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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

by all difficulties of transport at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the roughness of the roads over which it runs."—John Beattie Crozier.

Latest Licensing Statistics.

A return has been issued by the Ministry of Transport giving particulars of the gross receipts from the taxation of road vehicles for the period from December 1st, 1928, to May 31st, 1929, and of the number of new vehicles registered during March, April and May.

The gross amount received for licences was £20,312,028, this being subject to deductions in respect of rebates, refunds, cost of collection and administration, and the proportion due to the Exchequer under the Finance Act, 1926, from the net receipts of the taxation of motorcycles and vehicles taxed on horse-power.

The total number of motor vehicles licensed, etcluding tramcars and vehicles carrying trade plates, was approximately 2,027,000, this including 918,000 cars taxed on horse-power, 670,000 motorcycles, 312,000 goods vehicles and 88,000 hackney carriages.

For the three months up to the last date given 116,661 vehicles were registered for the first time, -these including 58,064 cars taxed on horsepower, 33.604 motorewdos, I^ ' • goods vehicles and 4,095 hackney carriages.

The Firth of Forth Road Bridge.

The proposed road bridge over the Firth of Forth forms the subject of a report submitted to the Minister of Transport by Messrs. Mott, Hay and Anderson, London. Three sites are discussed, and one about a mile down stream from the existing railway bridge is recommended. The cost of the whole scheme is estimated at £5,570,000, or 16,100,000 according to the route adopted on the north shore of the Firth: The suspension type of bridge is favoured by the engineers. Meanwhile the report has been forwarded to the local authorities for their consideration.

A Deputation in Connection with Road Development.

We are informed by the Minister of Transport (Mr. Herbert Morrison) that on July 29th he received a deputation from the Roads Improvement Association, which represented to the Minister the importance of providing for a comprehensive national programme for the modernization of the existing road system, as a means .not only for meeting the constant development of traffic by road, but also for providing useful employment. Attention was drawn to the large amount of work which could be given in the elimination of dangerous corners and bends and the improvement of road junctions generally.

The Minister, in reply, explained to the deputation the policy which he was pursuing in the matter of road development and pointed out that in many respects it was in harmony with the views expressed by the deputation.

He referred to the circular issued to the more important highway authorities, inviting them to submit pro grammes of work on Class 1 and Class 2 roads, covering a period of about five years, and he stated that he had laid before the local authorities concerned proposals for an extension of the programme of trunk-road reconstruction to deal with a further 550 miles of such roads at a total cost of about 19,500,000.

There was no reason, he said, why any well-considered and useful scheme should be held up for lack of assistance from the Road Fund, on the terms indicated in the circular.

A New G.W.R. Coaching Route.

Yet another long-distance coach service has been added to the time-tables of the. Great Western Railway Co. From Thursday last, August 1st, the company inaugurated a daily service between Wolverhampton and Aberystwyth. The coaches leave Wolverhampton low-level station at 11.40 a.m. daily, including Sundays, arriving at Aberystwyth about 6.30 p.m., with an interval for lunch at Ludlow. Return coaches leave Aberystwyth at 10.30 halt for lunch at Llandrindod Wells and arrive at Wolverhampton about 5.20 p.m. The route chosen is via Bridgnorth. Ludlow, Knighton, Llandrindod Wells and Rhayader, and, from the point of view of scenery, it is very picturesque.

One of the advantages afforded to passengers is the facility for permitting them to send their luggage in advance by rail under the _conditions ordinarily applicable to rail passengers. .

Thornycroft six-cylinder chassis equipped with Vickers bodies of various seating capacities are being employed UR the new service.

Infringement of Morecambe By-laws.

At Morecambe, a police prosecution has recently 'been instituted against a coach proprietor for plying for hire otherwise than from the authorized stand, and a fine of /2 has been imposed. The Morecambe and Heysham Motor Proprietors' Association has been informed of the numerous infringements of the by-laws relating to motor-coach stands on the promenade.

New Registration Marks.

We understand that three-letter and three-figure combinations will be used for motorcar-registration plates when the present stock of two-letter and fourfigure combinations is exhausted. According to the Ministry of Transport, the plan will, at the outset, only apply to London, and the first vehicle to be classified under the new form of identification will bear the mark AAA1. It is calculated that under the three-letter system which has been devised it will be possible to make 18,000,000 registrations.

