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AN appeal by Skidmore's Transport, London, N.1, against a refusal of the Metropolitan Licensing Authority to grant five 3-ton vehicles on an A licence was dismissed by the Transport Tribunal in London on Tuesday.
Mr. J. C. Poole, acting president of the Tribunal, said they had received notification that morning from Mr. 1. St. P. Skidmore that he was unable to attend. Mr. Poole added that on the evidence there was no case for the respondents to answer and the appeal would fail.
Respondents were the British Transport Commission, Munts Transport, Ltd., and Cattermoles Transport, Ltd.
DAIMLER OFFER AUTOMATIC GEARBOX
MAIN Daimler exhibit at the Scottish Motor Show, to be held at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, from November 8-16, will be a 30-11.-long double-decker which will he offered with a fully automatic air-operated gearbox, or a semiautomatic type with easy control.
The automatic gearbox will be displayed as a separate unit. It is designed for actuation by the C.A.V. electrical control system, and represents a development of the Daimler epicyclic unit. A .notable feature is a doubleramp brake band which produces full torque loading in both directions of rotation. (This is of value when an exhaust brake is employed.) A manual overriding control is provided.
Power is transmitted to the gearbox through a standard type of 18-in. opencircuit Fluid Flywheel. An alternative gearbox is the David Brown four-speed unit with Porsche-type synchronizers on all forward ratios. This is used in conjunotion with a dry-plate clutch. Clayton Dewandre dual-circuit airpressure braking is standard.
TRACTOR COVERS 11,140 MILES 'IN 19 DAYS
rOVERING 11.140 miles in 19 days.
a Champion tractor, fitted with a Perkins L4(TA) engine, has been driven around Australia and returned an average of 18.5 m.p.g. On the stretch between Norseman and Esperance, the vehicle ran 125 miles in 21 hours.
The Champion was entered by Chamherlain Industries Pty., Ltd., for the 1957 Mobilgas round-Australia rally, but was not accepted, because it could not be classified as a touring saloon. The tractor therefore participated to assist stranded rally drivers.
The last vehicle to pull out of control points, the Champion was driven within 1-2 m.p.h. of the average speed that competing cars had to attain. There were no mechanical failures by the time it arrived back in Melbourne, and in the course of the event the Champion had rescued a number at vehicles which had broken down, in one instance towing a Holden car fot, 200 miles._