HOW LONG SHOULD PUNISHMENT CONTINUE?
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Whether disciplinary action should continue throughout the currency period of a licence was an issue at a Manchester inquiry, last week. Mr. A. E. Hall, a Manchester carrier with a base also at Birmingham and a trunk service between the two cities, applied for the restoration of one of four motor vehicles removed from his licence as a disciplinary measure.
Railway opposition was on customary lines, but Mr. Howard Robinson. for the applicant, urged that the case was one entirely on its own.
By working his remaining vehicles night and day, sometimes making three journeys from Manchester to Birmingham in the day, and by using horses for the collection and delivery work at both ends, Mr. Hall had saved much of his business, but he had lost some work and greatly inconvenienced his customers. The defects for which he was punished had been remedied.
Decision was reserved.
New Fordson Tractor Features.
When the Smithfield Show opens at the Royal Agricultural Hall, London, on Monday next, the machinery and equipment sections will contain much of interest. Farmers looking for developments in power appliances and transport vehicles will find some interesting innovations on the Ford stand, where several different types of vehicle and Fordson tractor, with new features of design, will be on view.
In announcing the improved Fordson tractor which is to be shown, the company states that more than 750,000 of these machines have been sold. The latest features include worm-type steering, an air cleaner of the oil-bath type. 9-in wheels with offset spade lugs, and a radiator shield for controlling the beat of the engine. It will be shown in row-crop and land-utility forms, as well as with normal wheels.
Official Orders in October.
During October the Admiralty ordered Greenba,t and Electricar electric trucks, and Morris-Commercial vans and lorries. The War Department gave orders for Guy, Crossley and A.E.C. chassis, Tuke and Bell and Challands Ross bodies for mobile workshops, Barford road rollers, and MorrisCommercial and Lister trucks.
The Air Ministry ordered a Crossley fire-tender chassis, apart from oilengMed road rollers from Thomas Green and Sons, Ltd. The G.P.O. orders comprised bodies from Thomas Harrington, Ltd. The Crown Agents for the Colonies placed contracts for lorries and lorry chassis with Morris Industries Exports, Ltd., and for Barford road rollers.
Papers Before I.A.E. Provincial Cendes.
A number of provincial meetings has been planned to be held this month by the Institution of Automobile Engineers, at which some interesting
papers will be read. Major E. G. Beaumont is to read a paper on " The Influence of Law on Design," at Man
chest,er on December 8; Mr. Colin Macbeth, a paper entitled "Rubber in Automobiles," at Derby on December. 13; Mr. L. J. Shorter, of Singer Motors, Ltd., a paper entitled " Transmission Gear Developments and the Possibilities of Simplified Controls," before the Coventry, Glasgow and Birmingham centres on December 14, 20 and 21 respectively; and Mr. Donald Bastow, of Rolls-Royce, Ltd., a paper entitled "Steering Problems and Layout," at Leeds on December 15.
Attack on Smart Lines Fails.
Railway opposition which was regarded in road-transport circles as a reversion to the original line of attack in the Smart appeal, has not succeeded in a case that recently came before the Yorkshire Deputy Licensing Authority. The applicants, Messrs. E. Jones and Sons, corn millers and hauliers of Oc,cupation Lane, Pudsey, applied for the re-grant, without variation, of a B licence in respect of two vehicles. The application, on which decision was reserved, has been granted.
The L.N.E. and L.M.S. Railway companies held that they had proved the suitability of their facilities, and consequently the application should be refused outright, unless the applicants were prepared to accept a much-reduced radius of operation.
In reply, Mr. F. G. Bibbings, Yorkshire Area secretary, A.R.O., said that if the railway submissions were acted upon, it meant practically the end even of old-established operators.
Shipping Guide for Hauliers.
The following is the number of ships arriving at the London docks, wharves and jetties named, from December 3-7 inclusive:—Docxs; King George V, 6; Royal Albert, 7; Royal Victoria, 2; Surrey Commercial, 4; West India, 2; South-West India, 2; Tilbury, 7; Tilbury Stage, 1; Millwall, 3. WHARVES: Hay's, 5; Mark Brown's, 1; Butler's, 2; Tilbury Jetty, 1. AMBULANCES FOR THE LONDON POLICE.
