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The Bus that Daddy Built NOT many children are fortunate enough to travel
in "The bus that Daddy built," yet this happened recently to a party of them numbering some 600. They belonged to members of the sports and social club of Park Royal Vehicles Ltd., and were visiting the circus at Harringay.
With the ready co-operation of the London Transport Executive, eight A.E.C. double-deckers with Park Royal bodies were specially hired for the occasion. Later, the children and the parents who came to Park Royal to collect them, were taken to convenient local centres on their way home.
A26 One of the most interesting 'and amusing features of the trip was the way in which the children could be overheard identifying the different parts of the vehicles which their fathers had been concerned in making.
Why the Change?
THERE was some perturbation recently amongst
early bus passengers and would-be passengers in Rosebery Avenue, London, E.0 1. For many years there has been a much-used bus stop on the south side at the junction of Rosebery Avenue with Farringdon Road. For some reason, which it is difficult to understand, this has been changed to a request stop. The result on the first day was that many workers at Mount Pleasant post and sorting office, coming from the east, not realizing the need to bell "Stop," were whirled by their proper destination and taken almost to Holborn Hall. Some may have clocked in late as a result.
Other people waiting at the stop, not realizing the new need to signal, were amazed to see wanted, buses passing them. As traffic signals are only a few yards farther on, some, no doubt, took advantage of these to hoard buses if the vehicles had to be arrested at the "red."
Age Should Not Debar
A SOUND film entitled "Date of Birth" has been 1-1 sponsored by the Ministry of Labour and National Service. It was produced by the National Film Board of Canada for the Canadian Department of Labour.
The film focuses attention on the economic and social problems associated with the employment of older men and women, and is largely applicable also to Great Britain. It encourages employers to remove age bars when engaging new workers, whenever this is practicable, and it pays tribute to the dependability of these people and the valuable contribution they can make to productivity. Information is given regarding research being carried out in Canada to obtain accurate knowledge of the relationship between age and capability.
This 18-min., 16-mm. film can be hired for 10s. for the first day and 2s. per day after, from the Central Film Library, Government Building, Bromyard Avenue, Acton, London, W.3, or from the affiliated libraries of Scotland and Wales.
Leaf Springs for Brakes
THE Kirkstall leaf spring for brake shoes has been
A adopted because of the ease with which it can be fitted and removed by comparison ,with the normal coil type. Each spring consists of one or more leaves, of which the main has one end turned over and punched with an eye, through which a steel bar can be inserted for levering the spring into position.
In fitting, the spring is passed between the brakeshoe webs and under the centre pin in the brake bracket, the free end is then levered up and a loose pin fitted through the webs to hold the spring in its normal position. In the case of the lower spring, this is, of course, levered down.