From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Article detailing a trip to the R.A.C. Tourist Trophy Race and a note on Glasgow's new road plan.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90a\4\ Scan310 | |
| Date | 23th June 1936 | |
| The Motor 938 June 23, 1936. IN THE NEWS Contd. Our T.T. Trip Again Special Trains and Boat for the R.A.C. Tourist Trophy Race (Sept. 5) MANY who have availed themselves in the past of the special first-class trip to the Tourist Trophy Race organized by The Motor, and those who have yet to experience the exhilaration of this week-end party, will be glad to hear that we have again made arrangements enabling the Tourist Trophy Race to be seen in maximum comfort. All that it is necessary to do is to go to any of the main offices of Thos. Cook and Son, Ltd., and book the reservations. The earliest applicants naturally obtain the best cabins. It is anticipated that, as in the 1934 and 1935 trips, there will be large numbers of applications for tickets after the accommodation has been sold out. The Party is Limited Briefly, ahe arrangements are the following:—The day of the race is Saturday, September 5, on the Ards Circuit, Belfast. The party is limited to about 400, being the total first-class accommodation on the ship chartered for the cross-Channel passage. No third-class or other passengers will be carried. First-class dining car trains leave London, Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton, on Friday evening between roughly 7 and 8 p.m., each ticket holder having a reserved seat in a dining car. The trains draw alongside the ship, the M.V. “Ulster Prince,” which is normally employed on cruises round the British Isles. The accommodation consists of single and double first-class cabins. During the night of Friday-Saturday, the “Ulster Prince” proceeds from Liverpool to Belfast, and the party is then taken by motor coaches right up to the R.A.C. enclosure of the racecourse. After the race the party returns in the motor coaches to the ship, which leaves Belfast about 11 p.m. for Liverpool, the special trains reaching their starting points on Sunday at about lunch time. What it will Cost Dinner is served on the train on the outward journey, breakfast on the ship next morning. Dinner on Saturday night is served on the “Ulster Prince,” and breakfast on the train on Sunday morning. The meals are extremely good. The fare (which is less than the ordinary first-class return to Belfast) is inclusive, covering the four meals, sleeping accommodation on the ship for two nights, gratuities, etc. Fares: From London (Euston), £4 4s.; from Birmingham (New Street), Coventry, Wolverhampton (High Level), £3 12s. If there is sufficient demand a train will also be run from Manchester (Victoria) at 10 p.m. at a fare of £2 15s. No meals will be served on that particular train, owing to the short distance, and between Exchange and Riverside stations at Liverpool passengers will be conveyed by motor coach. The prices are for one berth in a double-berth cabin. If a single-berth cabin is desired, add 10s. in each case. A leaflet giving the full timetable of the trip will be available from our offices shortly, but all bookings must be made with Thos. Cook and Son, Ltd., Berkeley Street, London, W.1, or principal branch offices. c30 “Excuse me, but am I still on the Brighton Road?” New Roads, But No Cycle Tracks PARTICULARS of Glasgow's Five-year Road Plan has just been published. A portion of it has been approved in principle by the Ministry of Transport and the estimated cost of the complete plan is £1,900,000. It is interesting to note that no provision has been made in the estimates for the provision of cycle tracks. | ||