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"The wheels o,t wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the roughness of the roads over which it runs."—John Beattie Crozier.
An 800-mile Non-stop Run,
The Albion Mbtor Car Co., Ltd.`, of Scotstoun, Glasgow, have made a very convincing test of a new 30-seater bus of their manufacture by making a nonstop run from Glasgow to -London and back. The bus left George Square, Glasgow, and turning after reaching London went straight back without an
engine stop. The journey was also completed without a wheel stop but for having to halt and reverse owing to a wrong road being taken during the night. This new bus has an engine with a bore of 4A• ins, and a stroke of 4-.1 ins., and is of the low-loading type. For every gallon of petrol consumed on the 800-mile journey over 11 miles were covered. At a later date we shall be able to give fuller details of what was an extremely interesting performance.
A Paper oh Transport Costs.
Mr. C. Holmes Waghorn, A.M.Inst. C.F., is to read a paper entitled " Increasing Profits by Reducing Transport Costs—Improvements in Delivery •Systems for Provision DrIerchants," before a meeting of the members of the Whole
ate Produce Merchants' Association, which is to be held at the London Provision Exchange, Hibernia Chambers, London Bridge,. London, SE., at 2.30 p.m., on October 28th. The speaker, whilst dealing with all kinds of road transportation, proposes to refer specially to electric-battery vehicles, traffic congestion and loading dock and garage design.
A Complete Report of the Motor Show.
To-day our associated journal The Motor publishes its Third Special Show Number, containing the only complete report of Olympia published in one issue. The report is. classified and arranged alphabetically for easy reference. It deals with the ears, coachwork, components, accessories, tyres, electrical equipment, etc, and is illustrated from some 650 special drawings and photographs.
Many specially written articles by authoritative writers are included.in this great issue, which comprises apPrexi
roads 140 pages of reading matter and several hundreds of pages of advertisements. It is a comprehensive index of lasting value to the _motor , industry. Over 100,000 copies have been printed to meet the large demand for this unique number.
Motor Traffic Increases 300 per cent.
As compared with figures obtained in a 1922 census the recent traffic census at Aberystwyth showed that -Motor traffic on first-class roads had increased
• 300 per cent., and that horse traffic had decreased by 50 per cent.
Wanted: Company to Sell British Accessory.
We know of a prominent British company who are concerned with the manufacture of an important patented accessory for use on motor vehicles, who wish to get into touch with a corn-' pany, or companies, who will undertake the sale of the device in the United Kingdom and who will be prepared to effect its installation on customers' vehicles. Letters marked "A," addressed c/o the Editor, will be forwarded to the proper quarter.
Bradford to Buy Buses ?
A special sub-committee of the tramways committee of the Bradford City Council has recently passed a resolution in favour of the purchase of 24 motorbuses at an approximate cost .of £1,500 each. The estimates sub-committee of the .council has given support to the recommendation, If the scheme truedflee the buses will be used to serve districts within the city boundaries, which are thickly populated and not served by the tramway system.
New Buda Engines.
We are advised by the Buda Company, England, 75, Evershot Road, London, N.4, that the parent company in America are making two new additions to their range of six-cylinder bus engines, one of which has a bore and stroke of 31 ins. and 44 ins. respectively, and is known as the LM6, whilst the other has a bore and stroke of 3k ins. and 41 ins, respectively, and is known as the HS6.
The New Saurer Bus *Chassis.
In dealing, as we did in our issue dated October 6th, with the new Saurer bus chassis, one or two 'errors, to our regret, crept in. We understand that the 40 h.p engine, the bore of which is 110 inm. and the stroke 180 mm., is actually rated at 52 h.p. at 1,200 r.p.m. We are reminded that the loads carried by the. heavy-type chaasis are 5 tons and 6 tons, in each ease being •half' a ton more than was stated in 'our article. A typographical error occurred in referring to. the camshaft, the word crankshaft having been used instead.
Best Routes Out of Liverpool.
One of the thoroughfares in Liverpool which is used. extensively by commercial motors, and particularly by 'vehicles travelling long distances, is . Old Hall Street. The enterprising proprietors of a motor and service depot in this road have devised a useful method of employing wazte wall space. It will be seen from an accompanying, illustration that they have painted thereon a large scale map .which clearly indicates the best routes out of LiverPool. This map attracts considerable attention from motor vehicle drivers using this important thoroughfare.
Deferring Purchases Until Olympia Opens. .
The Bedwas and Machen Urban District Council has decided to send two of its members to the forthcoming Show' at Olympia to decide upon the purchase of a motor .ambulance for the council. It was stated at the last meeting of the council that the delegation was essential, owing • to the limited range of models available for inspection locally.
North American Production.
