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COMMERCIAL MOTOR SHOW IMPROBABLE
A DECISION has been taken by the tiL .S.M.M.T. that the circumstances in the commercial road transport industry and its ancillary interests are not likely to warrant the revival of the Commercial Motor Exhibition in 1946.
FIRST HENRY SPURRIER MEMORIAL LECTURE
THE first Henry Spurrier Memorial Lecture will be delivered in London, at the Institution of Electrical Engineers, Savoy Place, W.C.2, on Monday. December 10, at 5.30 p.m. The lecturer will be Mr. E. S. Shrapnell-Smith, C.B.E., M.Inst.T., whose subject will be "Five decades of commercial road transport with inferences about its future."
Mr. Shrapnell-Smith will also repeat the lecture before the following centres of the Institute of Transport:— Nottingham, December 21, 1946; Bristol, January 11; . Birmingham, January 22; Manchester, January 23; Leeds, January 24; Newcastle, January 25. It will also be given in Edinburgh in March, but the date has not yet been fixed.
NEW COMPANY FORMED TO HANDLE SKYHI PRODUCTS
NiTANY of our readers will be familiar IVJ with the name of Henry Miller and Co., the concern of hydraulic engineers and manufacturers of the well-known Skyhi equipment. We now learn that a new company has been formed to take over this business and it has been registered as Skyhi, Ltd.
Mr. A. I. Logette, proprietor of the old company, joins the Board of the new concern as chairman, and there are three new directors of Skyhi, Ltd., these being Mr. W: T. S. Weir, A.M.Inst,B.E., Mr. A. H. Stead, A.M.I.Mech.E., and Mr. M. A. Ingram, F.I.A.C., all of whom have been associated with Skyhi products since their inception 21 years ago. Mr. Weir was sales manager to the old company, Mr. Stead, chief designer and works manager, and Mr. Ingram, as secretary, had charge of the administration.
Larger works and new head offices have been acquired by the company at -Worton Road, Isleworth, Middlesex. '
MORE NATURAL RUBBER NEXT YEAR
THE air-retaining properties of Butil synthetic rubber, being better than those of natural rubber, tubes made of this material are considered to be ideal for heavy vehicles. This was stated at a Press conference, held on Monday last at Shell-Mex House; London. by a member of the Rubber Study Group, an advisory body consisting of delegates from Britain, Holland, France and the U.S.A. The group was formed to discuss common problems arising from the production, manufacture and use of rubber, and meetings took place between November 19 and 23
It was stated that the American production of synthetic rubber was now 1,055,000 tons a year, the total world capacity being about 1,400,000 tons a year. Stocks of natural rubber in the Far East at the time of liberation were estimated to be between 2,000,000 and 3,000,000 tons. In Malaya, not more than 10 per cent, of the trees have been destroyed during the Japanese occupation.
Rehabilitation of the Far Eastern rubber plantations is going to be difficult in view of shortages of food and material, and the disturbed political conditions, but the group suggested that about 600,000 tons of natural rubber might be available to the manufacturing countries from the Far East by the end of 1946.
SPACIOUS GARAGE REQUIRED IN LONDON AREA
ACLASSIFIED advertisement in this week's issue draws attention to the fact that a company in the industry requires a garage in the London, S.W.1, 3, or 10 area. It must include showroom and office accommodation and have a minimum of 2,500 sq ft. of floor space. The purchase of a first-rate going concern would also be considered.,
NEW T.P. AVIATION MONTHLY
ANEW Temple Press aviation monthly, "Air Transport and Airport Engineering" (Is.), was published on November 23. It is an essentially modern journal devoted exclusively to commercial aviation. It deals comprehensively with the development and construction of transport aircraft, their maintenance and operation, and with the layout and construction of airports and ancillary ground equipment.
Brought out under the provisions of the newly issued Control of Paper (No. 70) (Economy) Order, 1945, supplies and advertisement space are severely restricted, but it will be developed as and when conditions permit.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF HAULAGE WAGES ORDERS
AT a meeting on November 21, the Road Haulage Central Wages Board decided to give notice of its intention to Submit to the Minister of Labour proposals for the amendment, in certain respects, of the existing Road Haulage Wages Orders.
