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THEton-mileage worked by road in 1961 was about 50 per cent, more than British Railways' freight train traffic (.;„,' 17,600 m. ton miles, Mr. Marplcs told the Commons He added that the last time that tonmileages carried by road and rail were roughly equal was in 1957.
Albion Four-cylinder Diesel Changes
1 MPROVE1v1ENTS incorporated in Albion Chieftain and Victor goods chassis produced since May this year include a number to the four-cylinder diesel engine fitted in these models.
To give better cold-starting characteristics the starter motor has been redesigned and to provide the additional current required the battery capacity is now 81 amp.-hr. Also to heln cold starting, the compression ratio has been increased from 16 to 1 to almost 17 to I, the piston combustion chamber form has been altered and the injector nozzles have been modified to g:ve a symmetrical spray in the new chamber,
The current engine has a mechanically governed fuel-injection pump to overcome idling troubles experienced with the hydraulic governor employed previously, and other changes include better supports for the fuel pipes, a redesigned water pump, repositioning of the oil-pressure relief valve, the fitting of an A.C. oil filter with a replaceable paper element and an improved dynamo mounting.
Modifications have also been made to the clutch: the liner thickness has been increased by 50 per cent, and hydraulic operation is now used.