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11th March 1955
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30 m.p.h.: The Facts

T HE speed limit on heavy goods vehicles is again to be debated by the National Joint Industrial Council for the road haulage...

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Pound Foolish

"ELEET engineers often succumb to the temptation to perform only the barest minimum of maintenance on a vehicle which is ending...

Passing Comments

Vehicle Improvements for Europe A T their third session, the Working Party on the Construction of Vehicles of the Economic...

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One Hears

That Paris seems to be the parker's paradise whilst London is his hell. That in the words of an old song, ". . . if there's •...

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R.H.A. Would Aid Transport Inquiry

T HE British Transport Commission had a bigger influence on the 1953 Act than the Road Haulage Association would have wished,...

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Defeat for Municipal Bus Hire Powers

Attempt to Widen Contract-carriage Work of B.T.C. also Fails BY OUR PARLIAMENTARY CORRESPONDENT A HOT and detailed debate on...

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P.V.O.A. Fight Trades Council

Ban on Coach Operators A CTION is being taken by the Pas senger Vehicle Operators' Association to prevent Nottingham Trades...

Men in the News

MR. I. 0. FISHER, traffic superintendent of Rotherham Transport Department, has been appointed transport manager. MR. C....

SlOm. Capital for Leyland

A PROPOSAL is to be made at a L – X meeting of Leyland Motors, Ltd., on March 29 that the authorized share capital be increased...

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Move to Delay Fare Hearings id. Off Fuel Prices A N

adjournment until after the Budget of the application by Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., to raise .heir fares is to be sought by...

Direct Air Connection Wanted

ZOME 4,000 Sheffield people flew from -) London to the Continent or the :.hannel Islands last year, the Yorkshire .icensing...

BELFAST TO HELP COVENTRY

A N approach has been made to Belfast Transport Department by Coventry Transport Department for applications for jobs with the...

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Guy Form Company in South Africa

T o have depots in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban and Salisbury (Rhodesia), Guy Motors South Africa (Pty.), Ltd., has been...

Removers Overhaul Rate Scale

1 - 1. A NEW scale of recommended charges, to cover recent increases in wages and other costs, has been drawn up by the...

15-minute Extension Costs £6,000

IF bus services in Cardiff were to be extended for 15 minutes in the evening, to meet requests by publicans and cinema...

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72% of B.T.C. Vehicles on Offer Sold : Two More Lists Coming

O VER 72 per cent. of the vehicles offered by the British Transport Commission in lists up to R.5 have been sold, it was...

Minister's Ruling on London Transport Excursions

A RULING has been given by the 71 Minister of Transport on the jurisfiction of the Metropolitan Licensing kuthority over...

Fare Cut if Fuel Tax is Reduced

IF the fuel tax is reduced in the I Budget, Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co.; Ltd., hope to reduce fares when costs are...

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M.M.B. to Make Vehicles ?

T HE way has been made clearer for the Milk Marketing Board to build their own vehicles, machinery and other handling plant....

In a Line or Two

United Dominions Trust. Ltd., have opened a branch at 64 George Street. Croydon. Caerphilly Urban District Council have...

Strike Towns Back to Normal ?

mORMAL duty pending negotiations for improved working conditions was resumed on Monday by the 750 busmen employed by Maidstone...

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7,entral Committee's Warning on Roads

FINLESS in the near future the roads ‘s- 1 in this country are improved to sect the full needs of passenger and reight traffic,...

New Cylinder-ridge Reamer A NEW type of reamer for removing the

ridge which forms at the top end of worn cylinder bores is being marketed by the Cords Piston Ring Co., Ltd., 906 Harrow Road,...

Records Used as Time Sheets

W HEN Messrs. William Bros., Station Garage, Queensferry, and eight of their drivers appeared before Hawarden magistrates last...

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Four-wheel Steering with Independent Control

A LTHOUGH four-wheel steering devices have been in existence for well over 40 years, up to now they have always suffered the...

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B.M.C. Introduce New 2-5-ton Range

Petrol or Oil Engine Offered in All Home and Export 3-tonners and 5-tonners : Roomier Cab Has Improved Ventilation k N...

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Highway Authority Urged in Lords Debate

By Our Parliamentary Correspondent THE formation of a highway 1 authority, controlling its own funds, was strongly advocated by...

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South Africa Treats 'em Rough !

says John F. Moon, Rough Roads anti Tough Conditions Soon Bring Out Design Faults : Investigation Shows British Vehicles Can...

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1 0 F. = £16,000

Effects of Temperature and Other Causes on Fuel Consumption of London Buses F, this year, the mean atmospheric temperature...

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103 Fewer P.S.V. Operators D URING 1953-54, 103 operators of public

service vehicles in Great Britain (excluding Northern Ireland) went out of business. There was also a further decline in the...

New 12-seat Bus for Britain

DOPULAR in Germany as the Goliath, a 12-seat bus produced by the Borgward group is now, being imported into this country. It...

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Dpinions and Queries

Ignorance on Abnormal Loads IT is satisfactory to learn that wise counsel has L prevailed and the proposal to license the...

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W HAT would be the practical effect on operating schedules of

a 30 m.p.h. speed limit for heavy goods vehicles? To discover the answer to this urgent problem, The Commercial Motor has just...

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Small Change

lowARDs the end of their report, the committee of inquiry under Mr. S. P. Chambers boldly declare that if vigorous action is...

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Mr. Dallas Back with Fleet Halved

Dallas (Kingston), Ltd., Take Over Old Bus!ness from B.R.S. : 16-Vehicle Unit in R.5 Goes to Thamesmouth Transport T HE...

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Tilling Board Changes : Road and

Rail Members IANGES in the boaids of the bus merating companies in the Tilling tp arc announced by the British sport...

New Dock Plan Speeds Transport

T HE adoption of a new system of labour allocation at the Clyde docks is expected to improve the organization of transport to...

Special Heater for Oilers

A HEATER of the recirculatory type Fl desIgned specially for oil-engined vehicles has been produced by the KeyLeather Co.,...

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Don't Forget Your Wages

I N my previous article I dealt with a complaint that the rates recommended in The Commercial Motor "Tables of Operating Costs"...

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Torsion Control for Powered Steering A POWER-ASSISTED steering gear is

covered in patent No. 720,888 (Ford Motor Co., Ltd., 88 Regent Street, London, W.1). The most novel feature of the scheme is...