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Lengthening Peaks
WHILST the rail strike has reduced off-peak traffic on buses in London—and in provincial towns and cities largely dependent on a suburban railway network—this has probably been compensated for by longer peaks at each end of the working day. An informed observer suggested on Monday that the London Transport Executive were happy about the situation. There was logic in his comment that an extra two hours of peak running a day was a fair return for a 25 per cent. falling-off in traffic in the slack period.
Tips—or Else
SOME coach operators who have contracted to supply coaches to transport the staffs of large business houses during the rail strike are finding difficulty in doing so. Drivers are said to be leaving B12
because they are not receiving the gratuities that they make on normal express and excursion services. Some also object to the hours of work. It seems that unless the passengers or their employers "have a whip round," some carefully planned staff work is going to be defeated.
Keen to Emigrate
SINCE The Commercial Motor reported the statement of Mr. H. A. Badenoch, of Badenoch's Transport, Ltd., 31-35 Elizabeth Street, Adelaide, Australia, that if he could find 10 good removals men in Britain he would take them back with him and build houses for them, numerous inquiries have been received at this office from men apparently taking him at his word. They have all been answered, and no doubt Mr. Badenoch is now sorting applications from hopeful emigrants..
A Cold Blast on Strikes
CHATTING recently with.a knowledgeable visitor from Australia, he commented somewhat forcibly upon the strike of locomotive men. 14e expressed difficulty at understanding why our Government are so lenient in dealing with any form of such action that seriously upsets the welfare of the 'public. He added: "in Australia we have a simple way of dealing with such affairs before they reach an advanced stage. The Government merely freeze the assets of the union, or unions, concerned, and it has always been found that the men quickly return to work.
"Australia is presumed to be a democracy and if one country can do this, why cannot another?"
Recent Advances with Plastics
THE construction of vehicle bodies, cabs and other A products in polyester resins reinforced with glass fibres is attracting much attention, and a new film, "To Shape Tomorrow," produced by Bakelite, Ltd., should interest many people.
For 27 minutes it illustrates the increasing demand for these products for industrial and other uses. It also shows the production of Bakelite moulds for industry and the method of manufacturing and applying Warerite decorative laminates, which can be used for vehicle panelling. Intended for both technical and lay audiences, the film will be loaned, free of charge, from the company's publicity department, 12/18 Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.1.
Film Between Shell and Simms
IT was a happy little party that gathered last week A to see the presentation of a copy of the film " You and Your Diesel" to Simms Motor Units, Ltd., it being received by the chairman and managing director of that company, Mr. G. E. Liardet.
The gift was a recognition by Shell-Mex and B.P., Ltd., of the assistance given by Simms in the production of this Shell film. They were represented by the London divisional manager, Mr. G. E. V. Thompson, the divisional sales manager; Mr. G. B. Howard-Rice, Mr. C. S. Martin, Mr. V. G. White and Mr. R. L. Richardson, The Simms party included Mr. J. Ayres, director and general manager, Mr: W. Newland, commercial manager, and Mr. D. E. Wood.
The guests had little mementoes of the occasion in the form of tiny " tortoises " made entirely from shells. These brought out the intereiting point that the great Shell organization was founded upon a firm in the Victorian era who imported sea shells for decorating bric-i-brac. Later they found it more profitable to sell paraffin to the Chinese.