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Petrol Possibilities

T HE development of new techniques in combustion-chamber design may well open up a fresh field of progress in petrol engines...

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Charles

R. Hodgson Men Who Make Transport-11 HEN one has a positive liking for people, as has Mr. Charles R. Hodgson, chairman of the...

Charity Begins at Home

A T a time when so much human suffering cries out for relief, it requires cool nerve to establish a fund to save a tram. This...

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Febry Face 330 Counts Under Section 19

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT CHIPPING SODBIJ RY, Tuesday. A FTER a whole day's hearing here today, the magistrates adjourned...

Customers Refused New Contract

W HEN Mr. T. Orton, Birmingham, sought a new A licence for two vehicles to replace one on contract-A licence before Mr. W. P....

Where, Why and How? New Group Ask

T O discover where, why and how goods are carried within the United Kingdom is the aim of the newly formed Road and Rail...

ALL-ROUND WAGE CLAIMS FOR BUSMEN

A NEW round of wage claims for busmen has officially begun. London Transport last Friday received a demand for an increase of...

WAGES COUNCIL RECEIVE CONCESSION FORMULA ' A SUB-COMMITTEE of the

Road Pl.Haulage Wages Council has devised a form of words which, it is thought, will enable the agreed concessions on night...

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Damages Award After Emergency Stop

A GREED special damages of £360, and general damages of £750, were awarded at Lincolnshire Assizes on Monday to a man who was...

BUSIER BUSES RUSES of Lincoln Transport Depart ment are busier.

Between AprilNovember this year 135,915 more passengers were carried than in the corresponding period of 1958. The city council...

ELEVATED BUS STATION

. 1-1 . A PARK for more than 1,000 Vehicles could be provided if the bus station at Victoria railway terminus, London, were...

REPLACEMENT PLAN PRESENTED

A N outline plan of a new bus service, to replace trolleybuses by the end of the financial year, has been presented to the...

ANTI-DAZZLE FENCING

W ORK began this week on erecting anti-dazzle metal mesh fencing on two miles of the M1 between the A505 junction and...

POST FOR 1VIR. PARTRIDGE

T HE appointment of Mr. Ernest Partridge, M.P., as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Mr. John Hay, Joint Parliamentary...

New Rules for Tracklayers

A MENDMENTS to the Construction and Use Regulations which came into force on Monday (The Commercial Motor, November 27) have...

Bedford Sales Caravan Successful

THE Bedford trans European " caravan " had been the most successful sales-promotion enterprise ever staged by the company, said...

Contentious Views on Traffic

ROME contentious views on traffic 1.- 1 problems - were put forward by Prof. D. L. Munby, reader in the economics and...

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J. and A. Smith Seek Greater Flexibility

F LEET standardization and greater flexibility are being sought by J. and A. Smith (Maddiston), Ltd. Mr. W. F. Quin, Scottish...

"Precise Terms Should Be Stated"

ICENCE applications should be made in such precise terms that they provided adequate scope for enforcement, said Mr. W. F....

NEW TRANSPORT COMPANIES

A. Burton Holt, Ltd. Cap. £100. Dirs.: E. V. Horne, Hope Mill Cottages, Goodhurst, Kent, and A. A. Holt, 2 Hope Mill Cottages,...

Local Drivers Gain from Agreement

TH E agreement which British Road Services have concluded to cover operation of heavy vehicles at 30 m.p.h. will benefit...

Men in the News

SRI GRAHAM CUNNINGHAM last Friday completed 30 years as managing director of Triplex Safety Glass Co., Ltd. MR. E. R....

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Micrograms. . . .

Handing Back : Long-distance road transport in Argentina, and services in Buenos Aires, are to be returned to private...

Need for Careful Preparation

T HE importance of an applicant's preparing a case properly and fully briefing a legal representative was illustrated at...

Trailer's Chequered History

W HEN Mr. F. Williamson, North Western Licensing Authority, added a trailer of 61 tons to the A licence of J. Walsh (Darwen),...

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Tractor Cabs Must Give Full View

CABS of agricultural and industrial tractors should be constructed so that drivers, when using the vehicles on the road, can...

Plan for Dangerous Loads

THE chemical and road transport 1 industries are willingly co-operating in preparing a scheme for the marking of vehicles...

Garage Land Purchase Opposed

I F land used to garage and maintain a fleet of vehicles were compulsorily purchased by York City Council, a family...

Hiring Difficulties Prompt Change

MUMEROUS complaints from custo i mers, the specialized nature of the work and inability to hire suitable vehicles with drivers...

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Pulse Motor 'Being Produced

D EVELOPMENT of an entirely new desi g n of vehicle motive unit, described as a pulse motor, is reported from Lancashire. The...

Lord Mayor Wants £120m. for Roads

I ONDON'S pro g ramme of major road works was denounced as utterly inade q uate by Sir Edmund Stockdale. Lord Mayor of London,...

