Electric Vehicle as Butcher's Shop F OR some time St. Helens
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Industrial Co-operative Society, Ltd., Lanes, has operated horse-drawn travelling butchers' shops to provide a muchappreciated service to the scattered outlying districts of the town,
A few months ago the Society decided to try out a battery-electric vehicle equipped with a special body. It appeared that the electric vehicle would be a good proposition, because the operating conditions, involving short runs and long periods of standing, were particularly suitable. The cleanliness of the electric also influenced selection. The vehicle has a Morrison-Electricar chassis, e manufactured by Crompton Parkinson, Ltd., and powered by a Young armoured traction battery. The body was designed and built by the ' C.W.S. Motor Trade Department, Manchester, and incorporates suggestions made by Mr. H. J. Green, the St. Helen's Society's transport manager.
Inside there are steel rails, hooks. and the other fitments common to a retail butchery. Counter and shelves are readily removable for cleaning. Sliding windows in „both sides of the body allow meat to be displayed.
Interiollighting provided by four roof lights enables service to be maintained during hours of darkness. To protect the meat against hot weather, a false roof 6-8 ins, deep affords heat insulation, A fan fitted flush in the roof draws in air and expels it through vents.
The rear panel of the vehicle opens upwards to form a canopy.
A wash-bowl and towel rack fitted at the rear side of the cab enable the driver to wash his hands before serving meat.
Under present rationing conditions, the shop will visit a selected area on certain days, and, it is expected that approximately 2,000 customers will be served each week. If the experiment of using an electric vehicle for this service be.successful, more will be purchased.