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12th June 1936
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The Threat of a Rail Monopoly

IT HERE is little, if any; • doubt that the rail ways in this country are determined to bring about a railway monopoly of...

Should Taxicab Fares Be Shared E question of the use

of private cars and taxicabs for hire or reward at separate fares has recently been brought into prominence by a case in the...

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Passing Comments

Some Advantages of I AST week we travelled over the Side-engined "1,000 miles in a Northern Coach General coach of the...

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DEPUTATION TO MINISTRY CONCERNING STEAM WAGONS.

On Tuesday, Captain A. U. M. Hudson, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, received a deputation...

NEWS of the WEEK

"The wheels of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport, at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the...

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Yorkshire Operators Fight Back T HE campaign of opposition to railway

applications for additional motor vehicles in the Yorkshire Area was extended at a meeting, convened by A.R.O. at Bradford, on...

Personal Pars

MR. J. H. STIRK, chairman of the East Midland Traffic Commissioners, left England, on June 5, for a holiday in Egypt. There...

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POWERFUL PLEA FAILS IN " HOURS " APPEAL An appeal

by S. Gratrix, pint, and Brother, Ltd., Manchester, against 10 convictions in connection with drivers' hours, was dismissed by...

No Bigger Grants: Ministry's Decision

T HE Ministry of Transport has now intimated to the agricultural counties of England and Wales that no additional grants beyond...

Move Towards Yorkshire Settlement P ROGRESS towards the permanent settlement of

the general working conditions of employees of A and B licence holders in the Yorkshire Traffic Area was made in one direction...

Is Rates Stabilization Dangerous ?

THAT the fixing of rates was a mat/ ter to which serious consideration should be given, although the task was rather dangerous,...

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A SCOTTISH EXHIBITION OP ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

In connection with the I.M.E.A. Annual Convention, being Mid at Edinburgh this week, an exhibition of electric vehicles was...

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Municipal Purchases and Proposals

Wembley Urban District Council is to bur a fire-eng:ne. Rowley BaXiS Town Council proposes to buy three lorries. Fleetwood...

Strong Power Section at "Three Counties."

THE Three Counties Show, said to be next in importance to the "Royal," opened at Perdiswel Park, Worcester, on Tuesday, in fine...

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A Photographic-van Service in the Tropics

A Well-equipped Van Built by E. G. Brown and Co., Ltd., for Use Under Tropical Conditions. Refrigeration Apparatus is...

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Flat Rates a Fallacy

T HE phrase " tapering scale "is familiar to students of transport economics, both road and rail, as well as to experts in...

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What the Associations Are Doing

ASSOCIATION CALENDAR. • A. R.°. • June /5.—Annual Luncheon, Grosvenor House, Leaden, W,1; 12.45 p.m. June 15.--Cast' , Hord...

MANY /IMPORTANT GUESTS AT A.R.O. LUNCHEON.

In addition to the Right Hon. Sir Thomas Inskip, C.B.E., K.C., and Capt. A. U. M. Hudson, M.P., who will be the principal...

Private Car "Pirating" Alleged

D URAL operators in North Wales IN.may be compelled to suspend certain services if the " pirating " of their passengers by...

Unity and Rates Stabilization

AT was probably the largest assembly of hauliers ever held in the Selby district gathered at a combined recruiting and...

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OPINIONS and

QUERIES The Editor invites correspondence on all subjects connected with the use of commercial motors. Letters should be...

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Modernizing Early A rmstrong-Saurers

WHEN the Dual-Turbulence oil W engine was introduced, some 18 months ago, by Armstrong-Saurer Commercial Vehicles, Ltd., Great...

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There Is a War On!

When will the Haulage Industry Realize that the Railways are Determined by Every Means in Their Power to Wipe Out Road...

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A "Norther

Tour of Southern England The Editor of this Journal Comments Upon a Seven-day Coach Tour from Newcastle to Land's End which He...

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Controversial Trolleybus Topics

the designer's difficulties Mr. A. T. Priddle Expresses Wellbalanced Views on Current Trolleybus Problems at the T .L.R.T.A....

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MODERN MUNICIPAL MOTOF

5at CLEANSING CONFERENCE T HE 38th Annual Conference of the Institute of Public Cleansing is being held at Portsmouth this...

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New Handy Oil-bath Air Cleaner A RECE N I addition to the range

of RECENT marketed in this country by Benjamin Whittaker, Ltd., Victoria House, Vernon Place, Southampton Row, London, W.C.1,...

Latest Peters Power Door Equipment A MONG the oldest established makers

of power-operated doors, G. D. Peters and Co., Ltd., Slough, has developed its National PneumaticPeters system to meet the...

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New Light on Cleansing Problems

In Addition to the Exhibition of Cleansing Vehicles and Appliances and Various Other Events, Eight Papers Have Been Prepared...

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A New Moving-barrier Refuse Collector

A Product of the Eagle Concern. A New Model with a Moving Barrier for Compressing die Refuse. Vacuum-operated Covers a Novel...

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Should Cheap Fares be Abolished ? LANCS MERGER TO BE

ENFORCED? T HE important question of whether the Minister of Transport's decision (on appeal by Ribble Motor Services, Ltd.)...

Latest Municipal Bus Results T HE following are the latest results of municipal transport operation during the past year:—

Glasgow. A record traffic revenue of £2,980,069—an increase of £92,354 over the previous year's figure—was earned in the year...

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EMPLOYERS LIABLE FOR MAN'S ACTION?

A SUBMISSION, which, if upheld in the High Court, would impose still further onerous responsibilities on operators of public...

Stoke to Buy , Bus Companies ?

A CCORDING to newspaper reports .1 — tpublished early in the week, negotiations are taking place with a view to the purchase by...

Co-ordination v. Protection

A N interesting aspect of protection was under discussion before the North-Western Traffic Commissioners, when Ribble Motor...

Liverpool, Birkenhead, Wallasey and Bootle Corporations and others objected.

ELGIN " TRANSFER" PASSED. L AST Friday, the Northern Scotland Traffic Commissioners approved the " transfer " of the licences...

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Co-ordination

or Monopoly? Powerful Views Expressed by Prominent Personalities in Transport at the I.T.A. Annual Conference. Is Monopoly the...

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Road Transport Topics

In Parliament ROAD-GRANT PROPOSALS: SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS. AEMBERS of the Parliamentary ai Road Group and others have...

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Financial News of the Industry .

NEW COMPANIES. Forman Bros., Ltd.-Private company. Reg. June 2. Cap. £15,000 in £1 shares. To acquire business of Forman...

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An Improved Self-adjusting Brake

A Resume of Patent Specifications That Have Recently Been Published B DRAKE mechanisms incorporating a J.Jratchet which takes...