RELIEVING FUEL POSITION IN THE U.S.A.
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OWING to the diversion of ocean tankers to Britain and its Allies, difficulties are being experienced in the supply of fuel to the U.S.A. eastern seaboard, says " Transport Topics," but this is not to be allowed to diminish supplies to commercial vehicles, as the Government, whilst cutting fuel by 10 per cent., has instructed service stations to give the full quantity of fuel required by these.
The railways are, apparently, taking a better view of transport, as the President of the Association of American Railroads has said that 20,000 idle tank cars could be supplied within a fortnight to solve this fuel problem.
One difficulty is that in the winter the available ships have to be employed to a great extent in the transport of heating oils.
SOUTH SHIELDS TROLLEYBUS EXTENSION SANCTIONED
SOUTH SHIELDS CORPORATION has received sanction from the Ministry of War Transport to proceed immediately with an extension of the trolleybus service. The proposed
extension will be from Laygate Circus, along Laygate, Commercial Road, Corstorphine Town and Temple Town to South Eldon Street.
SMALL HAULIERS SHOULD GET PROTECTION
FEAR that the position of many smaller hauliers will be prejudiced by failure to apply for their businesses to be scheduled as " protected establishments," under the Government's man-power provisions, was voiced to our Yorkshire correspondent the other day by Mr. W. J. Lowe, secretary of the Yorkshire Area of A.R.O.
The operators he had in mind, said Mr. Lowe, were not members of any trade association. It was apparent that there were many who did not know of the steps they should take to seek protection under this scheme for securing a lower age of reservation from military service. If they did not obtain such protection, be was perturbed as to what would be the effect when callingup for .military service became more intense, as seemed likely.
" I shall be glad to advise any Yorkshire operator who needs help in this matter," added Mr. Lowe. "WEST YORKSHIRE" ADAPTING MANY SINGLE-DECKERS
OPERATION of single-deck buses 'Lion which the seating has been rearranged longitudinally to permit of more standing passengers, so as to increase the gross carrying capacity, has begun on the West Yorkshire Road Car Co.'s services. This scheme follows the sanction by the Ministry of War 'Transport to the adaptation of existing vehicles to help solve the peak-load problem, full details of which were given in our issue dated September 5. It is the company's intention to convert about 80 of its single-deck buses on these lines, for use on shorter routes.
NEW MANCHESTER TROLLEYBUS • SERVICE
THE Ministry of War Transport has grantefr permission to Manchester Corporation to establish a trolleybus service linking the Rochdale and Oldham Roads—two busy traffic routes that start almost parallel from the city. The link between them will embrace Shudehill, Nicholas Croft and Church
Street. . •