The full proposals, which include those for increases in the statutory remuneration and in the allowance for night work, also a proposal to take effect on July 1, 1946, for regrading to Grade 2 of all Grade 3 areas, will be transmitted to the area boards and all employers in the industry for report.
A period of 21 days will be allowed for the receipt of objections. The reports of the area boards and any objections lodged will be considered by the Central Board at a further meeting, at which the question of submitting the proposals to the Minister for confirmation will be under review. DISPOSAL OF GOVERNMENT SURPLUS TRAILERS
rtA COMPANY, with an authorized capital of £50,000, has been registered as Trailer Disposals, Ltd., Morley Hall, St. George Street, Han
over Square, London, W.I. It will deal solely with all ex-Government surplus heavy trailers and semi-trailers, and will operate under a contract with the Ministry of Supply.
The chairman is Mr. R. G. Palmer (Eagle); and the directors are:—Messrs. J. L. Brockhouse, M.A. (Brockhouse), W. F. Crane (Cranes), J. Dyson (Dyson), A. B. Fuller, J.P. (Taskers), H. G. Hands, M.C. (Hands), H. Larkin (British Trailer), and J. A. Taylor (Carrimore). All vehicles will be thoroughly reconditioned before sale.
WEST MIDLAND MILK HAULIERS MEET
AT a meeting of milk hauliers, under the chairmanship of Mr. F. S. Gee, held in Birmingham on November 21, Mr. R. P. Miers, a member of the Joint Haulage Committee, gave a report on the position.
Later in the meeting, Mr. Miers was asked to withdraw, following which reference was made by a number of members to the assistance he had given them in obtaining a satisfactory rate from the Board without reference to the J.H.C., and, in other instances, by members whose cases he had put before the Board. Tribute was also paid to him for the trouble he had taken in travelling to the Liverpool region to advise in 45 cases there. Several members expressed the opinion that it was doubtful if a finer costings expert who was also a practical milk haulier could be found in the country.
Exception was taken to certain criticism which had been published and which was claimed to be a complete misconception of the facts. In connection with this, a vote of confidence in Mr. Miers was passed.
SEED-POTATO GROWERS LACK TRANSPORT nESPITE advertisements urging Scot tish seed-potato growers to get the maximum volume of seed to English markets before the New Year, the growers complain that there is not adequate transport for the work and that the appeals are, consequently, futile. The fact that frost damage may arise in the near future is an added reason why the alleged lack of transportation is worrying growers.
This repeats the trouble experienced in the war years, in the earlier days of control, when organization was less perfect than it latterly became. It is pointed out, however, that there cannot now be any excuse for the lack of facilities on the grounds advanced at that time--the priority of munitions and war traffic.
It is said that the Minister of War Transport is being bombarded with inquiries from growers who cannot obtain the required transport, and questions are to be asked in the House of Commons regarding future arrangements. MEETING OF R.H.A. AND THE MINISTER
As was to be expected, the meeting between representatives of the R.H.A. and the Minister of War Transport, Mr. A. Barnes, held last Monday, did not elicit much information on nationalization. The Minister indicated that he would be prepared to talk over the practical points of nationalization if the Bill be passed. This means that he will welcome assistance from hauliers in the disposal of their businesses.
In the meantime, the industry must do everything possible to fight the threatened legislation.
INSTITUTE OF METALS MEETINGS
ATp.m., on December 6, at 4, Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.!, Dr. L. B. Pfeil will address the members of the Institute of Metals on the subject of "Some Aspects of Non-ferrous Alloys for Elevated Temperature Service." This will deal with heat-resisting nonferrous alloys from the points of view of scaling and in respect of their mechanical properties.
The next meeting will be on January 10, when Mr. J. D. Grogan, B.A., will give an address on Corrosion Cracking."
LONDON TRANSPORT PERSONNEL CHANGES
LONDON Transport announces the .following changes in organization:— Department of the chief mechanical engineer (road services): Mr. E. C. Ottaway, technical officer (buses and coaches), to be works manager (buses and coaches); Mr. W. T. Blair, bodywork engineer (Chiswick), to be production engineer (buses and coaches); Mr. H. L. Stallan, plant and electrical engineer (buses and coaches), to be plant, electrical and progress engineer (buses and coaches); Mr. I. W. Wicks, assistant to technical officer (buses and coaches), to be assistant engineer (development—buses and coaches); Mr. F. Cook, divisional engineer (south— trams and trolleybuses), to be rollingstock engineer (trams and trolleybuses) combining the duties of divisional engineer (south).
