Scots Ferry Vessel Can Carry Buses
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BUSES 30 ft. long by 8 ft. wide and 9 ft. 6 in. high may be carried on the M.V. " Cowal," a new dual-purpose ship with which British Railways have started a regular daily service for passengers, cargo, vehicles and cattle on the 30-min. Wemyss Bay-Rothesay crossing.
The outstanding feature of the vessel is an electric lift, 33 ft. wide by 20 ft. long, for raising or lowering vehicles between the main deck and pier levels at all states of the tide.
Reductions in charges for the conveyance of vehicles have been made with the "inauguration of the service. Circular-tour tickets will also be issued.
ONLY 3,006 TRAMS LEFT
THE total of trams in this country is
now only 3,006. Their peak year was 1927, when there were 14,413. These figures appear in "Basic Road Statistics," the 1954 edition of which has been published at Is, by the British Road Federation, 4a Bloomsbury Square, London, W.C.1.
Although Britain now has more motor vehicles than ever before and the highest proportion of vehicles per mile of road in the world, 1953 was not the worst year on record for accidents. In 1953, deaths and injuries totalled 226,770. The worst year was 1934, when highway casualties totalled 238,946.
Motor taxation up to March, 1954, totalled £387m., whilst the Governmenrs allocation for road expenditure was £33m.
JOINT GLASGOW—B.T.C. COMMITTEE
1-1 A RECOMMENDATION has been
made to the British Transport Commission by Glasgow Transport Committee that a joint committee be set up to report on the manner in which services may be co-ordinated in the possible event of railway electrification. This was revealed at last week's meeting of Glasgow Corporation, when it was decided to appoint nine members to sit on the committee.