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THE

HONGKONG

NEW ARTICULATED DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE,

Running on 20 lb. Rails and

40 ft. Curves.

the

on

TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1930.

clutch to the three-speed gearbox, working in series with a 40-gallon the connecting shaft passing over circulating water tank.

the

reverse gearbox, which is situated on the longitudinal centre

"

Starting-up.

Gearboxes.

reverse

HOW

MODERN NIMRODS GO A-HUNTING.

is

Kear

to the worm

Mighty hunters of the past have gone forth to the kill with bows and arrows, muzzle- loaders and nothing but pack horses to carry them. But the modern hunter in the wilds of Africa travels in an automobile equipped with sound picture apparatus. The equipment The shown here is that of Martin Johnson. famous explorer, now in the African jungles.

The wire car has a 'sound pickup microphone attached to the box on the front fender. screens protect the operators "shooting" animals as they come within range of cameras. Johnson and his wife are shown in inset.

line of the locomotive. From the The three-speed gearbox secondary shaft of the reverse designed to give three speeds of gearbox the drive is taken through 3, 5 and 8 miles per hour at The gears two universally-jointed cardan normal engine speed. shafts to worm gears mounted on are of nickel steel, and are picked A most interesting articulated freely negotiating curves of 46 ft. the outer axle of each bogie, the up by dog clutches operated by a Diesel geared locomotive, capable radius. It was originally intend- bogic wheels being connected by single control lever through the selectors. side coupling rods

suitable following medium of of running on rails of a weight as ed to adopt steam operation in

practice. The independent reverse gearbox with the totally ordinary, locomotive low as 16-20 lb. per yard, and of conjunction negatiating curves of a radius as enclosed engine geared to the The prime mover is a six-cylinder is arranged with sliding gears, severe as 40 ft., has recently been. wheels, but it was later decided high-speed solid injection Diesel giving equal speeds in each direc- built by the Avonside Engine Co.. to adopt Diesel propulsion, partly oil engine supplied by L. Gardner tion und operated from a separate Skefko ball-bear- Limited, of Bristal, for service on to avoid all risk of plantation fires and Sons, of Patricroft, Manches-reverse gear.

The engine has six cylinders, ings are fitted throughout the plantation work. At present the due to spark throwing, but priaciter.

reverse gear- duties are covered by four-wheels pally in order that the relativo 44 in. diameter by 6 in. stroke, three-speed and coupled steam locomotives, weigh advantages of steam and Diesel and develops a normal output of boxes, except on the final shaft of ing 9 tons in working order, operation could be put to a proc. 57 b.hp. at 1,000 r.p.m., or 68 h.p.the reverse gearbox, where heavy bearings are employed. with cylinders 8 in. diameter bytical test under actual operating at 1,2000 r.p.m.. and will run up bronze

gearboxes were entirely 12 in. stroke, wheels-2 ft. in conditions. The locomotive, is to 1,400.r.p.m. for short intermit-The

designed by the technical staff of diameter and a pressure of 160 lb. of articulated type. The tent periods.

the Avonside Engine Company, per sq. in. These engines have a main frame rests upon spherically.

the actual manufacture of the tractive effort of 4,913 lb. at 85 seated bogie slides which are per-

A limited per cent, boller pressure, and give mitted

amount of The engine is easily started by gear wheels and shafts being very satisfactory service on the longitudinal play in the bogie hand. All compression control carried out by David Brown and Sons, of Huddersfield. The main lines, which are laid with 30 centre castings. Spherically-lovers are first placed in the no- lb. rails. Their axle loading is.sented spring-loaded side bearings compression position. The engine universally-jointed cardan shafts

connecting the provided. The however, too high for the feeder are

drawpear: is then rotated by hand to a fair liners, which are laid with rails of which is of the dead-buffer speed and the compression levers secondary shaft 16-20 lb. per yard. and traction type, provided with rabber of the first two cylinders are then gears on the outer bogie axles were designed and manufactured on these sections has been per-shock-absorbing pads, is mounted thrown over to full compression by the Avonside Engine Company. formed by smaller steamer loco- on the bogies and the bogies are remote control being provided and are reported to have given motives and by animal power. artieulated to the centre portion to facilitate this. The engine

every satisfaction on test, the Diesel Propulsion Adopted.. of the frame by special articulated then fires by the heat of compres locomotive operating freely in top The locomotive has been spring drawgar, so that the bogiension, and runs on two cylinders gear on reverse curves of 38 ft. designed to give 3 tractive centres are relieved of all bufing only, the remaining compression radius. The worm gears on the capacity at least equal to that of shocks and drag stresses. The levers being thrown over when the bogie outer axles have a ratio of the heavier: 814-in, steam locamo-fehannel portion of the main frame engine is running. We under 3:18, and are totally enclosed, in tives, whilst at the same time carrying the engine and three- stand that during tests at the cast-steel gear cases. being capable of running

