What To Do With The 'Railways
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QPEAK1NG last week at a meeting of Li York sub-area of the Road Haulage Association, Mr. Arthur Good, a chartered civil engineer and an executive member of the Railway Conversion League, gave four reasons why Britain's railway system should be converted into roads.
These were: 1, this country needed a prompt, flexible transport System and the railways could not supply it; 2, the traffic problem was getting progressively worse and the converted rail tracks would alleviate the congestion-, 3, the cost of modernizing the railways was costing the taxpayers far too much money and there was little chance of the country getting it back; and, 4, the new roads which were being built were cutting across valuable land.
It was also estimated that 27,000 47-seater coaches (half-full) and 108,000 10-ton lorries could handle all the passengers and goods carried by the railways.
ANTI-FREEZE PRICE DOWN
THE retail cost of anti-freeze comrtound produced by Boots the Chemists has been reduced. by approximately 10 per cent. This is the third reduction since Boots entered the market in 1956, and is made possible by a drop in the cost of ethylene glycol, the basic ingredient of this compound and most other anti-freeze mixtures.
A 1-gal. can of Boots anti-freeze is now priced at £1 9s. instead of El 12s., whilst a 5-gal. drum costs E6 5s. aS opposed to the previous price of £6 17s. 6d. In the larger pack the cost per pint is slightly over 3s.
THREE NEW BOOKS
THE eighth edition of "Farm Mechanization Directory" is now available from Temple Press Limited,
Bowling Green -Lane, London, at £1 17s. 6c1. or £1 18s. 10d. by post. This referencework on agricultural implements and equipment contains 22 tractor test reports and about 4,350 specifications of items of equipment. 'The lists of manufacturers' addresses and trade-marks included have been revised and expanded.
Other recent Temple Press publications include " The Motor Electrical Manual," at 7s. 6d., and "Taking Care of the Car," the latest edition of No. 2 in the Modern Car Easy Guide Series, which costs 2s. 6d.