Season-ticket Limit Rejected

A PROPOSAL by the South Wales I. Transport Co., Ltd., to increase revenue by limiting the use of season tickets to one round...

New 7-tonner fr ont Scania-Vabis

A NEW 7-ton normal-control g oods chassis has been introduced in Sweden by A.B. Scania-Vabis, SOdertalje. Known as the L55, it...

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Semi-trailer Slid on Bend

N a reserved judgment at Chesterfield County Court, last week, Judge Sir Henry Braund awarded damages of £182 against the...

"Vehicle Declarations Unfulfilled

"THE Transport Tribunal were told in I London last week that Bulk Liquid Transport, Ltd., Leeds, had made declarations of...

Closed Rail Stations : Delay Not Admitted

D ELAYS resulting from the closing of eight railway stations were mentioned by Mr. Roderick Mackenzie for Stewart Cameron...

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Ribble Strongly Criticized Before Commissioners: Principle Opposed

STRONG Criticism of Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., was made by Mr. J. C. Backhouse, before the North Western Traffic...

More Tours for Lines Road Car

P ERMISSION to run more tours from Scunthorpe, Cleethorpes, Louth, Boston and •Sleaford next year has been granted to the...

Smoky Exhaust Case Dismissed

A SUMMONS against Crossley and Sons, Ltd„ Middlesbrough, for causing a lorry to emit excessive smoke, was dismissed at West...

A Licence for Trailer Upheld .on Appeal

T HE grant of an A licence for a trailer to Mr. F. E. N. Townend, Leeds, by the Yorkshire Deputy Licensing Authority was upheld...

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Motor Industry's Finest Year

n URING the past year the motor industry had achieved more than ever before, Mr. A. B. Waring, president of the Motor Industry...

Sir Hubert Contradicts Licensing Authority

r ONTRAD1CT1NG the Northern Is- , Licensing Authority last week, Sir Hubert Hull, president of the Transport Tribunal, said...

MAJOR INCREASE IN STORAGE WORK

EV1DENCE of a major increase in the ,- 1 -4 volume of storage and delivery work done for customers was instrumental in securing...

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Mr. Mitchell Atta cks Road Neglect

OAD development and facilities for 1\. off-road loading and unloading -bad been neglected over the years, Mr. J. B. Mitchell, a...

£1.8m. LOSS BY C.I.E,

A LOSS of £1,798,917 was incurred in the year ended March 31 last by Caras lompair Eireann, the State transport organization of...

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Demountable Bulk Container

1'0 be employed mainly for the transport of grain from docks to storage depots, a self-discharging bulk container has been...

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R.H.A. Show How to Foil Thieves

A ' part of their publicity programme, the newly formed security committee of the Road Haulage Association staged a...

Jones Crane Superseded by 12--tonner

T HE Jones 10-10 10-ton mobile crane produced by K. and L. Steelfounders, Ltd., Letchworth, Herts, has been superseded by a new...

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Grocers Spend £300,000 To Reduce Prices

By Alan Smith, F.R.S.A. A £300,000 grocery warehouse has been newly built at Cheshunt, Herts, by Tesco Stores, Ltd., for the...

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REGULAR TIMINGS STIMULATE TRAFFIC

By D. R. MacGregor, B.Se. (Econ.) y ORKSHIRE has a number of industrial centres and seaside resorts, and its countryside is...

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New Equipment and Publications

Load Cushions A LTHOUGH primarily intended for use in rail vans. Air-Blok inflatable cushions for load support and protection...

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o Proof

W HEN he spoke to members of the Road Haulage Association a few days after his appointment as Ministersof Transport, Mr. Ernest...

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FAST, SMOOTH, AUTOMATIC

By John F. Moon, A.M.I.R.T.E. A MPLE power for rapid acceleration and a high maximum speed are essential for a fire...

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Lessons from Transport History

'THE very fact that history does not I repeat itself, for circumstances, personalities and the spirit of the times are all...

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Significant Licensing Cases

Bristow Case Is A Warning I T has been said in some quarters that the case of C. Bristow, Ltd., shows that the Transport...

Smoke Signals •

The General Election result has given the green light to many hauliers' expansion plans, and there is more business in nearly...

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Light Trailer in Plastics

A PLASTICS-BODIED two-wheeled trailer with a payload of 12 cwt. has been produced by Reinforced Plastics, Ltd., Bath Lane,...

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Cutting Terminal Expenses

/ EMPHASIZED last week that the increased industrial output of recent years could well mean extended terminal times for...

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A T the instigation of -the Forestry Commission; : Roadless •

Traction,' Ltd., Hounslow, Middx, have • modified two Land-Rover long -wheelbase chassis to carry 10 X. 28 tractor tyres: The...

"British Transport Policy Lacks Vision"

T HE suggestion that the cost of motorways construction should be recovered by a system, of tolls was typical of the lack of...