1932-02-27 — Page 11

MOTORING

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY 27th FEBRUARY, 1932.

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VAUXHALL CADET. Special British Overseas

Model Arrives Herc.

FIRST TEST PLEASES.

The latest British automobile production—the Vauxhall Cadet, ins arrived in Hongkong, and we are informed that the performatics Lon the initial trini rùn even ex- ceeded Die expectations of un- anal merit. Since coing to press with this supplement, a represen cative of the Hongkong Telegrap has been afforded the opportunity for a trial spin, and the report will be published next week. In the monatime, a study of the many

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vertisement on another page la this issue will show that there are indeed many excellent features em- bodied in this vehlele.

NEW LIGHT SIGNAL. An Elaborate Automatic

British System.

NOW BEING tried.

An interesting elaboration of the now widely used automatic system of light control for traffic is being tested in Great Britain. It is in- tended for installation mainly at Intersections where traffic is com- paratively light, for the purpose of eliminating the unnecessary which occurs when chrs approach- Ing the intersection are stopped by the ordinary medlight, even when there is no traffle approaching the intersection in the other street.

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A strip of metal is let into each of the four approaches to the in- Lersection, about 50 yards from it. This strip is really "contact strip," such as is used for the electrical timing of racing motor cars. When a car approach-

ing the intersection "rause this strip its weight closes an electric contact and sends an impulse to the signals on the intersection.

HEAVY OIL ENGINES FOR BURY'S DOUBLE-DECKERS.

Passenger transporation at Home is being revolutionised by the almost univerant conversion of petrol omnibuses to heavy oil driven vehicles. The above picture shows one of the fleets of double-deckers belonging to the Bury Corporation. These machines carry 50 passengers and have entirely replaced petrol driven bases. The saving in fuel is considerable. The engines are bullt by the famous firm of Crossley who have supplied the heavy oll power units for bus fleet for Man, chester, Rochdale, Leeds, York. Bary. Sheffield, Aberdeen, Stockton, Stockport, Leigh, Edin-" burgh, Card, Portsmouth and many other cities, as well as for hundreds of private haulage firms. It is interesting to note that one of the Hongkong Hotel buses is at present giving most satisfac- tory results following the conversion from a petrol engine to one of the Crossley heavy oil types.

HEAVY OIL TRANSPORT ENGINES.

Successful Trials by Hongkong Hotel

Company.

CROSSLEY ENGINED BUS NOW RUNNING.

Crossley Motors have had much experience in the construction of Coil and gas engines, In fact they¦|

have produced over 100,000 such engines and have been engaged on this class of work for over 60 years. The heavy oil engine has como with a rush into favour in this country, and our manufacturers, like other British manufacturera before them, started

Into

hut have, in my opinion, fully caught

be said that they hold the lead. That we have arrived at finality in the design of the motor vehicle

For many years now, automo- (original gears and back axle re-up in the race. In truth It may tive engineers have been enged muin. in experimenting with the a top- If the road is already. nothing further happens, and the Lon of heavy oil engines to road car crosses in the 'ordinary way, transportation use.

open

One of the

If the road be closed the impulse main reasons has been the ques- from the contact strip opens 14,90 tion of economy in operation, for

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out stopping. If two cars approach the intersection along the two main Contest marly the am Em, right of way is automatically given to the one when crosses the cou- 1act strip first.

One of the

many favourable

aspect noticed on the test run engine which can be run on heavy

was the ease with which starting oil is, of course, for from the was made from cold, and another fact, and there is still a consider-

that the car is able to cṛns with- the Delsel as used for marine and Po.nt which caused comment was able amount of spade work and the entire absence of noxious experiment to be undertaken. At stationary work, has proved bo- jums. There has been so much the same time the headway which yond all doubt, that the employ comment

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fumes has been made in England during ment of heavy oll fuel does effect that 11

the past 12 months or so is re- nulaer oxsust even tremendous saying in running than generally noticed with petrol markable; not only from a manu.

driven venicies

recorded, facturer's production point of proved to these present at the trial view but ulap from the Ingrensed It is of especial local interest that these heavy ol units cannot range of vehicles-especially pas therciore to know that the Boage objected to on this account.

senger-carrying models, fitted with kong & Sangnai Hotels, L.,

heavy oil engines. have already conver.ed One of their buses into a heavy of en-

dudan is molded in the cir- cult to enure that after one car has * te lignis they cannot be changed by another vehicle travel- ling along a different stree! until ample time has been given for the first car to clear the crossing.