The Department of Commerce at Washington announces that the prodimtion of motor vehicles in North. America during Angust.totalled '37,643 commercial vehicles and 221,756 passenger cars. Of the former, 36,207 vehicles were made., in the United. States and 1,436 in Canada. tleo Drivers' League.
Harris and Hasell, Ltd., the sole concessionnaires in Great Britain and Ireland for Reo vehicles, have just instituted an interesting scheme which should make considerable appeal to all drivers of Reo commercial vehicles. A Reo drivers' league has been formed, the object of which is to promote good fellowship and mutual service between drivers of Reo vehicles, and, by keening them in touch with the company's sales and service organization, to ensure the best treatment for, and the most satisfactory results from, every Iteo chassis on the road.
Hints, tips and extracts from other dri'vers' experiences will be issued at intervals, and a bureau has been formed to enable drivers' queries to be answered in the fullest •possible manner. Every member of the league will be provided with a badge and insured for £100 for 12 months in case of fatal accident while driving a Rco vehicle.
Loans for Motor Purchases.
At a meeting of the Wimbledon Corporation the town clerk stated that the Ministry of Health, when forwarding the sanction to the loan of 1822 for the new motor ambulance for the fire-brigade department, pointed out that the Minister regarded the action of the council in effecting the purchase of the machine before obtaining formal sanction to the loan as open to objection. If for any reason he had found himself unable to sanction the borrowing of the purchase money, the expenditure would have had to be defrayed from revenue.
A Technical Booklet on Lubrication.
All users of lubricating oils will find much of value and interest in the booklet entitled "Technical Talks," which is issued by Alexander Duckham and Co., Ltd., 6, Broad Street Place, London, E.C.2. The " Talks " arebased upon the knowledge gained in the course of investigations made by the company's own laboratory and technical department. The booklet deals first with oil production, both in general and as applied to Adcol New Process Motor
Oil. It then continues with various problems which occur, such as excessive deposit ,s in the cylinders, pistons and crankcase, reasons for scoring and seizure, how difficult starting may be pre vented and how damage through oil dilution may be obviated.
Apart from its usefulness the booklet is amusingly illustrated by a number of drawings by W. Heath Robinson.
More Government Orders..
During August last the Crown Agents for the Colonies placed a contract for motor chassis with the Albion Motor Car Co., Ltd., Glasgow, and one for motor road rollers with Barford and Perkins, Lid., Peterborough.
Petrol Pumps in Devon.
The highways committee of the Devon County Council recommends that notice be given for the removal of the various petrol pumps sanctioned by the council under agreements and that the urban district councils be requested to consider the advisability of taking similar action.
Personal Pars.
Mr. Nornian A. Hardie, who for the past five years has held the appointment of sales superintendent to Leyland Motors, Ltd., has been, we are told, appointed commercial manager to the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd., the appointment to take effect as from November 18th next.
We reproduce on this page a portrait of Mr. Owen Wray, the eminent chemical engineer of Silvertown Lubricants, Ltd., with whom he has been associated for nearly 25 years, joining the company when it was in quite a small way of business. It is largely due to the efforts of Mr. Wray that the company have attained the high status which they now hold in the oil industry. Mr. Wray commenced his career with Burt, Boulton and Haywood, Ltd., and is an original member of the Society of Chemical Industry.
The retirement of Mr. C. A. Still from the secretaryship of the Liverpool Cart and Motor Owners' Association has been received with regret throughout Liverpool transport and commercial circles. He had held office for 27 years, and the Association—the oldest transport organization on the Merseyside— has a history which dates back to about 1750, Mr. Still has always had an important influence in Liverpool transport affairs, and, although an acknowledged expert in horse transport, he was quite au fait with the technicalities of mechanically propelled transport. When he first took office the road motor as we know it had not been born, but shortly before the dawn of the twentieth century trials were held in Liverpool of heavy steam vehicles, which, owing to the great opportunities for transport from the docks, are now more numerous here than in any .other part of the country. In transport circles Liverpool is often referred to as the home of heavy haulage, for it teems with vehicles engaged in the transport of large-capacity loads.
Up to three or four years ago the association of which Mr. Still was secretary was known as the Liverpool Cartowners' Association, as if, even up to that time, the development of motor haulage was an inconsequential development. The change of title was due to so many horse owners turning over to motors.
Mr. Still was a member of the Institute of Transport, hon. secretary of the Liverpool and District Road Transport Employers' Conference, a member of the National Road Transport Association, a member of the Connell of the Chamber of Commerce, of the Liverpool Roads Improvements Association, and a member of the Court of Referees under the Unemployments Insurance Acts. Mr. Still's successor is Mr. Allen Walter, formerly chief clerk of the Mersey Ports and Manchester District Conference. He has been Mr. Still's assistant for the 'past three years.
