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Regulations Impede L.T.E. Economy Delay Use of "Arties" Criticized
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rIOMMENTING on the alterations to the Construction and Use Regulations at a council meeting of Birmingham Chamber of Commerce on Monday, Mr. C. E. Jordan, chairman of the road traffic section, said that the obligatory employment of a 4-ton tractor to haul an 8-fl-wide trailer might have an adverse influence on the use of articulated vehicles. A 4-ton tractor could be unnecessarily large for the purpose and it would be costly to run.
Mr. Jordan recommended that the matter be submitted to the Association of British Chambers of Commerce for discussion with the Ministry of Transport.
Referring to factory planning, Mr. Jordan said that the necessity of providing adequate facilities for loading vehicles was often neglected. The benefits of road improvements could be partly nullified by terminal delays.
RADIO FOR ELECTRICITY VANS
HAV1NG been allocated a wavelength by the Post Office, Bridlington District of the Yorkshire Electricity Board is to equip its vans with mobile radio. A control station is to be built at Octon.
" We plan to install wireless sets, in the first instance, in vehicles uscd on overhead construction work in the field, and later in all service vehicles," Mr. -W. M. Brown, Bridlington manager of the Board, stated.
" Using wireless we can keep in touch with the gangs, and we will be able to divert them if they are needed elsewhere in an emergency. It will also mean a great saving in transport,be added.
BIG FRANKFURT SHOW QPACE reservations for the Frankfurt ■ --) Show from September 22-October 2 indicate that it will surpass its predecessor in 1953. Nine countries as well as Germany have made bookings. " IT is a little disappointing that at the first public -inquiry after the publication of the [Chambers] Committee's report we are not offered any programme of economy to which we can look forward," Mr. Geoffrey Laurence, Q.C., said before the Transport Tribunal last week.
Mr. Laurence, representing London, Middlesex, Surrey and Essex County Councils, was objecting to increased fares on London Transport bus and Underground services, which came into effect on June 5. It was the last day of the inquiry.
He described as " equivocal " the attitude of London Transport towards the findings of the Committee that garage and maintenance costs were unnecessarily high.
Mr. H. Willis, Q.C., for the British Transport Commission, said that London Transport was giving the fullest attention to the matters raised in the Chambers Report. In particular, it was considering the point about maintenance costs.
Replying to Mr. Laurence's suggestion that the B.T.C. had underestimated by £500,000 the gross receipts from a year's working at the increased fares, Mr. Willis thought the Commission were right to base their estimates on an increasing decline in passengers, because the factors which caused the drop (traffic congestion in Central London and the increasing use of private cars) were worse each year.
• MEASHAM IN EDINBURGH
A BRANCH office at 4 Lochrin r-% Place, Edinburgh, is to be opened on Monday by the Measham Motor Sales Organization, Ltd. In addition to providing facilities for the disposal of used vehicles, the company offer a collection and delivery service to all parts of the country.
Mr. E. Bailey, Mcasham Scottish area manager, will be based at Lochrin Place.