Big Cut in Prices of Q Electric A LARGE reduction
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in the price of I-1Q electric vehicles is to be made, announces Steels Engineering Products, Ltd., Scotia Works, Sunderland. This concession will be made possible by the elimination of Q Vehicles, Ltd., as the selling agent in the United Kingdom.
The arrangement will come into force on September 1, when Steels Engineering Products, Ltd., will, as well as manufacturing Q vehicles, sell and service them throughout the United Kingdom. The company has in the past sold them overseas.
Three basic models—a normal-control I-tonner, a forward-control 1-tonner and a forward-control 21-tortner—will continue to be produced, each with a variety of bodies. In future, the 72-volt system will be available, in addition to the 80-volt system, which, in the past, was the only one supplied.
WORKER. CONDEMNS
WORKMEN'S FARES _ QUPPORT for the campaign for the s-.1 abolition of workmen's fares came last week from a surprising source. Mr. E. Brown, president of 542 branch of the Transport and General Workers' Union, told Coventry Trades Council that Coventry Corporation's problem of paying higher wages and meeting increased costs in other directions would not arise if workmen's tickets were abolished.
He pointed out that workers travelled at half fare up to 8 a.m., while the transport department had to pay overtime wage rates to the bus crews. Workers were being subsidized by fares paid by other passengers, he said, although, in many instances, those who benefited by the concession were higher paid than those who travelled later.
N.E. SCHEME: COPIES TO BE RESTRICTED
A CCORDING to a statement at a /—tmeeting of Felling-on-Tyne Urban District Council, the Ministry of Transport has refused to allow authorities other than county councils and county borough councils to be supplied with copies of the proposed nationalization scheme for the north-est. It was stated, however, that other local authorities would be given the opportunity to oppose the proposals.
Various rumours concerning the scheme are in circulation. One is that it is to be announced next month. Another is that the Minister of Transport has rejected the proposals of the working party of the former Road Transport Executive.
NEW ROAD FEDERATIONS
I T is announced that a Belgian Road•
Federation (Federation Routiere Beige) has been formed. Offices are at 60, rue Ravenstein, Brussels, and are under the management of Mr. R.• Mechelynk.
East African and South African Federations are also coming into being, the former having already started operating from its headquarters at Nairobi. Each forms part of the International Road Federation.
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