Department of the chief engineer: Mr T. Bilbow, architect, is appointed an officer of the Board.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS IN THE INDUSTRY QATISFACTION at educational Odevelopments LI the industry was voiced by Mr. Harold Cundall, general manager of the Thornton Engineering Co., Ltd.. Bradford, and chairman of the Yorkshire Division of the Motor Agents' Association, in responding to his recent election to the chairmanship of the newly formed Bradford Centre of the Institute of the Motor Industry.
Congratulating the Institute on its contribution to the industry's educational progress, and referring particularly to its share in the formulation of the scheme fcr the award of a national craftsman's certificate for motor-vehicle service mechanics, Mr. Cundall said that people in other industries had expressed amazement at the rapid strides which had been made by their own body.
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Alluding Co criticisms of the industry by Labour Ministers, Mr. Cundall remarked that it had been snubbed in no uncertain manner by Mr. Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Minister, and more recently it had been criticized by Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade. Yet it was in the forefront of Britain's industrial activities, and in looking back over the past six years of war he suggested that but for its brains and skill we should never have won the war.
Mr. J. C. Auker, of Erie S. Myers, Ltd., was elected vice-chairman, with Mr. Rupert Lind Fey as hon. secretary, and the following were appointed to the committee: Messrs. A. M. Verity, H. Heaton, A. Gregg; E. Parker, J. A. Smith and B. Taylor. The Centre's representatives on the Yorkshire Regional Committee are Messrs. Cundall and Verity.
WILL MAKERS BE AFFECTED BY NATIONALIZATION?
WHEN the Bristol and District SubVV area of the R.H.A. met las meek, under the chairmanship of Mr. H. C. Salisbury. the sub-area chairman, two resolutions were passed. One expressed grave disappointment at the Government's decision to continue the R.H.O. for the maximum period. The other protested against the Government's proposal to nationalize road transport, it being stressed that it will impair employment in the industry. The meeting was also of the opinion that the commercial-motor manufacturing industries and many other trades will eventually be seriously affected.
WARNING TO HIRE-CAR OPERATORS 'THE police in some parts of the 1 country are checking up on the operation of hire-cars Unless a car he ordered beforehand, it cannot be entered on the spot, as with a taxi, in competition with the latter.
MANCHESTER TO RENEW CLEANSING VEHICLES •
THE cleansing committee of Manchester Corporation reports that it considers it necessary to commence the renewal of motor vehicles. Only once during the past five years has any of the committee's vehicles been renewed. Of the complete fleet of 175 vehicles, 83 have been in service for a longer period than the recognized normal working life of eight years. Some of the refuse-collecting vehicles and tipping wagons have had a continuous record of employment of 14 and 15 years and are now in most urgent need of replacement.
The cleansing committee has been notified by the maker of the type of freighter which it uses that a number of machines will be available shortly and it is proposed to purchase eight such vehicles.
One of our readers, Mr. E. E. Lingwood, Mill Road Garages, Horn Hill. South Lowestoft, asks the organizers of the reunion dinners of the 347 M.T. Co. (1914-18) to write to him concerning future fixtures. MORRIS 10-CWT. VAN AGAIN AVAILABLE
A VAN which was designed just before the war largely from suggestions made by shopkeepers and other operators is once more in pro
duction. It is the Morris 10-cwt., which can be delivered against M.O.W.T. permits. In the design of the chassis, the engine and transmission are offset, thus giving the extra-large capacity of 130 cubic ft., with overall dimensions which are not in excess of those of an ordinary van. "
Some operators' suggestions which are incorporated in this van are wider driving-compartment doors hinged on the front pillars, and the absence of running boards for quick entry and exit. The double folding doors at the rear are fitted so that the full width of the body may be used for loading.
The van has a 12 h.p. engine and is taxed at £15. Its price of £297 10s. includes five wheels and tyres.
Material releases have so far been in respect of complete vehicles only, but chassis will be available later.
IPSWICH DISTRIBUTORSHIP APPOINTMENT IYJE learn that Prentice Aircraft and VI' Cars, Ltd., Ipswich, has been appointed a distributor for the range of Commer and• Karrier vehicles, as well as for Perkins oil engines. The company has opened a service and spare-parts depot at Felixstowe Road, Ipswich.
THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER TYRE MAINTENANCE A T the November meeting of the
North Staffs Centre of the Institute of Traffic Administration, Mr. R. G. Walker, of the Michelin Tyre Co., Ltd., gave a talk on "Tyres and their Maintenance." After reviewing the conditions which arose when the rubber plantations were lost as a source of supply to the Allies, he stressed the fact that as a business necessity tyres should receive more attention than is usually given to them. First-class engineers, with a wide knowledge of motor engineering and in charge of fleets, often appear to be disinterested in tyres. They walk up to a tyre costing anything from £10 to £20, give it a kick, and depart quite satisfied, and often a youth, with more energy than know ledge, is given the job It must be remembered that tyres on a fleetof, say, six vehicles, are worth anything from £600 to £1,500.
Tyre mainteriance is the basis of a successfully operated fleet, and the first important step is to decide on the person who is to be made responsible for this work, and then to supply him with equipment and ensure the co-operation of the drivers. He had much to say on the question of maintaining correct pressures, and pointed out that of equal importance was the quality of the driver, because bad driving can make all the difference to the life of tyres. No matter how good the mechanical work may be, it can be wasted by lack of tyre care, which can only result in disservice to customers and, eventually, in loss of business. WELCOME REDUCTION IN FUEL AND OTHER PRICES
THE price of petrol has been reduced by id. per gallon with effect as from and including November 22. The ex-pump price is therefore is. Ild, per gallon, and the wholesale price Is. 7/d. in England and Wales and the South Scotland zone. There is a larger drop in other fuel prices, this being led, per gallon on Diesel oil, paraffin, vaporizing oil and white spirit. Creosote/pitch mixture is decreased by 16s. per ton, and bitumen by E1 10s. per ton.
FIRST POST-WAR TRUNK-ROAD INQUIRY
ASCHEME to enable traffic on the Great North Road to by-pass Grantham was the subject of an inquiry by Mr. E. C. P. Lascelles, on behalf of the Ministry of War Transport, at Grantham Guildhall, last week.
The Ministry proposes to make an Order to construct a by-pass and a diversion on the Great North Road at Grantham and Great Gonerby, and at Foston Beck, Marston.
It was the first inquiry into a trunkroad scheme since the war, and there was little direct opposition to it.
REPRESENTATION BY A SPECIALIST COMPANY WJE. are advised by Lawson Pigott VV Motors, Ltd., that it has been appointed a main dealer for Bedford vehicles and a distributing agent for Dennis vehicles.
The company has acquired premises at 184-186, East Barnet Road, East Barnet, where it has a site occupying an area of nearly 34,000 sq. ft., thus enabling future developments to be planned. The existing workshops there are being reconstructed and will soon be available for repair operations. The Bedford dealership is being operated from that address.
The company is retaining its premises at 322, King Street, Hammersmith, London, W.6, for the benefit of customers desiring service in the West London area, and it is from this address that the Dennis agency is being operated.
EX-SERVICE MAN AVAILABLE
DRIVER, age 32, 14 years' haulage L./work, p.s.v. licence, experienced oil and petrol engines. Service experience —stripping and reassembling engines, hauling excavators and Bulldozers. A. Mitchell, c/o 2, Williams Street, Gorton, Manchester, 18.
.TOWETTS OPENING LONDON OFFICE
AS from January I, 1946, Jowett Cars, Ltd., of Idle, Bradford, Yorkshire, is establishing London offices and showrooms at Jowett House, 48, Albemarle Street, W.1.
GLASGOW WANTS POWERS TO BUILD BUS BODIES
GLASGOW Corporation has unanimously agreed to promote a Provisional Order asking Parliament for power to manufacture bodies for buses and trolleybuses. The corporation already has sanction to build tramcar bodies.
INDIA SENT VITAL RUBBER SUPPLIES
DURING the later stages of the war, India sent 4,000 tons of natural rubber per year for the use of the Allied Nations. This news was given by Mr. F. F. M. Ferguson, managing director of Dunlop (India), Ltd., who is now in this country.
