B.T.C. Show Will Boost Door-to-Door Service
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ROAD and rail freight services operated by the British Transport Commission will be demonstrated to the public next month at a freight •transport exhibition which is to be staged jointly by British Railways and British Road 'Services at Battersea Wharf Goods Depot, London. The exhibition will be opened by the Minister of Transport.
Among the exhibits will be mechanical handling equipment and a varied selection of rolling stock. A representative selection of the B.R.S. fleet will be on show, together with a number of lorries designed for particular needs.
Among these will be an eight-wheeler with a body made in three demountable and interchapgeable sections for rapid loading and unloading.
The emphasis of both the road and rail exhibits will be on door-to-door services. The exhibition will be open free to the public from November 1 to 5.
15,797 NEW VEHICLES XCLUDING cars and motorcycles, 15,797 new vehicles were registered in August, compared with 21,441 in July. Details are given in the accompanying table.