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How Buses Responded TN Southern England a lowto the Roll of the 'flying aircraft recently carried
Drum away, without damaging itself, an h.t. cable by a railway cutting and a repair gang put in some intehsive work replacing it. When the job was completed and the men were packing up, someone (we do not know his name, but his mates called him' many) lost control.., of the cable drum, which rolled down and flung its cable across both live rails, shorting the current and blowing out fuses for a considerable distance. The resultant traffic suspension caused inconvenience for hours, and, as usual, buses were.'ealled in to bridge. the the hiatus in the rail service,
Copies of this A FEW of our readers have Journal for Readers in 1-1. suggested sending their
the Forces . , . copies of " The Commercial Motor " to men in the Forces who may at one time have been regular readers but who cannot now obtain their copies with the same
facility. Some have stated that they would be pleased , to forward them regularly and pay the postage. This is an excellent scheme, which deserves encouragement, as it will help men who may be stationed far away to keep in better touch with .bur industry. We shall be pleased to-receive :application:3. for such ,copies, and will notify tho,4 who have made • the offer. A Visible Indication A ccoRDING to Transport of the Best Fuel I-1 Topics," *a new device—of
Economy especial value in view of the
need for economizing in petrol— flashes a light on the instrument ,panel when a vehicle is giving maximum efficiency at the least expendlture of fuel. We have no details of the design of the accessory, but it would be a Matter of interest for some of our technicians in the industry to scheme out the ineans by whiCh such a light could be controlled.
Will Prices of Used THERE may soon be a Vehicles be Con1 slump in the prices of used
trolled ? vehicles if the Panel of Investi gators, appointed by the M. of W.T. to inquire into these, issues anything in the way of serious recommendations. The Panel's terms of reference include consideration of the general level of prices as compared with that prevailing for similar vehicles immediately before the war, and to what extent any increases are justifiable. The Investigators are four consulting engineers—Messrs. W. D. Difncan Connall, H. V. Stephenson, 3A7. Jardine and J. C. Dainty.
A MONGST recent letters pub
lished bi'us was one from Mr. J. Armstrong concerning power steering. Since then he has discovered an article, printed in 1933, in which he advocated a wholly mechanical or servo steering as a desirable' feature for heavy vehicles, suggesting also the possibility of employing hydraulic or pneumatic pressu,te. Even_ at that date he apologized for again stressing this point, which he had apparently mentioned in previous reviews of Olympia Shows.
Early Views on Ppwer Steering for Heavy
Vehicles