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By The Hawk
A Welcome Gift Travelling conditions in the Sahara must sometimes be extremely arduous. But, no doubt, a recent gift by the British Government to the Voltaic Republic will ease the situation for, at least, a certain section of the community out there. The gift in question was a 25-seater bus, built in the Glasgow works of Albion Motors and it is to be used by the Municipal Athletic Association of Ouagadougou, capital of the territory lying between Timbuktu and Ghana. The bus is a 94-h.p. Albion Chieftain diesel, with a 25-ft-long frontentrance Cambridgian body built by Marshall Motor Bodies Ltd., of Cambridge. So it looks as though local sportsmen of Ouagadougou will now be able to travel to matches and sporting events in unaccustomed luxury.
In an age when statistics can prove anything, and usually do, it helps to get right away from the -general and take a look at the particular. Just when organization after organization is, quite rightly, plugging the advantages of C-licensed transport, Plymouth papers have been carrying congratulations to a ideal Clicensed. Concern which. is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The company is Robert Daniel, distributors and retailers of dairy produce, and although 10 yearS is not very long Compared with many Companies' lives, it provides a conveniently ,concentrated example of just what own-account transport can mean. .
Front one borrowed van 10 years ago to a smart 10vehicle fleet today is not bad going, and it has been done by enthusiasm and initiative, insistence on .personal and Mechanical cleanliness, efficient detailed planning (especially on the delivery side) and the employment of driver-salesmen with a thorough knowledge of the 'business..
Daniel's First Decade
A .tenfold vehicle increase in 10 years is well above the national C-licence figure, but who can doubt its justification here or suggest an equally good alternative ? Lord Geddes please note!
Where would you say was the cradle of the British motor industry? And whom do you think of as its father? Both, in fact, were honoured this week when a wall-plaque was unveiled on an arch beneath the railway bridge spanning Ranelagh Gardens, Putney Bridge, London. It was in this place 71 years ago that the workshop (the cradle) of the late Frederick Richard Simms (the father) was set up. The plaque which commemorates the centenary of his birth was unveiled by Wilfrid Andrews, chairman of the R.A.C., and amongst those present at the ceremony was Mrs. Dennis Ramsay, Mr. Simms' daughter.
It will be remembered that amongst the contributions made to the industry by Frederick Richard Simms were the 71 Years Ago founding of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and of the body now known as the Royal Automobile Club. He also founded, of course, the company from which has grown Simms Motor and Electronics Corporation.
Neat Tie, but . .
Last year the Institute of Road Transport Engineers designed a members' tie—a very neat one incorporating the Institute initials in silver on a maroon ground. John Moon, who bought one of thee ties when they were :first introduced,. is now Wondering how much E.R.F. had to do with the design, because there is no getting away from it that the monogram' comprising the letters 1, R, T and E, looks like " E.R.F." ,John expected—and received—comments . to this. effect from his friends in England, but it was the last straw when he was in Amsterdam last week to find even foreign manufacturers commenting on his "attractive E.R.F. tie ". He says he is going to be particularly careful not to wear it next time he goes to Fodens.. . . . '
Seriously, though, it really is a most deceptive monogram. I wonder how many other Institute members have been victims of similar remarks?
Neat Tie, but . .
End of the Road ? I was sad to hear, that
"Adventurer "—an old converted single-decker bus—has been taken off the road by Grimsby Welfare Services Committee. " Adventurer ", regarded with much affection in this locality, has been gainfully employed for some time in providing transport on outings for disabled people. The old bus is to go to the new West of England Transport Museum in Exeter, where, Pm afraid. there will be little opportunity for further adventures.