Contract-to-A Switch Granted

5th May 1961, Page 91

5th May 1961

Page 91

Page 91, 5th May 1961 — Contract-to-A Switch Granted

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Keywords : Technology, Drill, Tools, Black & Decker

THE transfer of four vehicles of 30 tons from contract A to public A licence was 1 granted to Mr. A. Greensmith, of Sheffield, by the Yorkshire Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. I. H. A. Randolph, last week.

Mr. Greensmith, who had been a haulier since 1919 and now traded under the title

of Magnet Transport, wanted the normal normally London and southern counties," to be added to the four units in question, which at present were on contract to W. T. Flather, Ltd., well-known Sheffield steel manufacturers.

In evidence, Mr. Greensmith said that the vehicles worked on trunking journeys to London and were being loaded early in the morning. Flather's did not like this and wanted loading to be performed in the afternoon, the vehicle leaving for London by 7 p.m.

On the return journeys, Mr. Greensmith wished to carry fruit and vegetables, the centre of this work being at Covent Garden market. If he did not bring back return loads, it was not

AN important advance has been made by Black and Decker, Ltd., in the development of a completely selfcontained and portable electric hand drill. The drill has its own power source which combines a series of power cells (chargeable from a normal electric supply point) with an efficient motor. Thus the limitations in the use of electric drills—to places a reasonable distance from the electric supply, or the need to employ a mobile generator—are overcome.

When the cells are fully charged, a total of 75 fin, diameter holes can be bored through in. timber. Recharging of the cells is carried out using a transformer supplied with the drill, and five user: " mainly steel, fruit and foodstuffs, economic to run a vehicle down to London at night, yet he must do this if he loaded Flather's steel in the afternoon.

Replying to Mr. A. F. Wrottesley, objecting for the British Transport Commission, Mr. T. E. Warriner, transport manager of W. T. Flather, said that their rates would not be reduced if the application was granted.

Before granting the application, Mr. Randolph said that as fruit and foodstuffs would comprise return loads it was not necessary for these commodities to be included in the normal user. Thus the conditions must be: "mainly steel, normally between Sheffield, London and southern counties."

hours is said to be sufficient to return the cells to a fully charged state.

No information is available on the technical details of the power cells or the motor. When demonstrated, however, the power developed appeared to be appreciably less than a conventional drill of similar exterior size and the speed of the chuck appeared to be in the region of 600-800 r.p.m.

Black and Decker estimate that the new drill will cost between £18 and £20.

NEWS FROM OVERSEAS

AN order for over 800 buses and goods vehicles has been received by Borgward AG., of Bremen, from the Argentine.

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