Big Railway Order for Thornycroft's.

We learn that the Great Western Railway Co. has just placed an order with John I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd., for 100 4-5-ton chassis and 100 30-cwt. chassis. It is said that the value of the contract is approximately 1100,000.

A New Ticket-issuing Machine.

A new form of ticket machine is being experimented with by the London General Omnibus Co., Ltd., on Route No. 16. The machine prints the class and price of the ticket, the stage point from which the fare is paid, the serial number of the ticket, the code letter representing the day of issue, as well as the total number of tickets sold and the amount of cash received.

A London Traffic Junction to Avoid.

As from August 7th the work of relaying the tramway tracks by Gardiner's Corner in Whiteehapel High Street, London, will confluence, and the work will probably take about 10 weeks to complete. This is a very busy kilotion and the Minister of Transport suggests that, in order to relieve congestion, motor-vehicle drivers would be well advised to avoid it and to reach their destinations by other routes.

Another Step Forward by the Railways.

An announcement, which has been ex . peeted for some little time, was made last week by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Co. and the London and North Eastern Railway Co., to the effect that these two companies have arrived at an agreement with a group of 36 road-passenger-transport concerns, the arrangement affecting a great part of the areas served by the two railway companies. The object of the agreement is to provide for co-operation in the development of passenger traffic by road and rail and the railway companies will acquire a proportion of shares in the passenger-transport undertakings.

The group of transport companies concerned is that in which either the British Electric Traction Co., Ltd., or Tilling and British Automatic Traction, Ltd., has large holdings, but the railway companies will not actually purchase shares in either of these parent companies.

It is understood that negotiations are on foot between this important roadtransport group and the Great Western and Southern Railways.

Personal Pars.

We understand that the Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Bart., has joined the Board of United Dominions Trust, Ltd.

We learn that Mr. N. G. Isitt, who has been with the Ford Motor Car Co., Ltd., since 1914, has resigned his position as sales manager.

Mr. J. E. G. 'Ear-wood has recently taken up a position as director and manager of the motor bodybuilding concern of K. M. Sinclair and Co., Ltd., of 65, Old Town, London, S.W.4. Mr. Harwood has for some years been a regular technical contributor to motorcycling journals, and is the author of a book entitled " Speed and Row to Obtain It."

As from the beginning of this month, certain changes have been .effected in the organization of the Underground group of companies in London, with the result that Mr. 0. W: Duncan has been appointed publicity manager, and Mr. R. T. Carr, assistant publicity manager. Mr. E. Bowdon Smith has been appointed staff officer to succeed Mr. Duncan.

The above changes enable steps to be taken to consolidate the present organization of the London United Tramways, Ltd„ the Metropolitan Electric Tramway's, Ltd., and the South Metropolitan Electric Tramways and Lighting Co., Ltd, with that of the Underground group.. of companies, so that Mr. J. C. Mitchel/ will become secretary and treasurer of the three tramways concerns, and Mr. A. C. Ingrain will become assistant secretary to the Underground group, as well as acting' in a similar capacity to the three tramway companies.

Congratulations are extended to Mr.. Maurice Edwards, the head of Broil-Alow and Edwards, Ltd., of I3olton, on his silver-wedding anniversary. The oce.asion was marked by a banquet and by silver gifts presented to Mr. and Mrs. Edwards by members of the company's staff, who, in turn, were entertained on July 20th to a day's outing at BlackpoOl. Infl speech made at this function Mr. Edwards reviewed the athievernentS of the past decade, and intimated that the prospects\ of further progr*ess we r e equally pleasing.

Although the history of Bromilovi? and Edwards, Ltd., covers a period of only 10 years, Mr. Edwards is actually one of the pioneers of motoring. Whilst he has brought out many valuable ideas for the motor industry generally, however, it is in connection with his famous hydraulic tipping gear for commercial vehicles that he has gained greatest renown.

His many interests have been remarkable,.

ranging from early motorcycles and quadricycles to aeroplane construction, the designing and building of motorcars (including a well-known three-wheeled eyclecar) and the construction of bodies for commercial motors. Even in his leisure hours Mr. Edwards seems unable to get away from mechanical things, for apart from playing golf he constructs miniature railways and locomotives, and.,is very fond of running his motor boats on 'Windermere. Hauliers in all parts of the world must be familiar with the name of Bromilow and Edwards, Ltd.