London Coach Season Closes.
The motor coach tour season of the London General Omnibus Co., Ltd., was concluded a few days ago. During the season some 614 tours have been run, and a total mileage of about 37,000 recorded. The company's tours have again proved most popular, and the Oxford tour introduced into their programme for the first time secured much public support.
A Tyre Insurance Scheme.
The Lancashire and General .Assurance Co., Ltd., 8, Bucklersbury, London, E.C.4, have just put a new scheme into force whereby British-made tyres can be insured against bursts or blowouts. The principle underlying the scheme is that the purchaser of a new British tyre can, when making his purchase, buy a coupon from the retailer based on the amount paid for the tyre. So far as pneumatic tyres for commercial vehicles are concerned, the cost of a coupon is at the rate of 6d. for each 11 value, or part of £1. Should an insured tyre burst, blow-out or become unfit for inflation during the period of validity of the insurance—i.e., one year —by handing in the coupon' to any supplier of tyres interested in the scheme, a new cover and tube will be given in exchange.
The scheme is one which has many obvious merits, and it is noteworthy that it applies to tyres of British manufacture only.
A Milestone in Goodyear Progress.
The seventy-five millionth motor tyre to be turned out by the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co., was recently completed in the works of the company at Akron, this being a heavy-duty lorry tyre of 44-in. by 10-in. dimensions. The occasion was marked by Mr. P. W. Lichfield, the first vice-president of the company, who has just completed 25 years in their service, announcing a gift of 25,000 dollars to the welfare committee of the Goodyear Industrial Assembly. The money is to be used by this committee of employees for educational work, for rewarding unusual service or achievement, or to assist deserving workers.
Refuse Collection by Karrier.
One of the most recent municipal deliveries from the works of Karrier Motors, Ltd., Huddersfield, is the endtipping wagon which is depicted in the illustration on this page. This vehicle has recently been supplied to the Ashbyde-la-Zouch Urban District Council, by which it is being used for refuse collection.
The chassis is the makers' C.Y.-type 2-touner and it"carries a hand-operated, end-tipping body, which has been specially built for the collection and transport of refuse. A dust cover is used to protect the load, and this can readily be detached when necessary. The tailboard is divided and hinged in order to facilitate the removal of the
contents of the body, and the whole machine is sturdily constructed. The wleels are shod with solid tyres of 90 ram. by 720 mm.
Albion Buses for Australia.
Motorbuses have been making big inroads into the returns of the Brisbane Tramways Trust, with the result that that body has decided to go into the bus business on its own account. Altogether tenders for nine buses have so far been accepted, these being for three buses of each of the following makes :—Albion, White and Fageol.
• A Change of Address.
As a result of an increasing volume of business, Liquid Measurements, Ltd., who handle the Hammond visible petrol pump, have found it necessary to remove to larger offices. The company are now installed at Bush House, Kingsway, London, W.C.
A New " Northern " Garage.
Since deciding some three or four years ago that their rapidly growing system of tuotorbus routes could be best administered and controlled by the establishment of a number of depots,
each acting as the hub for a series of services, the Northern General Transport Co., Ltd., of Chester-le-Street, have put the scheme into operation on an extensive scale with extronely satisfactory results. The latest development in this connection is to take place in the eastern portion of the county of Durham, and contracts have just been accepted for the construction. of a commodious new depot and garage at Murton, which will form the administrative headquitrters of " Northern " activities in that neighbourhood.
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The new garage will provide accommodation for 45 buses, and office premises, etc. will be included. The new building Will have a commanding frontage of 120 ft., and a depth from the roadway of 60 ft.
This will be the sixth garage to be built by the Northern General Transport Co., Ltd., the others being at Chester-le-Street (the company's headquarters), Bensham, where there is also an excellently equipped central repair depot, Sunderland, Stanley, and Consett. The company now operate a fleet of single-deck saloon buses of seating capacities varying from 14 to 38, and run well over 150 miles of routes in North Durham and along Tyneside.
Rubber Growing in Ceylon.
An official report dealing with trade conditions in Ceylon during 1924, details of which have recently been circulated by the Departtnent of ()verseas Trade, refers to the fact that the existence of control in rubber naturally renders figures of production and,exports of little use for purposes of comparison. In the period under review, the United Kingdom took just under 25 per cent, of the whole output, although this was about 11 per cent. less than the previous year. Two-thirds of the exports of rubber were absorbed by the 'United Skates which is roughly the proportion and volume of that country's purchases in the previous year, although Germany took twice the quantity imported in 1923. Local Proceedings,
Stoke-on-Trent Corporation has agreed to purchase two new motor fire-engines.
The works committee of the Hull. Corporation has decided to purchase a Morris 1-ton motor lorry.
