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BIRD'S EYE VIEW By„,...k
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top marks to Conquers Transport Ltd. for the clever brochure they put out announcing their move from Holborn to New Cross which took place over the August Bank Holiday week-endIn just a handful of words on the first page of the text, they really catch the eye: "Yes, our business is always moving. We move small loads, large loads—anything—anywhere. . But this is something special, we're moving ourselves. Please note our new address. We're moving to new premises—bigger and better—so that we can offer our customers an even better service."
I gather that Rory Cropper was responsible for the brochure. He is now managing the fleet. Good Publicity
USSR Shortage It goes without saying that with almost 50 years' experience in such matters Soviet Russia should be a leading exponent in the operation of an integrated transport system, undefiled by capitalistic inhibitions. And what more authoritative source to learn of the benefits that flow from true integration than from Moscow's "Pravda".
Last week it reported that the Soviet grain harvest was expected to be a poor one. Fair enough—that is a perpetual world-wide hazard. So can we also expect lots of integrated vehicles with nothing to do?
Not a bit of it! "Pravda" goes on to report that in the vital Kazakhstan Virgin Lands Farmer Giles—comrade version—has another problem too. He cannot get enough vehicles to take away what little grain is coming off the combine harvesters. Not only is he several hundred vehicles short, but for the vehicles he has got, he cannot get spare parts.
Did I hear a 1947 nationalization bell ringing?
Saved the Day: Veteran vehicles had quite a field day at Bramcote on Sunday and—there is no doubt about it—saved the day so far as the organizers were concerned. With such a long and embarrassing gap between the end of the tests and the run-off in the LDOY final proper, spectators were able to see some really firstclass " oldies ".
Winner of the heavy lorry class was a 1913 McCurd r4
5-tonner entered by Tate and Lyle, while a 1932 Leyland KG2 Cub, which had spent over 30 years in faithful service with Blackburn Corporation, won the heavy passenger class. Winner of the light passenger class was a taxicab. I found myself agreeing with the sentiments expressed by some of the spectators—the cab looked so out of place among all the buses and coaches. Can't think why the Historic Commercial Vehicle Club includes them in the one class. They should have one all to themselves.
Handy Folder Publicity material prepared
by Crosville Motor Services Ltd. for the launching of the Cymru Coastliner express service, reported in last week's "The Commercial Motor", includes a handy little card folder, measuring no more than 4-3 in. by 265 in. closed. The folder opens out to reveal the full weekday timetable, and a diagram showing all the stopping points along the route. On the back of the folder is the Sunday timetable Altogether a handy little piece of publicity.
Bridge Battle The fears expressed by
British Railways during licensing applications by operators to run buses across the Forth Road Bridge were borne out recently when it was announced that, because road services had taken one-third of the former rail traffic, British Railways were to cut their off-peak rail services across the old railway bridge.
When I was in Scotland recently I noticed that the Tay Road Bridge was coming along very nicely and it will not be too long before road transport is competing with the traffic on the famous (or infamous) Tay railway bridge.
Imagine the battle there will be when bus operators apply for their licences. The railways will certainly have some ammunition to throw in, but I hear on good authority that there is likely to be a further complicated battle between local bus operators over the boundary between Dundee (where the northern end of the bridge lies) and in Fife (at the southern end).
What do they think about these two new bridges in Scotland? One local put it this way to me. "What's the good of having them when they are linked with what amounts to nothing more than a few country lanes?"