A Coaching Firm's Cafe.

In our issue dated July 23rd we commented upon the inadequate facilities for enabling coach passengers to obtain refreshments on the NewcastleLondon service, It is now announced that Messrs. Orange Bros., of Bedlington, who claim to be pioneers of the service, have secured a site about eight miles south of Stamford, where it is proposed to erect a building as a• café. Reasonable charges will be made for refreshments. A garagn will also be provided where a car will be kept in case of need.

Mr. Joseph Orange, manager and partner in the firm of Messrs. Orange Bros., said the decision to erect their own café had been influenced by the fact that, in some cases, the convenience of passengers was not being fully studied.

Bath Road. to be Widened.

Middlesex County Council now proPoses' to proceed with the. widening to 100 ft. of the Bath Road, from its junction with the Great West Road to the commencement of the Coin brook bypass, at an estimated cost of £176,900.

Tram Subway for London Lorry Traffic.

The London County Council has promised that Consideration will be given to a suggeftion that the AldwychKingsway tramway subway, about to be enlarged to permit . of its use by double-deck trams, may be made available for motor-lorry traffic.

Missing's Report for 1928...

The This.sing Automobile (Jo., of Brunswick. Germany, the concern making the Bbssing motorbuses and lorries, reports a net profit of £66,331 for the past financial year, which permits of a dividend of 5 per cent. The sales of motor vehicles during the 12 months amounted to £1,642,500.

The Reconstruction of Weak Bridges.

TheMinister of Transport has caused a circular to be issued to all highway authorities in Great Bripin drawing attention b the provisions of the Bridges Act, 1020, which are designed to facilitate the procedure for the reconstruction of weak bridges in private cwnership, e.g., in the ownership of railway companies, canal companies, etc.

The Minister expresses the hope that foil advantage will be taken of the opportunity provided by the Act for the systematic improvement or reconstruction of such bridges on important roads. He states that-in cases where a highway authority assumes an additional liability in respect of such a bridge, grants can be made from the Road Fund, in approved eases, up to 75 per cent. of the net cost falling on the highway authority, Le., of the cost after the deduction of any payments made by the owner of the bridge or by other parties who may happen to be concerned in the matter. A Farmer's Useful Lorry.

The Morris-Commercial cattle truck, which we illustrate on this page, has a body built by Erie S. Myers, Ltd., of Bradford. The combination forms an excellent vehicle for the farmer, and one which was much admired at the Royal Show at Harrogate. It can be used for the transport of animals, and has an inner cross Partition which is removable, so that three head of cattle, or two head of cattle and three to four sheep or pigs can be carried at once.

One of the points in the construction is the low loading height, which has been kept down to 2 ft. 10 ins. The machine has a one-piece ramp, and drop sides are Provided as well as a drop door at the near-side front. The roof consists of a tarpaulin cover roped to the upper strakes, so that it can easily be removed to carry high lands. The chassis employed is the Morris-Commercial 25-cwt. Super, and the price of the complete vehicle is £320.

A Concession to Ilford.

• It is stated that until further notice Ilford Corporation will be allowed a rebate at the rate of 11d. per gallon on all purehases of Shell motor spirit, subject to the consumption of a minimum quantity of 25,000 gallons per annum.

• Parking at Walsall.

The property committee of Walsall Corporation has authorized the provision of a parking space, with accommodation for approximately 200 motor vehicles, at an estimated cost of £370, on land at the corner of Lichfield Street and Hatherton Street, which belongs to the coriioration.

A New Newcastle-Dumfries Service.

On July 9th the Parraulder Bus Service, of Carlisle, instituted a new daily through service between Newcastle and Dumfries. The route is via Carlisle, calling at. such place e Hexharn, Efaydon Brauge, Haltwhistle, Gilsland, Brampton, Longtown, Gretna and Annan. Between Newcastle and Carlisle the fares are 5s. single and Ss. return, and between Newcastle and Dumfries 8s. single and 12s. 6d. return. Departure times from the Marlborough Crescent bus etand, Newcastle, are 7.40 a.m., 11.50 a.m., 1.45 p.m., and 6.35 p.m., whilst the Sunday service is curtailed to 8.45 tun. and 3,45 p.m. Coxons Motor Booking Office, Newcastle, will control bookings at• the Newcastle end.