. During the war the staff of this concern grew from 1,200 to 5,500, but only 17 are Europeans. A large amount of military material, such as tyres, gas masks, Mae West belts and river-crossing equipment for the Burma Campaign was produced. MINISTER TO SPEAK ON PARKING PLACES
A N address on the question of park
ing places for motor vehicles will be given by Mr. Lewis Silkin, M.P., Minister of Town and Country Planning, at the Institution of Civil Engineers, Great George Street, London, S.W.1, on December 13, at 3 p.m. The occasion is a joint meeting of the Institutions of Civil Engineers and of Municipal and County Engineers. Members of a large number of organizations in the appropriate fields have been invited to participate.
PAPER ON THE COST OF NEW ROADS
QN Monday next, December 3, the Birmingham Centre of the Institute of Traffic Administration will hold a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce. Birmingham, at which Mr. J. F. Bramley, advertising manager of the Austin Motor Co., Ltd., will read a paper entitled "Cost of New Roads."
DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES OF A LIVERPOOL CONCERN CURTHER to a paragraph which I appeared on page 262 of our issue dated November 9, we are asked by Leach and Seed, Ltd., the well-known Liverpool concern of commercialvehicle engineers, to make it clear that it has relinquished the' Maudslay distributorship for Lancashire and Cheshire, and disposed of its Salford works, plant, machinery and stock, etc., to Oswald Tillotson, Ltd., of Burnley, the newly appointed northern counties distributor for Maudslay products.
The business of Leach and Seed, Ltd., continues under the same management at 197, Vauxhall Road, Liverpool, 3, with the distribution and servicing of Vulcan vehicles in Liverpool and south-west Lancashire. The sole agency for Crane trailers is also being operated from the same address. WHAT NATIONALIZATION MIGHT MEAN
"THE time had come for. trade 1. organizations to get rid of the idea that nationalization of industry should not be discussed because it was political, said Mr. W. Donaldson-Wright, speaking, last week, on "Nationalization of Transport" to the Nottingham City Business Club.
He expressed the opinion that nationalization might mean that private car owners would be restricted to 60 miles' radius. The same may apply to manufacturers who run their own vehicles for the carriage of their goods. Nationalization of road transport would, to a large extent, take away the liberty of the subject.
FORTHCOMING MEETINGS OF THE I. OF T.
THE following meetings have been arranged by the Institute of Transport:—To-day (November 30), at 6 p.m., at 30, Buchanan Street, Glas
gow. Glasgow Discussion Group. Subject: "The possibility of establish ing one rate to cover transport by road, rail and sea, and, if possible, the effect such a rate would have on the economic efficiency of each form of transport."
December 3, at Edinburgh. Edinburgh Discussion Group. Subject: "Is the Government's present road safety campaign adequate?"
December 13. South Wales and Monmouthshire Section. "Principles and practice in transport advertising" by Mr. E. II. Thomas.
December 14. Northern Ireland Section. "Transport vistas," by Mr. J. Lockhart.
December 15, at Portsmouth. Luncheon of the Southern Section.
December 17, at 6 p.m., at the Institution of Electrical Engineers.
Metropolitan Graduate and Student Society. Subject: 'The transport policy of the London Passenger Transport Board," by Mr. H. A. Curnow.
OVERSEAS DEMAND FOR LATEST A.E.C. DOUBLE-DECKER
S01,1,IE of the largest overseas I.-1 passenger-vehicle operators are already being attracted by the Regent Mark HI double-deck bus, which is a post-war product of the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd., incorporating a number of refinements. • This is indicated by the contracts already received for this model, of which it is expected the first chassis will be ready for shipment about the middle of next year.
The Regent Mark III is powered by a 9.6-litre, direct-injection, rubbermounted oil engine, and amongst other features are compressed-air, fingercontrol, change-speed mechanism; airpressure brakes of advanced design; a new type of front axle; automatic chassis lubrication; improved visibility and comfort for the driver.
Early deliveries of these machines will go to Australia and South Africa. the Sydney Transport Board having ordered 15, and Pretoria Municipality 12.
Contracts cabled for Regal singledeckers include one for 24 from Agar .:432 Cross and Co., Ltd., Buenos Aires, the A.E.C. distributor in the Argentine, and another from the company's distributor in Uruguay, which is for 50 machines to be included in 'the Co-operativa fleets.
A number of orders for Monarch and Matador goods vehicles has also been received from overseas operators.