Kingswood Urban District Council is considering the provision of fire-fighting equipment for the district.
Bovey Tracey (Devon) Parish Council is to raise a loan of £5.50 for the purchase of a motor fire-engine.
Haywards, Heath Urban District Council is considering the purchase of a motor fire-engine and appliances.
Shipley Urban District Council has appointed a committee to consider tenders for the supply of motor vehicles.
Croydon Council intends again to negotiate far bus services so that the tramway route to Addiscombe can be dosed.
The tramways committee of the Manchester Corporation recommends a vote of £20,000 for the purchase of motor omnibuses.
The City of London Corporation proposes to purchase a motor mowing machine, at a cost of 1130, for use at West Ham Park.
Tynemouth Watch Committee has given licences to the Newcastle Corporation for a service of motor omnibuses, commencing at the boundary of the Longbenton urban district and proceeding to Tynemonth.
The works committee of the Lewisham Borough Council recommends the purchase of a Fordson tractor and two trailers at a cost of £635 for the purpose of further experiments in refuse collection.
The tramway committee of the Oldham Corporation is considering the purchase of double-deck motorbuses and has asked a sub-committee to inspect a bus of this type which has recently been put in service in Sheffield, Merthyr Watch Committee has decided to warn proprietors against the practice of taking buses off routes for the purpose of running private trips, and to notify them that a repetition of this proeialure will seriously jeopardize the prospects of the renewal of their licences.
The highways committee of the Cher., tenham Corporation has made arrangements for a demonstration of a Earner motor sweeping machine.
A proposal is put forward to the Monmouthshire Standing Joint Committee that a motor ambulance be purchased for the police authorities.
Enfield Urban District Council has decided to invite quotations for the supply of a motor fire-engine, the cost of which is estimated at £1,750.
Lancaster Corporation has decided: to purchase a Hatfield trailer lire pump of 250 gallons capacity at a cost of 1500 and a truck and first-aid pump at a cost of £250.
Glasgow Corporation has just ordered a further fleet of five Lacte sweeping machines. The corporation already has twelve sweepers of this make in service.
The tramway committee of the Birkenhead Corporation recommends obtaining Parliamentary powers for the extension of the motorbus services in . certain districts.
The tramways and motors committee of the York City Council has recommended that application be made to the Board of Trade for sanction to borrow a sum of £8,000 for the purchase of new motorbuses. The council already runs a number of such vebtles.
A Show of Coachwork.
For a considerable period Harold J. Willett, Ltd., High Street, Colchester, who are authorized Ford dealers, have been concentrating upon the production of a 14-seater de luxe saloon bus which embodies distinctive features in design. This model, the company tell us, has met with much success. During the progress of the Motor Show and the Commercial Motor Exhibition at Olympia the company will be making a display of this model and of their other coachwork productions in showrooms which they have secured in Hammersmith Broadway, London, W.
Postal Services in Paris.
The French post and telegraph authorities have just invited tenders, in connection with the concession for the transport of the mails in the Paris district by motor vehicles during a period of 12 years.
A Booklet on Worm Drive, David Brown and Sons (Huddersfield), Ltd., Park Works, Lockwood, Hadderstield, have just issued a little booklet dealing with the D.B.S. patent worm drive. The booklet is devoid of matter of a highly technical nature and refers to the merits of worm-driven vehicles, with particular reference to
the D.B.S. form of drive. It is well illustrated with examples of the application of the D.D.S. worm drive and also with pictures taken in the works of the manufacturers. A copy of the booklet can be obtained from the address given above.
The company tell us that almost 100 American makers now adopt the D.B.S. worm gear as the standard farm of final drive on their chassis, one factory alone producing more than 1,000 sets per week.
An S.D. '"Freighter with Sidetipping Body.
Shelvoke and Drewry, Ltd.. Letchworth, have just delivered to the London Co-operative Society, Ltd., the in teresting S.D. Freighter which is illustrated on this page. The vehicle, it will be seen, is fitted with a sided body and is arranged for side tipping. The body is elevated hydraulically, the system being a very simple one and practically the same as that employed in the case of the company's end-tipping gear, the only difference being that in place of the single roller two smaller telescopic rollers are employed. The control gear for the tipping mechanism is, as usual, situated in the driver's cab.
The vehicle is in the service of the building and coachbuilding department of the London Co-operative Society, a fact which is boldly proclaimed on the side impels of the body.
G.W.R. Road Motor Services.
A very good idea of the comprehensive nature of the road motor services maintained by the Great Western Railway Co. can be gathered from the aeries of time-tables which the company have just issued for the forthcoming winter season. The services are maintained in Devon, West Cornwall, East Cornwall and all parts of Wales, and serve a useful purpose by providing the inhabitants of these districts with a reliable and efficient Means of transport.