Klectrucs to be Used to Deliver Parcels
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['HE General Post Office is to experiI. merit with pedestrian controlled lectric trucks for parcel delivery serices to determine whether they can be perated economically in areas where -affic conditions make the use of vans ifficult,
Wandsworth, in South-west London, as been chosen as the area for the tauguration of. the pilot scheme, and n Elective will shortly replace a van n one of the parcel services there. The xperiment will later be extended to Ambridge, Carlisle, Macclesfield and Iorthampton.
A normal speed of 34 m.p.h. is mainLined by the Electruc, which will have capacity of 100 cu. ft.
TRONG COMPETITION FOR B.R. k FORECAST that the railways were "in for very strong competition " as made by the Minister of Transport, ir. A. T. Lennox-Boyd, at the opening ' the 16th session of the International ailway Congress in London last week. ) meet this and to counteract much gher costs of labour and materials, re was a greater need than ever fore for modernization, efficiency and )nomy, he said.
M. de Vos, president of the Intertional Railway Congress Association, d that far from trying to hinder the e of rival forms of transport, they mid clarify, in the interest of yellers, the role to be given to rail, ter, road and the air, so that each ;ht take the share of traffic to which vas most fitted.
URS FOR HOLIDAYS AT HOME 0 meet the needs of people who spend their holidays at home, East rkshire Motor Services, Ltd., are for fourth year running a series of day rs from Monday to Friday from r 5 until September 13.
Fn Mondays, a tour will be run to Sherwood Forest, Nottingham and the Dukcries; on Tuesdays to Farndale, Pickering and Helmsley; on Wednesdays to Chatsworth House, Bakewell and Sheffield; on Thursdays to Whitby, Pickering, Scarborough and Bridlington, and on Fridays to the Yorkshire Dales, Knaresborough, Ripon and York.
An inclusive charge is made for the week's tours and meals, which cost £6 15s. for adults and £5 Is. 3d. for children.
PLASTIC-COVERED STEEL TUBE
ANEW range of tube being produced by George Burn Ltd., Smethwicic, Birmingham, combines the colourful and durable qualities of plastics with the rigidity of steel. This new product, which is marketed under the name of Burcol, consists of normal steel tubing covered with a skin of p.v.c.
Colours at present available are offwhite, black, red and apple green, but practically any colour or shade can be produced.
HANDS QUICKLY CLEANED
ONE of the most effectivehand cleaners submitted to The Commercial Motor for test has been introduced by Douglas Holt (Est. 1919), Ltd., 5 Eagle Street, London, W.C.1. It quickly removes oil, grime and paint, and penetrates under the nails and into the cuticles, It leaves no dryness of the skin and is non-abrasive.
The hand cleaner, which incorporates an antiseptic, is sold in tubes at Is. 4d., tins at Is. 10d. and in half-gallon and one-gallon containers.
HACKNEY REPORT SOON
THE working party appointed in July, 1949, to examine the hackney carriage laws have not yet completed their final report, but it should be made shortly. Consideration will be given by the Government to any recommendation about the control of such vehicles, the Home Secretary said last week.