on speed and reverse gearboxes is works no difficulty whatever was feeder lines laid with raids

of so relieved of all stresses so experienced in starting by hand taper roller and of that there is no risk of misalign-from cold, The engine performs being fitted. The worm reduction ment or damage to the engine and very satisfactorily, and will take cars and cases were designed and manufactured by Bostock and tranumission

consequent up full load torque at the idling Bramley, of Redish, Manchester, Rear

speed, which is about 400 r.p.mthe worms being of their well- this feature greatly casing the

known enveloping type. load on the friction clutch under starting conditions. The cooling of the circulating water is effected On test the locomotive is stated by a Reliance type D.K.36 radiator to have performed exceptionally well, a load of 15 tons of pig-iron in ordinary tipping trucks being! hauled through reverse curves of 40 ft. radius and a curve of 45 ft.

[By John Prioleau.] radius combined with a grade of 1 in 50 in top gear, indicating a

Whether the organisers of the tractive effort well above the nominal rating.. We understand Motor Show regard it in the same

It has a way of unostentatiously body nomenclature,, and they cor the flexibility of the engine was light or not, there is no doubt that gathering speed, which, is very respond in the naming of but a few remarkable, the locomotive start-the plan adopted this year by the attractive., I did not force it to models.

Frequently, even, as in the case of manufacturers of ing the 15-ton load in top gear on majority

the limit, but, judging by the the combined grade and curve with publishing full details of their the engine running at idling speed new models and types for the manner in which it reached and of the coupe, for example, the name held without effort a speed of of a body style in one country only. The flexibility of the arti- coming year as early as they have between 50 and 60 miles an hour means something entirely different. is a single-sent culation and the frame suspen-done will prove a convenience to which I had to compute from my in another country. In the United sion was also noticeable, the the public. The element of surfamiliarity with the road, the States a couple

being out of closed ear with a permanent top: speed-indicator bogies freely adapting themselves prisc (or as much of it as is left, to all irregularities of the track, in these days of "secrets revealed" action-1 should say that 70 is in France, it is a semi-enclosed job which consisted of portable see in headlines) may detract some well within its powers. The gear- with the driver's compartment open tions of 18 lb, rails, a large por- thing from the interest of the change (central now), especially and the passengers contained in a tion of the test track being merely Show as a show, but the oppor- from top to traffe-third, is as easy cab. There are other similiar in- laid on the ground and across tunity to study and compare new and quick as it was on the old stances.

Comparison of the French, Amer. existing standard gauge tracks prices and new models at one's Fourteens a couple of years ago, and not ballasted in any way.

leisure instead of in the chaos of end that means that there is very ican and English systems of body reveals that the a half-crown day at Olympia must little room for complaint.

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smoothness of running. Straight eights are not always free from) vibration at one or more periods,} being, apparently, more difficult to bulance properly than sixes of cor- responding size, but the Hillman "Vortic" came extremely well out of the test for that most distress- ing fault. From a tick-over to nearly the limit of its revolution- rates the engine ran without per- ceptible tremor under load, and at all times remarkably quietly.

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MANY TYPES. Countries Differ on Body Nomenclature. 54 FRENCH MODELS. There seems to be real need for international standardization of During automobile body styles. recent months body-builders in France, the United States and Eng- land have brought out systems of

be very welcome. One can steering is the Marles type and French is the most complete. The PETALISERTEDUSAN REMAINS ELEMENTAL approach the stands with some commendably light and firm, and Chambre Syndicale des Carrossiers

thing less than half a mind to

the suspension is decidedly has worked out a system of 22 make up.

efficient. I took the car over what separate designs, based on the I believe to be the worst stretch numbers and position of doors and The past week or so has pro- of nightmare potholes within windows, which can be expanded, number of interesting reach of London, and at 20 miles, by the addition of convertible roofs announcements and the appear an hour it rode comparatively! and tall sections, to make 45 dis- ance of at least three entirely new smoothly, certainly without show tinctly different models, each readily.

The Humber list contains fing any tendency to sway. The recognized at a glance.

