German Production Doubled
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GERMAN automobile production doubled in 1950 and exceeded 300,000 units, about 30 per cent. of which were commercial vehicles, reports "The Financial Times." If present trends continue, output will rise by 60 per cent, this year. About a third of the total production is exported.
The demand for light vehicles in Germany is increasing, but the calls for medium and heavy types are declining as worn-out machines become replaced.
LMECH.E. PAPERS
PAPERS to be read to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Automobile Division) include the following: February 13: "Wear on Fuel-injection Equipment and Filtration of Fuel for Compression ignition Engines," by A. E. W. Austen, B.Sc., Ph.D., and B. E. Goodridgc, B.Sc.(Eng.), G.I.Mh.E. March 13: "The Use of Wire-resistance Strain-gauges in Automobile Engineering," by J. R. Bristow, B.Sc., Ph.D., A.M.I.Mech.E., P. Metcalf, B.A., B.Sc., and C. H. G. Mills, B.Sc.(Eng.).
Both meetings-will take place at the Institution's premises at Storey's Gate, London, S.W.1, at 5.30 p.m.
JOINT SERVICE PROTEST
PLANS by the Northern General Transport Co., Ltd., and Sunderland Corporation to operate a joint service to the Pennywell area have been confirmed by the Northern Licensing Authority.
Eight hundred people living in the area have signed a petition protesting that the arrangement between the two undertakings will cause the bus service along Holborn Road, Sunderland, which has been operated by the municipality for 12 years, to be discontinued. Interchangeable tickets will be used.
SEAT FRAMES ON SHOW
LaATEST developments in passengervehicle seat frames may be inspected at a series of shows being arranged by the Bus Seat Frame Association, the members of which are AccIes and Pollock, Ltd., Deans and Son (Yorkshire), Ltd., I.W.H.T., Ltd. and G. D. Peters and Co., Ltd.
The shows are scheduled to take place as follows: February 13-15, Park Hotel, Cardiff; March 7-9, Estates Hotel. Slough; April 2-5, Queens Hotel, Manchester; May 21-25, George's Hotel, Glasgow; June 4-8, Grand Hotel, Birmingham.
FLo.-T.A. MEETINGS ORTHCOMING meetings of the Institute of Traffic Administration include the following:— February 2. North Staffs centre, lecture on transport economics by Prof. B. R. Williams, George Hotel. Burslent 7.30 p.m.; February 5. Tyneside centre, lecture on human relations in Passenger transport by L. C. Harrison, County Hotel, Newcastle. 7.30 p.m.; February 6, Edinburgh centre, lecture on road passenger transport by L. C. Harrison, Cockburn Hotel, Edinburgh, 7.30 p.m.; February 7. Glasgow centre. Mr. Harrison's lecture as in Edinburidi. St. Enoch's Hotel. Glasgow. 7 p.m.: February 20, Portsmouth centre. lecture on Indian road transport by W. C. Gould, Wiltshire Lamb Hotel, Pottsmouth, 7.30 p.m.