PUBLICATIONS TRANSPORT NEWS FROM JANE • Jane's Urban Transport Systems
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1987 is one of the well-established series of Jane's Yearbooks on transport subjects ranging from airport equipment to world railways.. If you are looking for some information on any organisation connected with urban transport anywhere in the world, the chances are that you will find it in JUTS's 800-odd pages.
The 'systems' section alone has been expanded this year to occupy over 400 pages and provides the reader with such detail as fleet sizes and fare structures in towns and cities from Aachen to Zurich. In between these alphabetical extremes is information on the urban transport systems in use in such out of the way places at Curitiba in Brazil and Hakodate in Japan.
Editors Chris Bushell and Peter Stonham say that they want this, the seventh edition of JUTS, to be as broadlybased and as up-to-date as possible, and they seem to have succeeded in those aims.
In their foreword they point to the increasing collaboration between transport operators and development agencies, typified by the new London Docldands Light Railway. Another trend highlighted by Bushell and Stonham is the growing development of out-oftown shopping precincts and the like, which are making it increasingly difficult for public transport to compete with private cars.
Much of the latest public transport technology which has been developed in response to this challenge is briefly described in the JUTS chapters listing vehicle and equipment manufacturers. There is also a large section listing and describing consultancy and contracting services. Jane's Urban Transport Systems 1987 is published by Jane's Transport Press, 238 City Road, London, priced at 274 (277 for export).
LPG STORAGE MADE • The Health and Safety Executive has produced a new guide on the storage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at fixed installations. The document refers specifically to operators storing LPG under pressure at ambient temperatures, in fixed vessels of over 150 litres (50kg) and also includes information on the precautions which should be taken during the loading and unloading of road tankers.
The recommendations are intended to minimise the risks of gas leakages or fire and explosions. There is also advice on the correct siting of tanks.
The HSE Guidance Booklet HS(G) 34; storge of LPG at fixed installations is available from the HSE for 26.00.