Triplex Make Largest Laminated Screen
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rLAIMED to he the largest laminated
glass windscreen to be manufactured in this country, a curved screen which measures 6 ft. 11 in. by 3 ft. has been produced by the Triplex Safety Glass Co., Ltd., King's Norton, Birmingham. Eight of these screens were recently supplied to Marshall's Motor Bodies, Ltd., for coach use.
Apart from its size, the windscreen is of interest because it is of the "crosscurvature type and has partly ramped ends. The glass is curved in the vertical plane as well as the horizontal, and the curvature is increased for a short distance inward of the pillars, giving better visibility for the driver and passengers.
Laminated glass has for some, time been made with an interlayer of plastics material, the characteristics of which give freedom from discoloration for the life of the screen. It is fitted to all vehicles exported to America, Canada and some other countries, to comply with the regulations, in place of toughened glass, with which vehicles for the home market are normally equipped.
Toughened glass is produced at a lower cost, and its improved stress characteristics offer special advantages in some applications.
• B.T.C. BUS-PARCELS SERVICE
A REGULAR parcels service by bus is Pi, to be inaugurated by six companies of the British Transport Commission on Sunday. The service will allow parcels to be carried between the operating Centres of each of the participating Companies..
The scheme his been developed by the Bristol Omnibus Co., Ltd., and will be jointly operated with the Western and Southern National concerns and the • Thames 'Valley Traction, Hants and Dorset, and Wilts and Dorset undertakings.
The plan will operate in II counties, and. prices, varying according to weight, will range from Is. 6d. for parcels not exceeding 4 lb. to 3s. for the maximum of 28 lb.
CORPS OF GUIDES QCOTTISH coach operators and Ps-) Edinburgh Transport Department are supporting the Scottish Tourist Board's creation of a.corps of guides to be known as the Scottish Tourist Guides Association. Already some 50 guides have been enrolled and granted recognition. They are largely employees of travel agencies, Coach companies and other organizations.
A three-month diploma course is being run in Edinburgh.
LOWER COACH-AIR FARES ?JEW coach-air fares for the London.' 11 Paris service of Skyways, Ltd., due to operate from April 1, are lower than ever before. Facilities will also be Speeded up to give a 51-hour overall journey time. The.minimum fare fo'r the night excursion,which is valid for 90 days, will be £7 1.5s.
" Frequencies will also be increased from 12 to 18 return services a day.