Glasgow-Inverness Night Service
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ON June 23, the night service of W. Alexander and Co., Ltd., between Glasgow and Inverness will commence operation. Initially, the service will be run on alternate weekday nights with northward runs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and southward journeys on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Leaving Glasgow at 11.30 p.m., the coach will arrive in Inverness at 6.40 a.m. Times of the return trip arc about half an hour earlier.
The company will also introduce a day service between the two cities on June 10. This will be provided every day with coaches leaving Glasgow at 9.15, a.m. and arriving at 5.38 p.m. Fares will be 18s. single and £1 13s. return.
David MacBrayne, Ltd., already offers a day service with coaches departing from Glasgow at 8.30 a.m. and arriving at 5.35 p.m. This concern charges El single and £1 14s. 6d. return.
NEED, BUT NO LICENCE
A LTHOUGH demand for travel to 1-11. London was greater than licensed facilities could supply, there were restrictions imposed by Ministry of Transport Orders made many years ago which still bound the Licensing Authorities.
Making this statement, the Northern Licensing Authority last week refused an application by Messrs. Taylor Bros., North Shields, to run a service to London every week-end from Easter to October.
LICENSING TO BE SIMPLIFIED
THE Motor Vehicles One of its provisions is that temporary visitors from abroad will not need British driving licences if they . hold an international licence or a licence issued by a country signatory to the Convention. HYDRAULIC KING-PIN REMOVER AKING-PIN remover operated by a hydraulic pump has been introduced by Chamberlain Industries, Ltd., Leyton, London, E.I0. It consists of two parts—a hand pump and a ram unit, the two being connected by a hose. By the use of the equipment, removal is only a matter of minutes. The ram unit is fixed on the stub axle, the lower yoke having a hole through which the king-pin can pass when being pushed out. A force of 12 tons can be exerted by the equipment, which is sufficient to dislodge all hut the most stubborn pins. Pusher pins having an effective length of 6! ins, are available with /-in., /-in. and 1-in. diameters. The device can also be used for refitting king-pins, a plate being attached to the lower yoke for the purpose of lining-up.Tags