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MORE than 20 American bus operators who have fitted Leyland horizontal oil engines in their vehicles have reported that mileage per gallon is approximately double that of petrial models. The engines were marketed, with American auxiliaries, by the Twin Coach Co.. Ohio.
The D.C. Transit Co., formerly the Capital Teansit Co.. of Washington. D.C., stated that their Fageol-Leyland vehicles returned 5.1 m.p.g. compared with 2.5 m.p.g. by petrol vehicles. The company have ordered a further 100 models. Savings ranging from 87-121 per cent have been made by operators as far apart as New York and California Twin Coach have also fitted Leyland engines in nearly 50 new Highway Post Office vehicles, as well as converting several already in service. The vehicles are 10-ton outfits carrying payloads of about 4 tons, and return 10 m.p.g. compared with 5.5 m.p.g. by petrol vehicles.
VULCAN CANNOT BE REPLACED WHEN Wilcock and Co., Chapel-enIT le-Frith, sought a variation of their B-licence to enable a Vulcan vehicle of 31 tons unladen to he replaced by a Leyland Comet of 5 tons, they were told by the North Western Deputy Licensing Authority that he was not satisfied that the Vulcan was defective. The application was refused.
Mr. J. A. Dunkerley. for Wilcock, said that the Vulcan, a 1947 model. was in poor condition and would shortly need a new engine, differential and gearbox. Mr. F. A. Garlick, proprietor of the applicants, said that he had been warned that Vulcan spares would not be available in 12 months.
Mr. J. Granville Dixon, for the British Transport Commission, thought it peculiar that applicants always standardized their vehicles upon models heavier than existing types. Mr. Dunkerley replied that if the application were not granted, Mr. Garlick would have to spend £66 on the Vulcan in the next three months.
The Authority stated that the maintenance hill for the Vulcan had been light during the past year and it had been off the road for only two weeks.
GUIDE TO INTERNATIONAL TERMS
A MIMEOGRAPHED glossary of
international road transport terminology in English, French, German and Russian has • been prepared by Mr. P. Popovic, chargé de cours, Ecoie d'Interpretes, Geneva.
To facilitate reference to the terms required. every problem of importance appears under a separate heading, followed by the expressions used in "international conventions or agreements. Copies can be obtained from the Secretariat of the Ecole d'Interpretes. University of Geneva, at Sw.fr.9.