Devon and Cornwall are two of our most beautiful counties, and during the summer months the Great Western reap a rich harvest from holiday traffic in this area. Incidentally, it was in Cornwall that the Paddington authorities, many years ago, instituted the first road motor service to be operated by a British railway. Today, the G. W., like the other group systems, operates large fleets of motor vehicles for the collection and delivery of goods, and also has financial interests in many pass enger carrying road organisations. The latest development in the road transport department of the G.W. is the opening of a school for road motor drivers at Taplow, on the London-Reading main-line. The school consists of a classroom for instructional purposes, messroom, garage, and a system of roadways. This includes a specially-prepared skidding patch, various types of road junctions for turning and reversing, portable traffic signals, and road signs. A permanent instructor is in charge, and students are instructed in the handling of three principal types of vehicles—light, heavy, and articulated. The complete training course occupies two weeks, and about 200 drivers will pass through the school annually.