Parking for 2,500 Coaches at Ascot
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ACCOMMODATION for . 2,500 coddles in four official parks Will ac available during the As-cot Races. Hie Royal Automobile Club is in :barge of parking arrangements.
During the Royal Meeting from June 1.215, the price _of, admission to the Winktield coach park will be El per day, and accommodation will have to be reserved in advance. The charge on June 16, July 20-21, September 27-29 and October 12-13 will be El per day. payable at the entrance.
No advance booking is required for the use of Ascot Farm Park,:Cheapside coach, park and Ascot Farm extension iinergeney park, for which the charge is 10s a day, payable at the entrance, for all meetings.
BIG INCREASE IN ROAD TRANSPORT FORECAST
SPEAKING at the annual luncheon of the Federation of Coated Macadam Industries, in London, last Friday, Mr. John Hadfield, M.Sc., vicechairman of the Federation, said there was no reason why road transport should not increase in this country to three to four times its present strength. In America there was an average of one road vehicle-to every three inhabitants, whereas in this country the average was one to 13.
The possibility of a rapid increase in road transport was mentioned also by Dr, W. H. Glanville, C.B.F_., D.Sc., Ph.D., M.lnst.C.E., president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and Director of Road Research. He added that the road transport industry was vital to the life of this country, and that approximately 50 per cent, of the civil engineer's efforts was in road transport. Mr. Cecil Martin, chairman of the Federation, explained that in America, because of the long distances between cities, portable plant for laying the tarmacadam surface was used. In Britain it was more economical to have small factories at closely spaced intervals, and for them to be served by road transport. By this means, up to 1,000 tons of tarmacadam could be delivered a day..
TRANSPORT TRIBUNAL'S REPORT
I N its annual report, the Transport Tribunal recalls that 109 local authorities and other bodies, last year, lodged objections to the British Transport Commission's London Area (Interim) Passenger Charges Scheme. The inquiry into the scheme extended over 26 days and 57 objectors were represented at it. They called 32 witnesses.
TANTRUMS
HAVING lost control of Leeds City Council, Leeds Socialist Party is reported to be protesting to the Minister of Transport because Major F. S. Eastwood, Yorkshire Licensing Authority, announced increases in bus fares on polling day in the municipal elections. Major Eastwood is alleged to have been guilty of political bias. It is stated that the Ministry of Transport nofified,the corporation, on polling day that tram fares would be increased, and the Yorkshire Licensing Authority
• then made a similar announcement concerning bus fares.
I.MECH.E. CENTRE CHAIRMEN
rHAIRMEN of centres of the Auto mobile Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers have been elected as follows: Birmingham, Mr. G. P. Roberts; Coventry, Mr. A. G. Booth; Derby, Mr. A. A. Rubbra; Luton, Mr. Maurice Platt; Northeastern, Mr, H. N. Tuff; North-western, Mr. N. Tattersall; Scottish, Mr. J. A. Kemp; Western, Mr. G. J. Brown.
RENAULT CHOOSES PERKINS
FOR the first time in its existence, the State-owned Renault concern in France has ordered British engines for its products. A preliminary order worth approximately f300,000 has been placed for Perkins oil engines for a new range of Renault agricultural tractors.