A Railway's New Road Service.

We are informed that the Great Western Railway Co. proposes to run a service of buses between Birmingham and Weston-super-Mare. Chelterffitun Corporation has decided that, subject to routes; etc., being approved, it will favourably consider the application for licences.

A Booklet on Leyland Motors, Ltd.

An excellently edited and printed booklet dealing with a brief history of Leyland Motors, Ltd., and iucluding a pictorial survey of the past and present work of the company, has been prepared by its publicity department. It includes notes on the con3pany's overseas organization and gives a brief reference to various types of Leyland.

Another Licensing Anomaly.

The difficulties which confront bus companies by reason of the different regulations of local authorities were evidenced when a fine of 10s. was imposed recently by the Neath (Clam) magistrates on the Great Western Railway Co. for employing a bus conductor under the age minimum for

Neath. The defendant company exPressed regret and explained that the conductor was 18 years of age and had been licensed by the Aberdare Urban District Council, the ago minimum of which was 18 years, whereas it appeared that the age limit in Neath was 20 years.

Postal Boxes for Cardiff Buses.

Cardiff Corporation has approved a suggestion from the PostmasterGeneral that a few of the corporation buses travelling in rural areas should be • fitted with Post 011iee collecting boxes, so that people Jiving 'in the outskirts of Cardiff would be enabled to .catch later night mails than is -at present possible. The General Post Office is willing to pay a small sum to the corporation in consideraton, of the fertility.

Northamptonshire Road Maintenance.

The total amount spent upon the maintenance of main roads, both urban and -rural, in the eounW of Northamptonshire during the year ended March 31st last was £234,493, as compared with £219,908 in the previous year. The net cost to the county council, after taking into account all credits and grants received from the Ministry of Transport, was £134,926, as against £117,959 iu 1927-28. The roads directly maintained are 310.11 miles long.

Bus Proprietors to Guard Against Third-Party Risks.

Amongst other conditions of buslicence renewal the watch committee of Stoke-on-Treat Corporation recommends that licensees shall undertake to effect insurance against, or make adequate financial provision for, third-party risks.

More Licences for London-Plymouth Service.

The Watch committee of Plymouth Corporation has granted licences to Mr. P. Hearn (London), Atlas Coach Services, and the United Service Transport Co., Ltd. -(London), for motor-coach services between London and Plymouth.

Official Orders for June.

Amongst the orders for motor vehicles which were given out during Julie last by Government departments were the following :—By the G.P.O. authorities, one for lorry chassis to the Albion Motor Car Co:, Ltd., another for lorry bodies to Bonallack and Sons, a third for lorries and vans to Morris-Commercial Cars, Ltd., one for low-loaders to Shelvokc and Drewry, Ltd., and, finally, one for vans to Trojan, Ltd.

The War Department placed orders for a horse-ambulance chassis with John I. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd., one for six-wheeled vehicles with Morris Commercial Cars, Ltd., another for a trailer chassis with Tuke and Bell, Ltd., one for vans with Trojan, Ltd., and divided an order for motor-ambulance bodies between Vickers (Crayford), Ltd., and the Carriage and Wheel Co.; Gloucester. The Air Ministry placed an order for a number of medium-capacity sixwheeled vehicles with Crossley Motors, Ltd., and the Crown Agents for the Colonies ordered chassis from Bean Cars, Ltd.

York in Need of a New Garage.

York Corporation is to consider plans and estimates for the erection of a new bus depot at Fulford to provide accommodation for 50 vehicles, and to be equipped with petrol pumps, tanks, washing apparatus and other equipment, the estimated total cost being £10,000. The existing garage at Piccadilly is only capable of holding 24 buses, and has no overhaul facilities, and touch time is spent by officials and workmen in 'travelling between the garage antl the present smaller depot at Fulford.

Darlington Bill Receives Royal Assent.

The Royal Assent has now been,received in respect of the Darlington Corporation Trolley Vehicles (Additional Routes) Provisional Order Confirmation . Act, • which will_ enable the corporation. to proceed With .a number of new routes 'to serve growing parts of the town. The Order Provides-for about seven more miles of trolley-bus "routes.

