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DOUBLE-DECKERS ON SINGLE. DECK CHASSIS?
HE 14.1.0.W.1e. recently proposed the conversion, of Leyland T.S.7 singledeckers into T.D.4 • double-deckers, the work to be carried out by operators
at their own expense. The scheme covers some 250 vehicles. This was considered by the New Vehicles Subcommittee of the Associations concerned, and its report submitted to the Ministry.
This is briefly to the effect that there
is some doubt as to the. demand for such Conversions, having regard to the
reported shortage of single-deekers of orthodox design. The restriction to one type of vehicle of one make must increase the difficulty of examining the demand for such conversions. Often there would be operational difficulties, such as low bridges, The T.S.7 vehicles are relatively modern, and existing bodies and parts replaced would become scrap. The work would be at the marked expense of the maintenance of the. rest of a fleet. The new double-deckers would be built by bodybuilders, who are not • allowed to carry out major repairs to existing vehicles. They would be much better employed in the latter work.
The total capacity, including -standees, would be increased by only four to six passengers, at an approximate cost of £1,200 per vehicle.
Apart from such considerations, there would be no purely technical difficulties, as the vehicles produced would, in effect, be standard doubledeckers.
• YORKSHIRE RATES SCHEDULE BEFORE CENTRAL CONFERENCE
• THURSDAY next, November 4, is 1 the day fixed for the national meet. ing of representatives of the Road and Rail Central Conference and its regional committees, when views will be exchanged On the schedule which the Yorkshire Regional Committee has put forward as a suggested national basis for the stabilization of road haulage.
• rates. The meeting is to be held at the Royal Automobile Club, London.
OPERATING REAR-DRIVEN DUMPERS
LOAD-CARRYING vehicles' of the type known as. " dumpers "are, by' the Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (Amendment) Order, 1943, permitted to operate when loaded on roads forming part of any; site on wM.ch the vehicles are being used in connection with engineering operations. However, on account of the poor visi
bility towards the front afforded the driver, such vehicles will not` be per mitted to travel to the site of operations, whether loaded or not, under • their own power.
DISCARDED TYRES AT MILITARY CAMPS
LAST week in the Houst of Commons, Sir Andrew Duncan, Minister of Supply, replying to Mr. Mainwaring, who asked why no effort
was being made to salvage worn and damaged tyres, particularly at military and Royal Air Force centres, where, he • alleged, large quantities are being buried in ubbish heaps, stated that arrarigemenEs are in-operation whereby tyres. discarded by the Army and the • Air Force are utilized either lot' retread, . • ing or for reclamation as scrap. Burial of discarded tyres in rubbish heaps would be contrary to Army and Air Force regulations, and he said that if he could have particularS ol the cases referred to he would take up the matter with the Secretaries of State for War and for Air.
C.M.U.A. 40TH ANNIVERSARY LUNCHEON
AN informal, luncheon has . been .arranged by the National Council Of the C.M.U.A., to be held at the Savoy Hotel. on November 5 at 1 p.m. It will mark the 40th anniversary of the Association's establishment, and will be confined to members of the National Council and a limited number of official guests, of whom Lord Leathers will be the principal.
DURATION OF M.O.W.T. HAULAGE SCHEME.? .
THE B.R.F. has passed the follow
big resolution:—" It was -resolved on October 25 that the B.R.F., representing all sections of the road-transport . industry, manufatturers. and traders requiring the use of road transport, ask for an assurance by the Government that it will abolish the Government Road Haulage Organization, instituted as a war-time expedient, as soon as practicable after' the termination of hostilities, in order-that freedom may be restored to the industry • to .meet the public demand for road haulage and, to give full scope for private enterprise in applying the experience and initiative of transport operators. to the .task of reviving peacetime trade, due regard being had to the regulation of road traffic and to the safety, of all road users."
A'TUNBRIDGE WELLS TYRE ECONOMY EXHIBITION ,TICKETS for the Tyre Economy 1 Exhibition, November 18 to 27, at the New Library Building, Civic Centre, Mount 'Pleasant, Tunbridge Wells, can. be obtained frorn •the Tyre Economy Secretary, Mount •Eptraim House, Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells.
B.E.T. INTERIM DIVIDENDS
THE directors of the British Electric Traction Co., Ltd., have declared the following interim dividends on account of the year ending March 31, 1944:-6 per cent, cumulative participating preference stock-3 per cent. actual, less4tax; .8 per cent, nOn-cuniulative preferred ordinary stock-4 per cent, actual, less tax; deferred ordinary ' stock-15 per cent, actual, less tax.
MANCHESTER ONE-WAY STREETS FOR TWO-WAY TRAFFIC
AANCHESTER'S scheme for the Ifireturn of two-way traffic along 16 one-way streets in the city has been approved by the Ministry of War Transport The Order will remain in force for the duration of the war. The scheme was submitted after the Divisional Road Engineer of ;the Ministry (North-western Division) had suggested to Manchester Corporation that the suspension of the one-way restrictions on certain streets would assist in conserving supplies of petrol and tyres.
