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probability of their use on roads in the near future, Lord Teynham, president of the National Road Transport Federation, also iuggested, in London on Monday, that. with their potential, a Channel tunnel would be obsolete before it was finished. He was speaking as guest of honour at the biannual dinner and dance of the Passenger Vehicle Operators Association. and replying to a toast by the chairman, Mr. William Dodds. Lord Teynham suggested that some railways would, be converted into trunk roads, perhaps linked with overhead monorail. The large and distinguished gathering saw Mr. Dodds present a commemorative badge to Mr. Arthur Bolton. as immediate past chairman of the P.V.O.A.