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For example, it is only during the last two years that Crousleys

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gned Vehicle, and a recent trial engine,ut it is not serprising, have developed the heavy oil on- that many of the large transporta-; proved in every way satisfactory- tien concerns in Europe are con- Rine for transport purposes on On the occas.on in question, verting their present vehicles into large number of corporations are commercial basis, yet already a number of well-known local heavy oil instead of petrol oriven sidents were invited 10 travel

single Dizid double There is the factor of using the over the route selected, and the

deck omnibuses with the following were among those who pafety. It is obvious to even tuo

Crossley engine. That they attended. Mr. L. C. F. Bedlamy, mind that a garage housing are giving a very fair measure of Mr. F. 11. Glover and Mr. V. vehicles offers a great risk in case large number of petrol driven

satisraction may be scen from Walker, of the Hongkong Tram of fire. With the employment of the fact that the Manchester Cor way Company, Ltd., Mr. Louve crude oil, that risk is removed, poration, for instance, not long Wai Sun and Mr. A. J. Allison of for it in possible to throw a light-480 ordered 30 oll engined Cross- Mr. Ngan Shing Kwan of the match in a quantity of crudeleys, this being the third repeat China Motor Bus Co., Ltd., Mr. oil, the only result being the in-order for this type, in addition to stant extinction of the flame.

seven repeat orders for petrol- T. I. Parsons of the HongkongThen there is the important ques-engine Crossleys. A number of tion of mileage to the gallon, and London transport organizations The route selected imposed ait la an almost surprising truth have also arranged for their lor- much greater test

the that roughly twice the mileage to heavy oll, and British motor rics to be converted from petrol ordinary passenger roule can is secured at a considerably lower provide, being to Repulse Bay via fuel cost. Vibration is another manufacturers have been wise la the Shaukiwan

and ul-factor usually considered when arranging many of their designs though the vehicle had only tra- dealing with heavy vehicles of so that the two types of power velled two or three miles ainco this type, and in this respecti unft

A are interchangeable. the engine was installed in plice also, the Crossley heavy oil en-saving of twopence a mile on the omnibus may of the previous petr 1 unit, the gine is excellent, the running working of an

nominal power is 47.3. It is oft FREE MOTORING!' well mean an annual reduction performance

m-st Batis-being extremely smooth with im-of from £800 to £500, according plunger por cylinder type, and WAS factory. Later in the day, the pressive flexibility,

A sensational sales plan is an Inspector General of Police, to

to the mileage covered.

has a fuel pump with Injection nounced in the United States by wether with tho

The great attraction of the advance and retard device. This the American Austin Co., which Officials of the Traffle Department of from 3 to 6 tons, and passen-heavy oil ongine at the present unit is fitted to the Condor double- proposes to give each buyer of an in the vehicle, and on the next fer buses from 20 to 75 pas- time is the fact that it runs on deck omnibus chassis, and the Ameriann built baby or

Л gallón, as gearbox can be had with a Cross-tering for one year, or 7,500 miles day, the bes was put loto com at Home have adopted the "double-ff the substantial advantage were change device. sengera. A number of large cities fuel costing 4d.

against about Is. Moreover, even loy patent "automatic" rear The offer provides for free petrol, mission, and reports so far in docker" type, as shown on the

oll, greasing, tyre repairs and dicate that the innovation will front page of this issue. While to disappear in the future with It is safe to predict that heavy placement, general repairs, and prove in every way successful.

these would not prove practical in Increased demand-a possibility,

The plan will operate first The engine adopted is known the City of Victoria, mainly on if not a probability-the asset of all engines will create a demand spare parts.

and Bullent In pressed Ignal lon Engine, and it! beards etc,, it is probable that given quantity of fuel remains, just as they have elsewhere, and applied later. In other pities: was fitted Into the present netrel Kowloon's future traffic problem Crossley motors have a 6-cylinder the enterprise type vehicle. (Vulcan chassie) will be easily solved by adopting oll engine which fires by compres Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, The only restriction is that buyer

The cylinder dimenilons Ltd. will doubtless be watched; Guit Refining Co. stations, or from? without any great difficulty. Thɔ such typo.

bullt This type of engine is D.I.G.P. and

|sufiable for haulage type vehicles|

travelled over the normal route

the valveless constant stroke single

shown

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are 4 7-16in. and Bin, and, the with great interest.

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