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Subsidy Models for Newspaper Distribution.

14th February 1928
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One of the most interesting orders recently received by John I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd., is that for two Al subsidy-type 30-cwt. vans, this coming from the proprietors of a London newspaper. Repeat orders received by the company include one for four 32-seater single-deck buses and two 48-seater double-deckers on the new BC forwardtype six-cylinder chassis, these vehicles being for the Isle of Thanet Co., Ltd. The company is also building vehicles to meet indents received from Singapore, Australia and-Canada.

A Belfast Bus Company's Policy.

Some idea of the future policy of the Belfast Omnibus Co., Ltd., has recently been announced. In the few months that the company has been established, it has made considerable headway in Northern Ireland, and its aim in the present year is to make further developments, with the object of increasing the facilities which are available for the travelling public. The buses of the company already cover a wide area and a number of routes is in operation from Belfast.

'The affairs of the company are largely bound up with local interests, for 30 per cent, of its share capital and the larger proportion ef its debenture stock are held by local investors. The Belfast Omnibus Co., Ltd., answers the contention • that bus concerns do not pay their proportion to

wards road upkeep by saying that it has just paid a cheque for £10,000 as licence duties.

The company intends this year to cater for tourists and hopes to attract numbers of people to Ulster. The facilities which the company bag already established have proved of inestimable value to the travelling public, and their further progress will be watched with deep interest.

An Efficient Cylinder-honing Tool.

In order to draw attention to the efficiency of the Hutto cylinder-honing apparatus and the ease with which it can be operated without the need for any extensive training or skill on the part of the mechanic, a demonstration was recently held by Harvey, Frost and Co. (1924), Ltd., 148-150, Great Portland Street, London, W.1., which concern holds the concession in this country for the appliance_ The test proved very successful and we shall give an account of its results and comprehensive details concerning the tool in our next ,issue. Meanwhile, it may be mentioned that numerous commercial motor manufacturers use the Hutto grinder.

A Cheshire Road-closing Order.

At a meeting of the Cheshire County Council the decision of the Ministry of Transport upon the application of the council for an Order prohibiting mechanically propelled traffic in Victoria Street, Altrincliam, was reported. The Ministry proposes to issue an Order prohibiting for a period of five years the use of the street to all mechanically propelled vehicles, except any vehicle with seats for not more than 14 persons, exclusive of the driver, being used for the conveyance of passengers, or any vehicle being used for the conveyance of goods or merchandise, to or from any house, building, or other premises situated in or adjacent to the street.

Unusual Features on a Dennis Lorry.

The vehicle shown in an illustration on this page has recently been delivered by Dennis Bros., Ltd., of Guildford, to E. Marriage and Son, Ltd., of Colchester

and Felixstowe. The lorry is tonner and an outstanding feature-is its unusual tyre equipment, for pneumatics are fitted on the front wheels and solids on those at the rear ; a spare pneumatic tyre is carried below the frame members.

The body has sides and a tailboard which are both hinged and detachable, and the close-up view which we publish shows the type of hinge that is used. It will be noticed that a flat is filed on the U-bolt and, as the eye is left open in the form of a hook, it can be lifted off when the side or tailboard, as the case may be, is at a definite point between the fully lowered and the horizontal positions.

A Transport Museum.

An extremely interesting museum is shortly to be opened in Stockholm. There are, in various places in Sweden, a number of interesting exhibits relating to transport in the local museums, and it has been decided to collect these isolated specimens and, together with others, to house the whole collection in a special museum in the capital. The development of the means of transport in Sweden from the slow horse diligence to the various types of fast vehicle in use to-day will be illustrated by the exhibits, which will include a model of the latest bus which carries passengers from remote parts of the country to the nearest railway centres.

A Northern Ireland Census.

A census of mechanically propelled vehicles, which was carried out in Northern Ireland in September last by the Government, shows that there were, at that time, 31,902 such vehicles licensed.

An Addition to Our Municipal Bus Analysis.

Those of our readers Who are filing the informative compilation which appeared in our last week's issue, dealing With municipal bus services, may care to add particulars relating to the bus services maintained by the Maidstone Corporation, whicharrived too late for inclusion in our tabulation.

This authority runs eight TillingStevens petrol-electric buses, two being 36-seaters, three 30-seaters and three 24-seaters. The bodies of these vehicles were constructed by John Beadle, Ltd., of Dartford.

The corporation is also purchasing two additional vehicles from TillingStevens Motors, Ltd. These will be Express-type low-loaders, built to seat 32 people. The Maidstone Corporation is expecting early delivery of eight sixwheeled, top-covered, double-deck trolley buses from Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, Ltd. These vehicles, which are 63-seaters, will be run on one of the existing tramway routes, which is two miles long. They are to be used largely for experimental purposes and, if they prove satisfactory and justify expectations, we understand the whole of the tramway routes in the town will be adapted for trolley-bus operation.

Shipley's Municipal Fleet.

In connection with the activities of its petrol-vehicle fleet the Shipley Urban District Council gives details of the hours worked and the petrol consumed by different machines during,' a recent month. These are as follow :— Petrel TiourR. used. worked. Gale.

2-ton Comrner lorry... 194i 95 3-ton Commer 166.1 97 2-3-ton Leyland lorry 140 90 30-ewt. Albion lorry... 194i 94 Fordson tractor .. 148i 188 Austin lorry ... 20i 20 S.D. Freighter

Lacre sweeper ... 186i (14 57A22


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