ROYAL VISIT TO " TOP-DOG " WORKS
A SHORT time ago Hubert -H. P. Trist and Co. and the English Asbestos Co., Ltd., were honoured by
a visit from H.M. Queen Mary. Per haps this was partly in appreciation of the fact that the first-named company was instrumental, in 1922, in introduc ing to Brislington and the West of England a new industry—the manufac ture from asbestos of brake facings, clutch linings and • other important products. Later, the " Top-Dog" works were built to cope with the growth of this business. Eighteen years after, in 1940, the company introduced still another industry—the spinning of yarn from asbestos—when the send and associate-company was formed, and another works constructed.
The Queen Mother was met by Mr. B. E. Draper, the` proprietor of Hubert H. P. Trist and Co.; his son, Lance Corporal R. B. Draper, Royal Corps of Signals, chairman of. English Asbestos
Co., Ltd.; and Mr. A. J. Cogan, a
director of the latter concern. In addition to Her Majesty's Lady-in-Waiting and her Equerry, the party included Mr. H.. C. M. Austin, C.B.E., Regional Controller,nfinistry of Supply.
During her tour' of the works Queen Mary saw asbestos, received fforn Canada and Rhodesia, in every stage of manufacture up to the finished products. Many of the staff, internal and outside, were presented. Her Majesty took tea with Mr. Draper and the other directors„and upon leaving accepted a bouquet of roses from the employees.
A particularly gracious action by Her Majesty was the autographing for each of the' manyemployees serving in the Forces of prints of a photograph of Her Majesty with the staff and workpeople, taken earlier during the visit.
Don't be a litter bug. Deposit your scraps of paper and tickets in the proper receptacles, and not in the streets or public conveyances, FURTHER UNITS FOR . GOVERNMENT HAULAGE
THE following are the latest longdistance haulage units included 'in the Government Scheme, details being set out in our usual order, viz.: Area. unit number, unit controller and address. Communications to Unit Controller should be • addressed. Unit Controller, R o a d Haulage Unit
No. Ministry of War Transport, care of the address given. • •
Edinburgh: 11t2, H, Harper, Hoe: Harper and Sons, 4, Armadale Road., Whithurn, West Lothian.
Glasgow: 11Q25, N. Black, Youngs Express De.: veries, Ltd.,.G
Exhibition arage, Abington.
Horsham: 1267, H.' Radcliffe, Mangles Road, Guildford.
LeicHater: 3915, B. Ba,gshaw,. Bagshaw and Sons (Kettering), Ltd., Tanners Lane, ttering.
Oxford: 6R7, W. Gibbard, the Banbury General Motor Co., Warwick Road. Banbury. Stoke-on-Trent: 996, T. J. Smith, Mrs. , Smith and Sons, Station Garage, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Tren 1.
The following amendnients to previous lists should be -noted:—Bristol: 7Q5, substitute H. N. Inch for H. H. V. Guest. ,Liverpool:. 10QI4, substitute W. Davies for J. Thompson; 10S14, address should read Elton Head Road; Sttton Heath, St. Helens; 10512, "unit controller,. A. E. Hardscombe.
TRANSPORT CONTROL MAY CONTINUE AFTER THE WAR
AFEW days ago Sir William Chamberlain, Regional Transport Commissioner for the North-west., complimented leaders of passenger transport at Bolton on the excellent war service they are giving in spite of difficulties. If there be.any complaint it was probably his fault and not that of the managers. At present he had to be a dictator, but in peace-time Commissioners did not interfere unduly and he would be glad to get to the more democratic methods of those days. He believed control of transport would have to continue for a few years after the war.
NEW A.R.O. SUB-AREA FORMED IN TORQUAY ,
RECENTLY, a meeting of hauliers was held at Torquay, when. it was unanimously decided that a sub-area of Associated Road Operators, Devon .and CornWall. Area, should be formed for , the Torquay, Paignton and Brixharn districts. Mr. F. W. H. Harvey,.of Torquay, was elected Chairman of the sub-area, Mr. C. Owen, of John Owen, Ltd, of Paignton, vicechairman and Mr. C. H. Borner, of Torquay, honorary secretary.
During the meeting the area secretary, Mt'. W. F. P. Bishop, spoke on the " Future of Transport,' R and stressed the need for unity in the industry.
In view of,the enthusiastic support given by all those operators who attended, the chairman stateell that he felt quite confident that all operators in the district would become members. Mr. Frank Collick, from the head office of the Association in London, also addressed the meeting. He con. .gratulated Torquay, Paignton aand Brixham on the enthusiastic way they had received the suggestion for the -• formation of a new sub-area in their district.