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Ylotor Coaches for London.
The Editor," Tint COMMERCIAL MOTOR." Sir I_In your issue of the I ith ultimo, you show, on page 163, an illustration of a possible type of body for London. We enclose you herewith an illustrationshowinothat we cave already constructed this type of body and filed sanie pn our motor coach. It is really a type of open and close :har-h-bancs and is not new to us ; we have been supplying his class of body during the last 12 months. We should Je pleased if you would give this matter insertion in your text issue, and also show the illustration of this motor c tach )t ours. rSee•page 557.—ED.]—Yours faithfully, PHE THAMES IRON IA ORES, SHIPBUILDING AND ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
DAVID UROUIIART,
17, Philpot Lane, E.C.
rhe British Motor Spirit Company.
The Editor, " THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR."
Sir :—Permit me to -draw your attention to an error on )age 5o8 of the issue of the 25th July, 1907, of your journal. Cott state that the 30-4oh.p., Darracq-Serpollet vehicle, ;hown on that page, is used for the purpose of conveying oads of "Shell" spirit from Tilbury and Silvertown to variius outlying branches. The Darracq-Serpollet van in question s used for the purpose of conveying " Dynol " motor spirit. further, The British Motor Spirit Company is in no way Atatsoever connected with the General Petroleum Company, ..imited, or any other limited company. The services of the )arracq-Serpollet vans have been secured by the " Dynol " :ompany as a means of delivering regularly in London and utlying districts without an increase of cost to the conumer, thereby, together with the price of " Dynol," corneting against the present tendency to increasing the cost f motor spirit.—Yours faithfully.,
THE BRITISH MOTOR SPIRIT CO.,
N. E. S. Moss, Secretary. 29, Walnut Tree Walk, London, S.E.
nights of the Road and Motors.
The Editor, " THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR."
Sir :—We enclose you herewith photograph of our latest th.p., Beaufort car which we are using in our London ;ency for commercial work. For the last few years we aye employed several motorcars for our agents and travelrs in various parts of the country, but the vehicle illustrated e consider a perfect type for commercial work, and suit)le for all weathers. The engine has two cylinders, and, as :en, the car is fitted with glass screen and Cape cart hood. he tires are extra large, Continental and Michelin, nonLids being fitted to three wheels, making side-slip nearly npossible. The amount of work that can be got through a motorcar of this description is enormous and would be lite impossible by any other form of locomotion.—Yours .ithf oily, For SAMUEL AILSOPP AND SONS, LIMITED,
L. P. MELL, A.M.I.E.E., Burton-on-Trent, Engineer.
Successful Ending to a Demonstration Run.
The Editor, " THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR."
Sir : —It may interest you to know that the chassis which so gaily started out to 'Lincoln some six weeks ago has finished its labours and is now resting in a peaceful haven— in the arms of Mr. Francis, of Pontardawe—this gentleman haying purchased the chassis from us, as it stood, complete.
The char-h-bancs in question, after leaving Lincoln, went to Doncaster, then to Chesterfield and Sheffield, Wakefield, Leeds, Skipton, Preston, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, Carlisle, via Windermere, Ambleside, Penrith, going over the Oxon Fell Pass and doing the ascent in 17 minutes, which is, we believe, considerably quicker than any other heavy char-a-bancs of this description has done. From there the vehicle went on to Newcastle, then on to Birmingham, and finally down to Swansea, doing demonstrations all the way along and covering a considerable distance.
We never had a spanner in the chassis the whole time, with the exception that, at Newcastle, before delivering it to Mr. Francis, we made a thorough overhaul and found everything in a perfectly satisfactory condition. We did not.find it necessary even to look inside the gear box and bevel box.-Yours faithfully,
For COMMERCIAL CARS, LIMITED,
J. A. HALFORD (Managing Director).
Craven House, Kingsway, London, 1.V.C., 2nd August, 1907.
An Enquiry from Spain.
The Editor, "TILE COMMERCIAL MOTOR."
Sir :—The number of your journal, dated the 24th of May." 1906, came under my notice a few days ago, just as I was going into particulars about the purchase of a traction motor for drawing loads on roads. Although this number ton• tains very useful and very complete particulars, they are not sufficient to enable me to judge of all the details, and of the various types, so as to decide on the one most suitable for my purpose.
In order that you may be able to point out to me the best, and relying on your offer to supply information, I take the liberty of stating a few particulars. I want the most perfect, and the most economical, appliance for transporting blocks of hard stone ; the largest blocks (and only in special cases) would weigh from 4L, to 5 .tons, but all the rest are generally smaller. Each load would have at least from nine to ten tons, Or, say, nine cubic metres, Made up of various blocks.
The road to he traversed is generally bad, or, at any rate, . only mediocre, and, although there are not many gradients, they are generally about in 20, although, in some places, the gradient is up to 7 and 8 in too. As to the temperature, it is the ordinary temperature of this southern portion of . Spain ; and, unfortunately, there is little to fear from continued rains, and even less from snow, but rather from constant drought. There is rio need to trouble much about the supply of water on the road, as water. is always to be found at intervals of from 20 to 24 kilometres at most. We • do not know what the analysis of the water is; I can only say that it is very drinkable, and generally chalky, and used for supplying the towns.
To guide me better, and without prejudice to any suggestion from you as to the best and most suitable for the purpose, it would be well if I could get, through your media. Lion, complete and detailed catalogues of the types to which . you refer, with their prices f.o.b. in England, including packing, specifying the consumption of fuel guaranteed per 14) and per hour, or per kilometre run, with full load and Do you know anything about the " Freibahn," or automobile train? Could I get any particulars about this—that is to say, consumption, cost, etc.? Awaiting your favour, I ant, yours faithfully, JOSE A. GIL GOMEZ.
Almeria, 26th July, 1907.