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New Thames 41-seat Oil-engmed Coach
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AT the Ford Convention, held this week at the White City, London, an extended-wheelbase Thames Trader 7-ton chassis with Duple 41-seat coach body was unexpectedly exhibited. It is a standard 13-ft, 6-in.-wheelbase oilengined chassis lengthened by 4 ft. 2 in., and carries a 30-ft.-long body. The complete vehicle weighs 5 tons 21 cwt. unladen and has 8.25-20-in. (12-ply) tyres. The quiet, smooth running of the engine was noteworthy.
Another feature of the convention was the removal and replacement by three men of an oil engine from one of the new chassis in a total time of 9 minutes 49 seconds. They were members of the office technical staff. and not mechanics.
iThe new Trader range is described on pages 554-558 and prices appear on page 543.]
DUNLOP DISC BRAKES ON Wednesday the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that large-scale production of disc-brake assemblies had been started at their Foleshill rim and wheel factory. The company stated that the use of these brakes was to be extended to goods and passenger vehicles, tractors, railway rolling stock and industrial machines.
APRIL OUTPUT FIGURES
A PRIL'S output of goods vehicles
was 18,421 and of public service vehicles, 665. Exports of goods vehicles totalled 9,515 and of buses and coaches 538, according to Board of Trade figures issued on Tuesday.,
REMOVER'S PURCHASE THE removals, business of Mr. J.
Knight, Crowborough, Sussex, has been purchased by Mr. T. Farley, another Crowborough remover, not Messrs. Fancy's Removal Service, Burwash, as reported earlier.
DEATH OF MR. R. H. ROSS ilfriE regret to record the death of MR. VV ROBERT HAROLD Ross, managing director of Challands, Ross and Co., Ltd. He was 74. He joined the corn-. pany, then Messrs. Challands and Jackson, in Nottingham, in 1906, and pioneered their engineering activities.
MORE BUSES FOR DURBAN A LTHOUGH the municipal bus undertak ing in Durban, South Africa, is losing over £100,000 a year, many new vehicles will have to be purchased for the transport of nonEuropeans because of the decision to implement an apartheid policy from September.
B.M.M.O. FARES DOWN
QN Monday the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd., will reduce fares from 10d. to Is. by id., and those of over Is. Id. by Id. All workmen's returns will be reduced by Id. This concession has been made possible by the cut in the price of fuel.