is that the existing track on the Lytham Road route, laid more than 25 years ago, has reached the end of its useful life. Cost of track renewal wouldexceed £100,000.
Ald. E. E. Wynne, chairman of the transport committee, commented last week: "The old story that trams are the best money-makers is no longer true on the internal routes. Buses now hold pride of place."
NEW RULES ON EXPLOSIVESV XISTING regulations on the conveyance by road of Government explosives and those of visiting Forces have been extended to cover explosives of the visiting Forces of Luxembourg, Turkey, Greece, Denmark, Portugal and Italy. The lists of Government explosives and those of United States Forces have been amended.
The new rules came into force yesterday. They are known as the Conveyance by Road of Government Explosives and Explosives of Visiting Forces (Amendment) Regulations, 1960 (Stationery 'Office, 4d.).