The Corporation is

also endeavouring to. make arrangements whereby. postboxes will be fitted to the vehicles. for' the convenience' of people living in the outskirts of the town and at some distance from the General Post Office. This will permit late posting.

Souvenirs for Dunlop Chiefs.

The seventh anniversary of Sir Eric Geddes and Sir George Beharrell joining the Dunlop Rubber Co.,Ltd., as chairman and managing director respectively, has been marked by the presentation of novel souvenirs from the local directors and directors of associated concerns. Sir" Eric Geddes has been the recipient of a scale model in silver (made to hold cigars) of the factory Council chamber at Fort Dunlop, whilst Sir .George Peharrell has received a tobacco jar formed from the . silver replicas of five types of tyre, with a golf ball serving as a handle. Ipswich Trolley-bus Results.

Ipswich Corporation operates a large fleet of trolley-buses and the working of the vehicles during the year ended March 31st last is dealt with in the chief engineer and manager's report which has just been issued. At the time when our analysis of municipal bias services was published in February last, the corporation was sunning a fleet of 41 trolley-buses, comprising the following makes :-22 Ransome, 15 Garrett, three Railless and one TillingStevens, all being 30-seaters. In the year under review, the trolleybuses covered 1,210,444 miles and carried 11,313,791 passengers, the increases resulting, in the main, from the fact that five additional vehicles -were hi use as compared with the, previous year. The revenue account shows that the income amounted to £63,410 (12.573d. per bus-mile), and the expenditure to 148,235 (9.564d. per bus-mile), the balance of £15,175 (3.009d. per busmile) being carried to the net-revenue account. After taking into consideration interest and redemption-of-debt charges, the balanpe remaining to be carried forward to the appropriation account is £6,332. During the past year the average number of, journeys perhead of the population was 131.69, and the average number of passengers carried per buswile 0.34, the average fare paid per fassenger being 1.32Sd.

Radiators of Unusual Size.

The Spiral Tube and Components Co.' of 12, Pembroke Street, London, NJ, has recently constructed two exceedingly .large radiators, one of them being much taller than the height of the average mail. These components have been built 'for a 509 h.p. rail locomotive, the larger radiator being for water and the smaller for oil cooling. The Work of a Passengertransport Pioneer.

Mr. E. B. Hute.hinson has just retired from the executive control of United Automobile Services, Ltd., he and his business friends having sold their interest on favourable terms to the London and North Eastern Railway Co. and Tilling and British Automobile Traction, Ltd.

Mr. Hutchinson was born in 1883, receiving a private education and then serving an apprenticeship of two years to electrical engineering and eight years with various transport undertakings before forming the United concern some 17 years ago—in fact, the history of this company practically constitutes the life story of its founder ; it started as a one-man concern and he has been the Prime mover and organizer ever since.

It was in 1912 that four buses were Placed in service in Norfolk, and a few months later in Durham. A serious setback occurred at the outbreak of war and more than half of the vehicles in the fleet were taken for Army use, but immediately after the conclusion of hostilities the company was able to buy up ex-Service vehicles at a small cost, overhaul them and fit them with highclass bodies made in its own works at Lowestoft. By this means it was able rapidly to expand. With its associate company, the East Midland Motor Services, Ltd., it now owns approximately 800 buses running upon a network of routes some 300 miles in extent.

Mr. Hutchinson states that the outstanding factors in his success have been a keen interest in transport, hard work and the possession of a loyal and highly qualified staff.

He is well travelled and has visited the States and Canada on four occasions. As one of the pioneers in road transport, he can be said to enjoy the friendship of almost every road-transport man of importance in England. He is a member of the Institute of Transport and of the Council of the Omnibus Owners' Association.

A Qualified Transport Engineer Available.

We know of a thoroughly qualified mechanical engineer who has had a large amount of experience in the running of various classes of transport, including motor vehicles, and who is willing to accept a suitable post, in this country, where hard work, initiative and ability are appreciated. His age is 33, and he has had under his control a staff amounting to 200, engaged in the operation and maintenance of an extensive fleet of motor vehicles under very difficult conditions. Letters addressed to "Transport Engineer," care of the Editor, will be forwarded to the proper quarter.

Trades Unions and Road-transport Workers.