Automobiles are divided into four only six-cylinder cars, the 10-50 grip on the road seemed excellent.

general categories permanently h.p., the "Snipe" and the Pullman. None of these is new, though all

From the mechanical point of enclosed cars, convertible, or all- have been modified in detail, the view the of its best features is its weather cars, open cars, and cars with chauffeurs. Addition of a must important of which is the servo braking system. I huve! tailpiece puts all models autom- provision of a down-draught type known very few foot-brakes at atically in the sport class, the word of carburettor. In all models the once so smooth, powerful, and

sport being merely added to the gear-change is now central-un quick in action as this. I was innovation which may not be re tempted to add that a certain regular model name. The possibil ceived with universal approval. amount of caution is necessary in ity of installing a removable roof. Prices have been reduced as applying it, but that would not be over the chauffeur's compartment makes the model a half-enclosed follows: 16.50 h.p. fixed roof strictly true. The brakes can be saloon and open tourer, £425 and ddenly applied without risk of

One of the significant features £185 and £455; violence to either mechanism or £395: "Snipe." "Pullman" seven-seated saloon,

Passenger, and a very light touch of the American system is the great £695: limousine and landaulet, on the pedal suffices to steady the predominance of closed jobs. Open £785; and the cabriolet de ville, ear at high speeds and to bring and convertible types are not used

The Eights with Buicks Prestige

Worthy of the Confidence the Public has in Buick.

Even by paying thousands of dollars more for a fine car. you could not get more comfort and more thrilling performance than this new Buick gives you.

In addition to those fundamental features and advan- tages which have been characteristic of Buick for 25 years, you'll find the most advanced, approved engi- neering principles embodied in the new car.

The syncro-mesh transmission with its high degree of perfection—the 8 cylinder motor providing the power, speed and dependability that you expect from the famous valve-in-head type-and dozens of other out- standing features in chassis and body contribute to the now famous Buick slogan "When Better Automobiles are Built Buick will Build Them."

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.

TELEPHONE 30228.

33, WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY.

£995.

car.

nearly so much in the United States as in England and on the Continent, where the climate is milder.

it to a crawl from moderate ones. thought these brakes outstand- Daimlers have produced a new ingly good.

In England particularly open and car. exhibited recently at the

The engine is a clean job, with showrooms of Messrs. Stratton its components accessibly placed all-weather models are popular. Of Instone, which should be interest The bore and stroke are 63 by 105, the 20 types officially recognized by ing to the admirers of the Double the cubic content being a little the British Engineering Standards The others are Twelve principle. It is of 30-40 over 21⁄2 litres, and the tax £20. Association, only four are perman- h.p., the bore and stroke being The valves are overhead, actuated ently closed jobs. 78.6 by 101 millimetres, and they push-rods and rockers, the all open or convertible. Nothing tax £41. Its special feature is its fgnition is by coil and battery, and British love of the open air and could be more indicative of the Hexible drive, term I use loosely the cooling by impeller and fan desire to see the country.

to describe the combination of with thermostatically-controlled fluid fly-wheel and pre-selective radiátor shutters. The carburet gear. Examples of this very fine tor is a pump-Zenith, and the fuel- chassis are to be seen in London tank holds 14 gallons. The gear- with some exceptionally striking ratios are these; top 5.22 to 1; coachwork. The standard length traffic-top, 7.65 to 1; second, 12.89 chassis costs $1,050, and the fo 1; and first, 19.31 to. 1. The saloon from £1,475.

lutch is a single dry-plate and characteristically light and flexible The springs are

I was, asked last week to give in operation.

the latest Hillman model its first anchored in silentbloe bushes. public road-trial for report in The needing no lubrication. Observer. This is an entirely new

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Diodel, not to be confused with the The appearace of the coachbuilt Straight-Eight produced a year or saloon is impressive, the lines so ago. The general plan of the being unusually good and the size engine is the same as that of the of the whole car skilfully masked, more familiar model, but a number The radiator is of new shape and of detail alterations, such as design, much narrower and taller special type of turbulent head and than the old one, and dividedj

modified valve-gear, distinguish vertically. with 12

narrow

.it. Its performance is higher, chromium-plate strip. The lines and, generally speaking, Its of the car seen from in front are character tends denitely nearer to particularly attractive. The the sporting class. It is not interior of the saloon is very however, a sports car in the roomy, with plenty of space for ordinary sense of the term, three tall people in the back seat. being a particularly comfortable The lighting is good and the rear carriage, in which space is em- side-windows are hinged at the ployed and not economised, but it forward end to open like a door. has certain delightful characteris This keeps the car fresh at all] tics which remind one sometimes times and sets up no draughts. A of certain other fast types.

very ingenious idea.

Chief among these are its ready At £425 regard this as one of acceleration on either top or the most interesting of the new "silent" third (very sensibly cars. It seems likely to turn out top" by the to be a Juxury car at a family flexibility, and price-Ez.

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