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B.R.F. Suggest New Road Schemes for London
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A N ex t ensi on of the is' among Birmingham motorway. is among developments suggested by the British Road Federation in a memorandum prepared for London County Council. The Federation point out that this improvement would allow export traffic to travel direct from the Midlands to London's dock land.
The memorandum has been prepared at the request of the L.C.C., and proposes major highway projects for inclusion in the 1961 County of London Development Plan. It stresses the need to build limitedaccess highways to carry relatively longdistance traffic clear of local traffic, and says first priority must be a motorway encircling Central London on the lines of the proposed "A" ring road. Radial motorways could then be constructed to link the ring motorway with existing trunk routes to the rest of the country.
For the Outer London area, short by-passes and street-widening schemes are recommended to relieve traditional suburban shopping centres now being " stifled " by traffic hold-ups and parking restrictions.
"Whatever the cost, such progressive road modernization would have a higher economic return than any other development in the overall 'plan," the memorandum concludes.
NEW TIPPING GEAR
ANEW end-tipping gear for the Thames Trader 7-ton 108-in.-wheelbase model has been produced by Pilot Works, Ltd., Manchester Road, Bolton. It is designed to engage with the original chassis bolt holes and fits snugly into the frame without the use of a sub-frame. It is controlled from the cab. The loading height is low, as the body floor is only 11 in. above the chassis frame.
The body is of U shape and has a capacity of 7 cu. yd. It is electrically welded. Inside it is 10 ft. long, 6 ft. 11 in, wide and 2 ft. 9,+, in. high. The tail door is swung from, the top. The loading board is high and a short canopy protects the cab.