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FOR the four-week period up to February 26, the nationalized vehicles of British Road Services used 2,276,000 gallons of Diesel oil and 2,759,000 of petrol, and it is interesting to compare the mileage per gallon obtained during this period. The return from the oil-engined fleet averaged 11.2 -m.p.g., and that from the petrol vehicles 9.3 m.p.g. It will, of course, be realized that the majority of the former are of the heavy type, whilst most of the petrol machines would, presumably, be medium and lighter models. It is also worthy of note that the oilers ran considerably less mileage unladen.
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The Fuel Consumption of Nationalized Haulage Feet . . . Bus Conductor's Ruse VISITOItS to the Passenger Satisfies Lady Pasv Transport Conference al senger . Brighton were well and cheer fully served by the local buses and their staff. The conductor of one told us of an amusing incident which had a psychological flavour. An old lady at Brighton station complained that the bus platform was too high for her to step on to. Just above the entrance was a side direction indicator with an operating handle. The conductor said "Wait a minute, madam, and I will lower it for you,". and he turned the indicator handle, whereupon the old lady, with a bright "Thank you," was perfectly satisfied and mounted quite osily.
From Slight Neglect NAAN'S intellectual ability is, Great •Catastrophies in this age, reaching a May Grow . . . point at which it appears likely that by dint of experiment in realms outside his daily life, he will be able to destroy the wOrld in Which he lives. H-bombs are not the only destructive elements born of the extending field of human knowledge. One wonders, in an idle way, what be the eventual outcome of present schemes of organization, which seek to institute overall, integrated and co-ordinated Systems where previously individual endeavours reigned and personality ruled the roost. This train of thought, strange as it may seem, was touched off by the sight of a State-owned double-deck bus negotiating a stretch of highway which had been torn up. for the removal of old tram lines. Disregarding the extremely rough nature of the surface, the driver rushed the bus, one of the Latest and smartest in the country; over the broken roadway, accompanied by much clattering from the chassis and with the wheels and springs articulating at high frequency and amplitude. Following it came a privately owned vehicle of similar type. The driver reduced his speed to a • mere. crawl and carefully tackled the uneven passage; no clattering was heard and the passengers in the bus probably hardly
noticed that the road was torn up. It gave th.e". watcher much food far thought.
Tractor Maker 'oins nNE of our well-known Research Committee ....-"men in the industry, Mr.
On Racing David Brown, chairman and managing director of David -Brown Tractors, Ltd., and managing • director of David Brown and Sons (Huddersfield), Ltd., and its subsidiary and associated companies, is certainly a Man of parts.. Naturally, he has wide interests in engineering arid Manufacture, including both tractors and high-quality cars, but, apart from these, he is a keen enthusiast of motor racing, and his organization has given valuable support to the British Motor Racing Researeii. Trust by providing special.transmission parts and units: It is not surprising, therefore, to learn that he has just been appointed to the conirnittee of this Trust. It must not be thought, ho`wever, that we shall soon be seeing racing tractors, although, no doubt, the experience gained will help design in many directions.