Bird's Eye View
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IN the next five years the number of car transporters on
the road are expected to drift down to about two-thirds of the present number. That's not my view but that of A. H. Carter, whose Carter Engineering Co, (Tamworth) Ltd., makes quite a few of these units.
Why does Mr. Carter think this? Because of the introduction of bigger transporters and increased production of smaller cars. Well, it's one man's view. At least he is backing his view, for another type of transporter is now being developed, says Mr. Carter, which could lead to a 14-car vehicle and trailer design.
The Memory Man
IT was said recently, at the Transport Tribunal, that the South Eastern L.A., Mr. H. J. Thom, has such a good memory as not to need a shorthand writer at his hearings. Bearing in mind the fact that, a week or so ago, a court in the North Western area had to be cancelled because of the shortage of shorthand writers in that area, one wonders if it would not be a good idea to " swop " Licensing Authorities. It might save a little money!
Elegant—and Practical!
3TILL in regular use, I am told, is this 1923 Model T
van belonging to Cheswick and Wright Ltd., silencer manufacturers, of Blackpool. A few days ago it won first prize in a concours delegance at Brighton—which doesn't surprise me. But I do love the practical touch; on its way down South, the van carried (and delivered) a consignment of silencers to the Ford Dagenham factory. Not just a pretty face 1
Helping Students
WHILST, by and large, the British haulage industry " fiddles about with education—paying, at the most, lip service to the energies of students of the profession, they do things differently in Canada. The A.T.A. Trucking Industry Educational Foundation awards annual bursaries of from $175 to $500 to needy and deserving high school graduates. In addition, all universities can have funds to assist students.
This year, for instance, 138 Ontario students received some $30,800 in cash assistance from Canadian hauliers. Since 1958 (when it started) the Foundation has given away $150,000. There are, let me add, just 69 haulage companies who are members of the Foundation, and the students don't even have to be studying transport!
The moral of this story is, I feel, pretty obvious.
Poster Art
nUEST1ON: Where in London can you view an exhibition of the work of artists such as Sir Jacob Epstein, Dame Laura Knight, Graham Sutherland, -E. McKnight Kauffer and Edward Bawden?
Answer: At the London Transport Poster Exhibition in the Royal Institute Galleries, until July 30.
The exhibition forms part of the London Underground Centenary celebrations.
1 must confess that I went to the official opening with the feeling that 1 was performing a duty—yet 1 was so captivated by the display that I stayed much longer than originally intended.
London Transport has spared no pains down the years in commissioning the best artists to prepare its posters, and the results can be seen in the Royal Institute Galleries. This exhibition illustrates the art of poster presentation, and it is interesting to follow the development of the poster from 1908 until the present day.
Above all, the exhibition as a whole defends the claim of one of the posters—that London is the most beautiful city in the world.