Transport Engineers Institute Progress
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LAST Saturday a contingent of over 50 Members of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers left Tilbury for a working week" in Sweden_ The Swedish nation has already welcomed several parties concerned in one way or another with transport, but this was the first with a membership comprised largsly of fleetmaintenance engineers responsible for the mechanical condition of many thousands of road vehicles and, often, their selection.
The I.R.T.E. is a comparatively young body, in that the idea which resulted in its formation was ventilated only a lew years ago, but it is old in the sense that its members are all men of long experience, many holding high engineering qualifications and degrees. The spontaneous enthusiasm with which its• advent was received and the cordial welcome afforded to its members when they pay visits to manufacturers' works, overhauling depots and such like, indicate that it is meeting a long-felt need. The membership is growing steadily month by month, and a high quality is being maintained. The Scrutinizing Committee, which " vets " every application, is, indeed, sometimes accused of being too conscientious in its observance of the rules governing entry. An encouraging sign is that many of the applicants are engineers holding important positions in connection with the operation of road transport within the Empire and elsewhere. Their experience will eventually assist in the development of models even more suitable for overseas service.
The first period in the history of the Institute has been one of "foundation-laying," the building up of membership, and the organizing of provincial centres, although the business of interesting and useful meetings and the aforementioned visits has, of course, not been neglected. In the coming year there will undoubtedly be moves in further directions.