An interesting situation amonet road-transriort employees has developed in East Northumberland since the London and North Eastern Railway Co. secured an interest in United Auto mobile Services, Ltd. The National Union of Railwaymen called a meeting at Blyth of transport workers, this being followed a week later by a meeting at the instigation of the Transport and General Workers' Union.

At the latter meetine.' representatives of the employe.es of United Auto

mobile Services, Ltd., at the Blyth, Ashington and Newcastle depots, and of a number of private undertakings, adopted a resolution recognizing the Transport and General Workers' Union as the organization for road-transport workers. The claim of the National Union of Railwaymen to speak for employees of motorbus concerns was chanenged..

The New Garner Six-wheeler.

In connection with our recent description of the new light six-wheeler manufactured by Garner Motors, Ltd., Tyseley, Birmingham, we were under a misapprehension in stating that a representative of the War Office was among those present at the trial we witnessed. The official tests by the War

Office authorities took place some time ago at the W.D. ground at Farnborough and at the ground of the Royal Tank Corps, Wool, Dorset. As a result of these demonstrations, Garner Motors, Ltd., is busy executing orders for the type in question.

A Liverpool Licensing Dispute.

The hearing of the four summonses issued for Merseyside Touring Co. (proprietor, Garlick, Burrell and Edwards, Ltd., Liverpool) against the Liverpool Corporation for plying for hire with unlicensed buses did not take lace on Tuesday, July 30th, which was the data used by the Liverpool Stip-endiary when the sumMonses were taken out. It now transpires that a Ministry of Transport inquiry is first to be held into the matters of dispute, and the hearing of the summonses will take place on September 26th. This was announced in Court last Tuesday.

The consent of the Attorney-General to the issue of summonses against the corporation was obtained by the solicitors of Garlick, Burrell and Edwards, Ltd., who also appealed to the Ministry of Transport against the refusal of the corporation to grant it licences to ply for hire in the city.

Examining B.P. Production Processes.

When paying a visit recently to the experimental refinery, at Sunbury, of the Anglo-Persian Oil Co., Ltd., of Britannic House, Finsbury; Circus, London, E.C.2, we had the opportunity for examining some of the processes that the products of that concern have to undergo. In one particular department there are some Armstrong Whitworth engines that have been adapted to meet the requirements of the user. These appliances are employed for the purpose of ascertaining the " pinking " properties of the spirits, about eight experiments per day being carried out. We then passed on to the section in which distilling is effected, and then on to the spirit-washing department.

The next part of the refinery which was inspected was that in which coolinc,' operations are executed. The wax that is contained in the petrol is crystallized (it is used in the manufacture of candles, etc.), and the product then passes on to a further stage. Another department • that engaged our attention was that in which spirit cracking is effected. We also visited the experimental laboratories, in which the processes are worked out on a small scale, as well as the analytical section.

The BY. products are thoroughly tested before they are marketed, an engine consuming these spirits being rua continuously for about 1.000 hours, which represents 20,000-30,000 miles of road travel. If the petrols fail to pass this test the records of the previous experiments are searebed, so that it is Comparatively easy to trace the fault.

Newcastle-Hull, a New Joint Service.

Amongst recent additions to longdistance coach services in the north is a service between Newcastle and Hull, via York, which is worked jointly by the Northern General Transport Co.. Ltd., and the East Yorkshire Motor Services, Ltd. The fares for the through journey are single 10s. 6d. and return 17s. • The Newcastle-Manchester two-hourly service, which is worked jointly by the Northern General Transport Co., Ltd., thz! West Yorkshire Road Car Co., Ltd., the Yorkshire (Woollen District) Electric Tramways, Ltd., and the North Western Road Car Co., Ltd., has now been extended to Liverpool, and is said to be doing excellent business.

Railways and the S.M.T. Co.

It is announced that at an extraordinary general meeting of the Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd., held in Edinburgh one day last week, it was resolved to liquidate the company and to form a new concern in which the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Co. and the London and North Eastern Railway CO. will take £200,000 capital. It is stated that the new concern will have a capital of £1,500,000.

Should the Driver be Isolated?

The watch committee of. Stoke-onTrent Corporation is considering the possibility of danger to passengers by reason of the fact that on a number of public-service vehicles there is no access • to the driver's seat from the main part

• of the body. It has been decided to bring the matter to the notice of the Minister of Transport.


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