"EAST KENT" DIVIDEND
"THE directors of the East Kent Road I Car Co., Ltd., have declared a dividend of 8 percent., less tax, for the year ended September 30 last.
DELCO-REMY MOVE BACK
THE administrative, sales and accounting departments of DelcoRemy and Hyatt, Ltd., which have been at Dunstable for nearly five years, have moved back to the registered offices of the company at 111, Grosvenor Road, London, S.W.I.
SCOTTISH HAULAGE ACQUISITION
WE learn that R. and J. Adam (East YY Kilbride), Ltd., of East Kilbride, has acquired the business of motor haulage and general contractor carried on by Mr. Joseph Callaghan at Main Street, East Kilbride. It will be continued under the tatter's name.
IMPORTANT SWEDISH LORRY SERVICE
THE Swedish transport concern, A.B. Bilspedition, Goeteborg, has opened a regular lorry service from MalmoeHalsingborg, via Denmark, Germany,
and Czechoslovakia to Basle. It will remain in operation so long as it can compete with other means for transport. It is operated on behalf of the Association of Sw:dish Lorry Owners. At present, five lorries with trailers, with loading capacities varying from 6i to Ilk tons, are employed.
Previoqly the transport of goods destined for Switzerland by ship via Antwerp has experienced long delays, and Danish lorries which used to transport some Swedish goods are otherwise engaged.
OBITUARY
The death has taken place, in Edinburgh, of MR. JAMES AFtLECK Warr, haulage contractor.
We regret to announce the death of MR. B. H. Wyarr, a director of Desmo, Ltd., after some months of illness. He joined the staff of the company shortly after the first world war, and made many friends in the trade during his 25 years' connection with the motor industry.
We regret to learn of the death of MR. E. H. JONES, a director of C. L. Jones, Ltd., the Wembley concern of welding and constructional engineers and ironfounders. He was president of the National Association of Crankshaft and Cylinder Grinders in the years 194/-1944, during which period he did good work on behalf of the Association and the transport maintenance engineering industry as a whole.
CLEARING HOUSES VICTORY CELEBRATION
THE North-western Area of the National Conference of Road Clearing Houses held a Victory dinner and dance at the Engineers' Club, 17, Albert Square, Manchester, on November 24. Mr. Boyd Bowman, national secretary, was in the chair, and amongst the guests were Mr. B. Howarth (A.R.11.0.), Mr. W. Kersey (Manchester D.T.0.), and Mr. R. Heifer (port transport officer).
Responding to the toast of the guests, proposed by the chairman, Mr. Howarth referred to the support the Ministry had always received from the road haulage industry. Mr. Heifer, in toasting the Conference, said that never had road transport failed him in times of emergency, to move essential traffic.
The North-western Area chairman, Mr. J. S. Redfern, said that the dinner was a proof of the close co-operation that existed between hauliers and clearing houses. The Conference, with its dual membership, existed to promote this.
The area honorary secretary, Mr. F. H. Walter, had made all the arrangements for the company of some 90 people. The North-eastern Area was 'represented by a party which included Mr. B. Spink (North-eastern Area chairman), and Mr. J. F. Archbold (honorary secretary).
LANCASHIRE JOINT BOARD ADVANCES A STEP
FORMATION of a joint passengertransport advisory board in southeast Lancashire was taken a step farther last week, when representatives from the municipal undertakings at Ashton-under-Lyne, Bolto n, Manchester, Salford, Stockport and the Stalybridge. Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield Joint Transport Board met in Manchester and approved the draft of the South-east Lancashire and Cheshire Municipal Transport Advisory Committee.
Delegates are to report back to their respective councils for approval before further progress can be made.
SUNDAY BUSES RETURN TO GLASGOW
SUNDAY bus services in Glasgow, suspended during the war because of a shortage of staff and vehicles, are to be restored on December 9. This decision, which comes into force three weeks earlier than expected, has been made because of increased transport staff.
More than 800 of the 3,000 transport employees in the Services or engaged in war work have returned to the corporation, and over 500 ex-Servicemen are being trained as conductors.
At present, shuttle services of buses operate from suburban areas to link up with the nearest tram routes. This means that passengers have to change from bus to tram, thus increasing travelling costs and leading to congestion in the trams, which have to carry the full load of passengers normally carried by both types of vehicle. On and after December 9 bus services will be run on all routes that operate on weekdays.