TRANSPORT IN AMERICA

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21465, 6 May 1935, Page 6

TRANSPORT IN AMERICA

„ ♦- '•SLEEPER" AEROPLANES USED M(;irr TRAVEL IN* COMFORT The progress oi transport abroad v.-ji one of the things which interested Mr B. J. Todd, general inanSiger of the Associated Motorists' Petrol Company and a director of Todd Motor*, Ltd., in a recent extensive tour. In America, he said, keen interest tea* oeiriji taken in the development < *. Mreiunlmed Diesel electric trains. K;iii ».i ansport was entering a new era and seemed in a fair way to recap? tire much of the business it had. in recent years. Ail the important train.-;, including the streamlined ones, were air-conditioned. Ti.ey were free from dust, and the u>r m them was kept at the right temperature and humidity. For s-i.orter runs, the motor-driven, rub-ber-tyred passenger car offered great possibilities for comfortable transport at an economical cost. Asr transport in America was very impressive. The outstanding features were the excellent ground organisation and the performances of the machines. On one service Mr Todd used between California and Texas a sleepe. aeroplane was used. The journey took 12 hours—from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m..—while the train took two nights and two days. The aeroplane was equipped with beds similar in size and comfort to Pullman berths, and it was possible to get practically a complete night's sleep. This night service had proved so popular that the company had augmented it and discontinued the day service. The aeroplanes used hod a cruising speed of 205 I<> 210 miles en hour and a lop speed of 230 miles an hour. ROYAL ACADEMY ♦ i)iSTiN(;risnEi> visitors at PRIVATE VIEW : ;ti i r i omn.ii. wisr.LSss.) 'Received May 5, 7.5 p.m.) RUGBY, May 3. The Prime Minister and many .other notable people, including distinguished visitors from overseas visiting London for the jubilee celebrations. attended the private view c>f the Royal Academy summer exhibition. Private view day is generally regarded as marking the formal opening of the London social season.