We reproduce on this page a picture of three Vauxhall ambulances which have recently been supplied to the City of London Police. The chassis serving as the foundation of each vehicle is the 25 h.p. long-wheelbase model, and each carries a special ambulance body, built by Lomas, Ltd., and incorporating features of design specified by the City of London Garages, Ltd., 44, Worship Street, London, E.C.2, to meet the demands of the London police authorities, the varied ambulance work of which calls for a vehicle which can deal with many classes of emergency.
The chassis is standard, with the exception that the coil unit has been replaced by a B.T.H. magneto, the coil, however, being carried as a spare in case of emergency. Each body incorporates a low-loading stretcher tray on the off side, with Novox equipment fitted to the driver's partition, a splint and bandage drawer being provided under the off-side stretcher platform, which, when folded back, provides accommodation for five sitting patients.
An air shaft runs from the front canopy through the driver's compartment, thence through a deodorizing pack into the intericir of the body, so that clean air, is always available.
How National Conditions Affect Design.
Mr. Maurice Platt, M.Eng., late Technical Editor of our associated journal The Motor, and now holding an executive position on the technical staff of Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., is to read a paper entitled "The Effect of National Conditions on Automobile Design in Great Britain," at a meeting of the Institution of Automobile Engineers, to be held on December 7 at the Royal Society of Arts, John Street, London, W.C.2. He will also read the paper at the Bristol centre of the Institution on December 9, and at the Luton centre on December 14.
, EXTRA VEHICLES FOR •G.W.R.
Ifauliers unsuccessfully opposed applications by the G.W. Railway Co., at Tram, last week, for extra tonnage. Nevertheless, Mr. A. F. Nicholson, Western Licensing Authority, complimented Mr. Humphrey Cooke on his presentation of the road case.
If the G.W.R. were increasing its fleet to deal with other than rail-borne traffic, the applications would be refused unless definite evidence of need were advanced, said Mr. Nicholson_ As the vehicles were required for rail-borne goods, it was reasonable to authorize them. The applications .concerned Bodmin, St. Austell and Penzance. :
Soviet Needs 715 Trolleybuses.
The monthly journal of the U.S.S.R. Trade Delegation in Great Britain states that trolleybus services are to be established in 21 towns in the Ukraine, for which 715 vehicles will be required.
New Dodge Dealer.
Cecil Hay, Ltd., Dodge distributor, has signed a dealers' agreement for Dodge commercial vehicles with the Apex Service Station, Birmingham Road, Lichfield, Staffs, for a territory including a large portion of Staffordshire around Lichfield.
Agent Changes Title.
In future, Automotive Spares, Led., 50, Overdale. Road, Ealing, London, W.5, which commenced business in 1921, will be known as Automotive Services, Ltd. The company holds a Dodge agency an is in a position to service any type of vehicle..
An International Engineering Congress.
A number of engineering societies is organizing an International Engineer
ing Congress Glasgow, next year, which will be held duringthe course of the Empire Exhibition. A representative committee has been formed, with Lord Weir, P.C., G.C.B., as president. The Congress will be held from June 21-24.
Diplomas for Transport Students.
The annual meeting of the London County Council Wandsworth Technical Institute, which runs transport classes, will be held on December 9, and application for free admission cards and a programme of exhibits should be made to the principal. On the same evening, Mr. Charles Robertson, M.A., chairman of the educational committee of the L.C.C., will present diplomas and address the students.
Special Dyson Trailers in Demand.
At the recent Earls Court Exhibition orders booked by R. A. Dyson and Co., Ltd., Liverpool, created a record for the company, and the monetary value more than doubled the highest figure covering business booked at this Show when held at Olympia. The higher financial value is somewhat accounted for by the fact that the majority of the orders booked called for specialized trailers with rather expensive. equipment.