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being provided with this accessory in an- 

 ticipation of such conditions obtaining at 

 times. 



Although the first Ro-railer put in service 

 is a passenger vehicle it is hoped to provide 

 goods units, and these will play a very 

 important part in dealing with what may 

 be called a self contained load. By this 

 is meant a load from its point of origin 

 for a single consignee. It will be possible 

 for the Ro-railer to be sent to a factory, 

 pick up its load, get back to the railway, 

 and then run a distance without limit to 

 the station of destination where it will 

 become road borne again for delivery at 

 the consignees. 



Up to ten tons weight of goods could be 

 dealt as with a single unit, and at a speed 

 on the railway which would not be safe 

 on the highway. An all night trip could be 

 made between towns from 200 to 300 miles 

 apart. 



For the present the Ro-railer seems to 

 have a special advantage for branch line 

 passenger services, particularly where the 



