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12th June 1953
12th June 1953
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Crime and the Operator T HERE is frequently eonfusion on the

subject of an employer's liability for offences committed by his servant. The responsibility of an operator goes a good deal...

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Passing Comments

A Study of Steel Exports THE great importance of exports of iron and steel 1 in relation to Western European economy as a...

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One Hears

That " dampers " proved quite ineffective on Coronation Day. ,) Someone wondering if the new Guy Arab will finally oust the...

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Pay Award Against C-licensees Working Week to be Reduced

- F , HE Industrial Court has decided 1 that the hourly rate of wages, hours of labour and payment for overtime of transport...

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8s. More for P.O. Transport Workers INCREASED wages have been

I awarded by the Civil Service Arbitration Tribunal to 3,690 Post Office transport maintenance workers and to 178 drivers in...

Revocation Application Fails

B ELIEVED to be the first of its kind, an inquiry was held at Newcastleon-Tyne, on Monday, by the Northern Licensing Authority...

New Principle in I.C. Engines

T HE internal combustion engine has, for 50 years, remained unchanged in principle, although many constructional improvements...

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Men in the News

MR. N. H. A. JORDAN has been appointed a director of Kings Motors (Oxford), Ltd. MR. R. N. JENKINS has been elected chairman...

Indian Operators Uphold Oilers

I T was ' unanimously considered at a conference of representatives of Indian State transport undertakings, at Srinagar, that...

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General Increase for Leigh

T HE North Western Licensing Authority has approved, subject to a small number of adjustments, an application for an advance...

Minister Supports Small Operator

'THE Minister of Transport has (Hsi missed an appeal by the Railway Executive and the United Counties Omnibus Co., Ltd.,...

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No Evidence on Records Charge

plVING deferred judgment at 'I Wolverhampton, last week, on a case which was heard on May 15, the stipendiary, Mr, Kenneth...

. Theatre Outings : Approach to M.P.s

cOLLOWING the refusal by the South Wales Licensing Authority to grant a Caerphilly operator licences to run theatre outings,...

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Road-making Plant to be Exempt ? T HE exemption of road-making

vehicles from the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations, 1951, is being urged by Rochdale Highways Committee. An...

No Need for More Yarmouth Coaches

S TATING that there was insufficient supporting evidence, the East Midland Licensing Authority has refused permission to the...

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T HE North Western Licensing Authority reserved decision on some matters

which arose out of a case last week in which W. Knowles and Sons (Garages), Ltd., Bolton, sought to modify their excursion and...

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What Will the B.T.C. Do?

If All Transport Units are Sold the Commission Will be Left with 4,875 Goods Vehicles, Divided into Three Classes : How Will...

Page 45

Dennis Strive After the

Ideal Refuse Collector New Refuse-collection Chassis Has Horizontal Oil Engine and Special Frame for Forward-loading Bodies of...

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Quick, Safe, Quiet and Accessible

Amidships mounted Engine in Dennis 3-tonner Increases Load and Crew Space : Dropped Front Extension of Chassis Frame Improves...

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The Future of Negotiation

Political Commentary By JANUS A LTHOUGH there have been many unkind things said about integration during the past few months,...

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Straight from the Horse's Mouth!

By P. G. Tucker How the Derby Winner was Carril Controversy Over Whether Horse. Transported Facing the Front or Charges for...

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International Union of Public Transport Congress, Madrid

T HE 30-ft. by 8-ft. single-deck bus weighing less than 5 tons unladen, was suggested as a reasonable target by Mr. A. A. M....

5-ton Maximum-load Single deckers Practicable

Makers and Operators Have Little Interest in Integral Construction : Present Suspension Systems Regarded as Satisfactory A FTER...

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88 Per Cent. of Paris Fleet

Always Available How R.A.T.P. Fleet has been Restored to Efficiency : Practice in Paris and Elsewhere Compared IN addition to...

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Suburban Service Problems

Penetration of Outside Services into Urban Areas Presents Difficulties for Municipalities in all Countries T HE penetration of...

Delivering Household Electrical Appliances

"1'HE Eastern Electricity Board have recently taken I delivery of a fleet of Morrison-Electricar 20-cwt. vans, each having...

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International Conference on Public Cleansing, Edinburgh

Nearly 1,000 delegates from 20 countries are, this week, attending the fifth International Conference on Public Cleansing at...

Refuse Disposal: A New Approach Needed

" E may develop our equip ment to a pitch of efficiency far beyond what is deemed possible today, and new methods and new...

Advantages of Compressor Refuse Collectors

A S the density of refuse generally was decreasing, Mr. Partridge expected that compression gear in refuse collectors would be...

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Preventing Overloading

A DANGER connected with all refuse-collection vehicles, especially compressor types, is overloading when the refuse is weighty....

Economy in Street Cleaning

CCORDING to Mr. Johnson, motor 1— k pick-up machines provided one of the most economical means for cleaning streets. They had...

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The Birth of Private Monopoly ?

The New Transport Act Restricts the Opportunities of Small Operators to Sell Out and May Deprive Parts of the Country of...

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Transmission Brake Possibilities

IN the present controversy on braking there seems to be a volume of opinion leaning towards the resuscitation of the...

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Oil-engined Taxicabs Can Save £25m. a Year

"The Commercial Motor" Costs Expert Computes the Minimum Annual Mileage Above Which it is Economical to Employ a Taxicab with a...

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4,000 Loaves in 3-ton Van

F OUR THOUSAND loaves, believed to represent the greatest bread load per square foot ever carried, can be accommodated in a new...

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Chain-drive for Battery-electrics

A TRANSMISSION arrangement intended mainly for three-wheeled battery-electric vehicles, is shown in patent No. 689,339, by T....