2-ton Limit on Marlow Bridge?
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T RAFFIC crossing the suspension I bridge over the River Thames at Marlow will be restricted to a laden weight of 2 tons if' the Minister of Transport confirms an Order made by Berkshire County Council The bridge, which links Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, was built in 1829, and a 5-ton limit has been in force since 1931.
A suggestion that a 2 m.p.h. speed limit should be imposed instead of the weight restriction wag rejected by the council after they' had been told of several minor breakages of structural members which had occurred in the past six years.
Buses operated by the Thames Valley Traction Co., Ltd., cross the bridge on the Maidenhead-Marlow service, and for some time only -15 passengers have been allowed to ride across the river. The rest have had to leave the bus and walk over.
Mr. J. Stevenson, traffic manager, said that if the Order were confirmed, Marlow would be isolated to some extent, which seemed extraordinary within 20 miles of London.
• POLICE NOT NOTIFIED OF ABNORMAL LOADS
''WO lorries carrying parts of an oil I storage tank came to a halt in Little Aston, Staffordshire, on August 19, because the loads prevented them going any farther. This was stated at Aldridge Magistrates' Court, on Monday, when the owners, Blarnire Transport Services, Ltd., Longton, admitted two charges of using lorries with abnormal loads and failing to notify the police. They were fined £10 on each charge.
The magistrates were told that the loads made the vehicles 17 ft. high and 11 ft. 6 in. wide. They could not continue the journey from London to Wigan until the tanks had been transferred to low-loaders.
In a letter, the company explained that they were sub-contractors, and thought route arrangements had already been made with the police.
NO SCOPE FOR IMPROVEMENT THERE was no longer any scope in I the industrial West Riding of Yorkshire to increase the efficiency of bus timetables, said Mr. N. H. Dean, general manager of the Yorkshire Traction Co., Ltd., when he addressed the Humberside Section of the Institute of Transport. This was because of the congested roads, and the fact that towns were so close together. Mr. Dean criticized the bad planning of roads on new estates.
• NEW GOODYEAR-..TYRE
r-V A NEW type of tyre known as the Ultra-Grip Suburbanite has been produced by the Goodyear. Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain), Ltd. Available for conventional and tubeless fittings, the cover is primarily intended for rear wheels and provides a high degree of traction on slippery roads.