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11th February 1949
11th February 1949
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New Hope for the Haulier

B.T.C. Chairman's Gesture to Independent Hauliers Forms Basis for Negotiation T HE conciliatory offer to the Road Haulage...

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Passing Comments

Direct Heating for WHEN the air temperature the Engint! Water " is particularly low and Jackets . . . • . vehicles are not...

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1948 Output 20,000 Up

on 1947 Figures pRODUCTION of commercial vehicles in 1948 exceeded that I of 1947 by nearly 20,000. Last year 177,169 goods...

Exports Rise by S13,500,000 : 25,000 More Vehicles Shipped

AST year exports of British commercial vehicles, including industrial trucks, road haulage tractors and trailers, rose by more...

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Tri-zonal Scheme for N.E. Region

Working Party's Proposals I N the operation of the proposed area scheme for passenger transport in the north-east, "The...

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Nationalization Comes to Eire

A BILL to nationalize transport in Eire is shortly to be submitted to the Eireann Government. It will contain proposals -for...

Men in the News

MR. ALICE Dick, assistant managing director of the Standard Motor Co., Ltd., is on a tour of South Africa and expects to be...

Municipal Purchases and Proposals

Holborn Borough Council is recommended to buy a Scammel! refuse collector. Dagenham Borough Council is recommended to purchase...

CARTER, PATERSON TRAFFIC TO GO BY RAIL

I T is understood that the long-distance traffic formerly carried by road by Carter, Paterson and Co., Ltd., is gradually to be...

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WHAT CAUSED LONDON BUS EXPLOSION?

MHAT happened to the London VI' Transport bus which was damaged last week when the tank of the airpressure reservoir blew up?...

OIL CONSUMERS' COUNCIL . APPOINTED T HE Minister of Fuel and

Power has a ppointed the chairman and 32 members of the Oil Consumers' Council, which was to be set up after the dissolution of...

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NEW TILLING BUS WILL BE FULL OF SURPRISES

P ROTOTYPE of a new bus, which is said to represent a far more radical departure from standard practice than London Transport's...

In a Line or Two

It is understood that Perkins oil engines will shortly be available in Austin chassis. The Midlands Electricity Authority has...

B.T.C. AGAINST CORPORATION PARCELS SERVICE THE British TranspOrt.' Commission has

lodged a petition against a clause in Bradford Corporation's Bill covering the operation of a municipal parcels-carrying...

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COMPLAINTS OVER TILLING AND S.M.T. SETTLEMENTS QOME dissatisfaction is being

ex pressed over the agreements for the sale of the Tilling and S.M.T. passenger-transport undertakings to the British Transport...

Railway Ignored Co-ordination : Complaint Not Now Justified

B ECAUSE the former L.M.S. Railway Co. and its successor, the Railway Executive, had never tried to co-ordinate road and rail...

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The RTE, Can Afford Says to be Generous JAN US

A Practical Gesture from the State Transport Undertaking to the 40,000 Independent Hauliers Would Improve the Chances of Good...

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Inlet Port Design

and Volumetric Efficiency Mr. C. B. Dicksee, of A.E.C., Ltd., on an Important Aspect of OilEngine Operation T HAT the velocity...

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"Operation Enterprise" Continues

By Arthur R. Wilson, M.I.R.T.E. S INCE on September (3. 1946.. " Thc Commercial Motor" published the story of "Operation...

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New Daimler Six-wheeler for 84 Passengers

A LTHOUGH a Daimler sixwheeled bus was produced before the war and successfully completed a full operational life in public...

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The Metallurgist's Part in Vehicle Efficiency

T HE metallurgist's fight with leaded petrol was mentioned by Dr. E. Simister. of Kirkstall Forge, Ltd., in a paper on...

A Quick-release Battery Cable

L a new type of battery-cable connector, the lead lug, which is normally removable, is burned on to the taper peg of the...

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More Design Pointers for Makers

T HE 15 points for the manufacturer put forward by Mr. H. M. Lawrence in your issue dated January 7 have my full approval. I...

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42 YEAR),_

TO S4 SEWICE LAND T , 0 different people the initials " SALT." stand foi different things. To the Londoner they mean an...

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"Is Our Business Growing too Fast?"

Continues the Case of the Two Brothers, Who Ask : POINT which emerged from my previous article was the com paratively high...

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An Automatic Electro magnetic Clutch

I NTEREST in the possibilities of magnetic clutches seems to be re-awakening, and a new design for such a device is shown in...