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29th May 1953, Page 37
29th May 1953
Page 37
Page 37, 29th May 1953 — Foreign Vehicles at Edinburgh
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VEHICLES from Italy, Germany and V Holland will he among those to be displayed at the International Conference on Public Cleansing which opens on June 9 in Edinburgh. The demonstration of vehicles takes place iirt June 10. The president will be Mr. N. G. Wilson, Edinburgh lighting and cleansing manager..

Delegates will be shown a film of the preparation of the Coronation route and the clearing of litter left by. the ciowds after the procession has passed.

Papers to be presented are as follows: "Progress Made in Refuse Collection Vehicles," by J. W. Partridge; "Street Cleansing and Refuse Disposal Problems in Germany," by H. Baumann; " Sanitation Practices in the U.S.A.," by Lloyd M. Johnson; "Some Economic Aspects of Refuse Disposal in the Netherlands," by W. Ybema; and "Some Thoughts on Research and Development in Public Cleansing." by C. Fox.

HAND-BRAKE CONTROL IMPROVED •

1N the latest version of the Neate handbrake control produced by Neate Brake Controls, Ltd, Hampton Road We.st, Hanworth, Middx, the design provides for either an instant or gradual release. The Neate control, which was patented 30 years ago, has a repeatwoke system of operation which makes for a much more effective method of applying the hand brake

Neate controls of this type have recently. been fitted to a number of double-decker chassis which will be operated in Dublin on a route which includes a gradient of 1 in 71. A recent test on these chassis is claimed to have shown a SO per cent, improvement over the normal system of hand-brake operation.

LEYLAND'S ANTI-CORROSION CAMPAIGN

1 N its campaign against the ultimate rusting and corrosion of chassis parts and components, Leyland Motors, Ltd., have installed a zinc-plating plant for treating such parts as nuts and bolts, track-rod components, shackles and wheel nuts.

A projected addition to the department will be another process for imparting a coating of zinc to cast-iron and wrought and forged steel parts. All the treatments employed will cover practically every Leyland component vulnerable to corrosion.

APPEAL PARTLY SUCCEEDS

A N appeal by Mr. Bertram Kelsall, Pia Hanley furniture dealer, against the refusal of the West Midland Deputy licensing Authority to grant him a B licence to carry furniture within a 25mile radius and do removals as required was upheld in part by the Transport [Appeal] Tribunal last.week.

Mr. P. Kershaw, for the appellant, said that when Mr. Kelsall left his father's removal business, an arrangement was made for him to take over the work which was done for a firm of auctioneers in Stoke and Hanley if he could obtain the licence. Mr. Kelsall also wished to use his vehicle for his own furniture business in Crewe.

The Tribunal ruled that a B licence should be granted, but limited to the carriage of furniture to and from the appellant's business premises in Crewe, and to and from the premises of the auctioneers.

SAFETY COMMITTEE BROKEN UP IN the hope that other local authori ties will follow suit, Brierley Hill Urban District Council have disbanded their road safety committee in protest against the Government's restriction upon capital outlay for highway improvements. The chairman of the committee, ClIr. A. Bash, stated that the more work that safety committees did, the further they travelled from road-improvement grants.

The disbandment was opposed by Cllr. W. H. Southall, district manager of British Road Services.

" LET COURTESY REIGN"

OVER 1,000 London Transport vehicles are to carry the slogan "Let Courtesy .Reign on the Queen's Highway," as part of an effort made by 78 local authorities in London and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents to minimize road accidents during Coronation month.

Yesterday, at Hammersmith garage, Lord Llewellin, president of the Society, and Mr. J. Gurney Braithwaite Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, gave a send-off to the first trolleybus bearing the slogan.

DISPUTE OVER DRIVER'S PAY THE National Union of General and Municipal Workers have asked for a national discussion regarding a dispute with Stanley Urban District Council over the wages of drivers employed on council housing estates. The Northern Provincial Council have already rejected the men's claim for an increase of 3d. an hour, which would bring their pay into line with the rates of the Building Federation.


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