Morris-Commercial New Oil Engines
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A LARGE increase in the production of oil engines by Morris Corniercial Cars, Ltd:, is foresbadoWed,,by a announcement in he Financial 'Imes that Simms Motor Units, Ltd., ave secured a substantial contiact for applying standard injection equipment 31' Morris-Commercial oil-erigined chides. Morris Commercial Cars, wou,ld not comment on this evelopment.
It is understood, however, that it slates to engines which are at present the development stage. It is likely aat a new oil engine, or pOssibly a Inge of units, will be announced in anuary.
VIPROVED BRAKING SYSTEM IN TROLLEYBUSES FOR SPAIN
A SYSTEM of rheostatic braking for trolleybuses, which has had over wo years' successful service in a trolleyus of Reading Corporation, is being tted to three sets of equipment ordered rum the General Electric Co., Ltd., by le Tranvia Electrico de Pontevedra, pain.
With this system, in order to avoid isk of damage to the transmission, the -iaximum braking torque at high needs is limited by inverse excitation rom a field winding connected in series iith the motor armature across the line. St low speeds this winding and the ection of the motor series winding ihich is left in circuit during braking ct cumulatively to provide braking ffort nearly to a standstill.
The result is a more constant brakingffort curve than is obtainable by other aethods, whilst performance when hot .nd cold corresponds closely. The ystem is patented, and is known as the .R. system of rheostatic braking.
The motors in the new Pontevedra quipment have a 1-hr, rating of 95 hp,
.t 500v. The control equipment is nounted in the cab and incorporates a Putt-contact master controller,
CLAIM BEING CONSIDERED
JAVING heard the views of L I. employees and employers, the Wages Board is considering the claim or higher pay put forward by the %rational Union of Vehicle Builders, and S to meet again on December 12. The laity' was reported in The Commercial lifotor last week.
NEW COMMITTEE MEMBER
A REPRESENTATIVE of local
authorities, Mr. J. Howell has been ppointed a member of the Wales and ofonmouthshire Transport Users' 7.'onsultative Committee.
NO COMPULSORY BUS STOPS r•OMPULSORY bus stops are not to
be introduced by Stockton-on-Tees L"orporation. The transport manager .aid that they would increase running osts without increasing revenue.
CUSTOMERS INCREASE COSTS
rUSTOMERS can help to reduce Ise' costs by keeping demands on an even keel for as long as possible says, Lord Burghley, chairman of Birmid Industries, Ltd., •in his annual report. During the year under review, wide fluctuations in demand occurred in a number of cases. These entailed periods of costly overtime and night work and were followed by equally costly periods of partial or complete cessation of demand.
"In some instances, it is almost certain that more careful, and far-sighted planning by some customers would have avoided such dislocations," Lord Burghley comments.