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13th December 1946
13th December 1946
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Promoting Chaos in Transport

0 PINIONS from various people concerning the Transport Bill are published in this issue and others will follow, but that given...

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Government's Idea of Fair Compensation

nNE of the most iniquitous parts of the Trans port Bill is that dealing with compensation. This section in particular bears...

Passing Comments

Getting a Useful A LTHOUGH the chief purLift from a Fork 'pose of a fork lift truck is Truck the stacking of packages, useful...

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News of the Week

NEW TAXATION RATES FOR GOODS VEHICLES F ROM January 1, 1947, goods vehicles exceeding 12 cwt, unladen, but not over 16 cwt.,...

Licensing Authority on Newcomers

A T a public inquiry heW at Cam-bridge on December 6 by Sir Alfred Faulkner, Eastern Licensing Authority, he stated his views...

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AN INIQUITOUS BILL AND RUTHLESS POLICY

T HE annual dinner-dance of the Southern (Metropolitan) Sub-area, R.H.A., held at Lewisham last Monday, was more notable than...

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in the Money

IN the year ended September 30 last, I the East Kent Road Car Co., Ltd., made a Profit of £56,843. after providing for taxation...

, Person at Pars SIR THEODORE THOMAS underwent a serious

operation early in November, but we are glad to learn that he is making good progress, and his many friends will wish him a...

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TIMBER CONTROL UNDERCUTTING GOVERNMENT RATES?

C OMPLA1NTS were made at a meeting of the road transport section of Liverpool Chamber of Commerce of Government Departments...

In a Line or Two

Mr. Robert Rankin, a Scottish tours operator for 30 years, has died at Ayr, at the age of 56. Arehbolds (Freightage), Ltd.,...

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GOVERNMENT'S ROAD PLANS

N EXT year the Government proposes to invite tenders for preliminary work on the Severn Bridge. The Maidenhead and Slough...

Road Development Not Political R OAD development is a non-party problem,

although the ownership of the vehicles that run on them is of political concern. This distinction was made by Mr. Alfred...

MUNICIPAL PURCHASES AND PROPOSALS Worlitng Electricity Committee is to buy two Fordson 5-cwt. vans.

Twickenham Highways Committee is to buy a Dennis cesspool emptier. Wallasey Corporation is to purchase two S.D. Freighter re f...

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What You Will Get in COMPENSATION

I SUPPOSE one's second reaction, after a feeling of infuriation at 'he whole idea of compulsory .expropriation, is, "Well, what...

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New Taxi by Nuffield

G OOD news to all operators of ancient taxicabs is -the information that the Nuffield Organisation has produced a new cab known...

Improving Ticket-issue Methods

D ETA1LS are now available of the principles and construction of a ticket-issuing machine -described in "The Commercial M o...

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Is a LOSS

Inevitable? Can Unremunerative Routes be Made to Show a Profit by Altering Timings, Using Different Vehicles, or by Some Other...

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in the Morri s-COITIMei )ei al 2-tonner

W HILST it would not be in the interest of the maker to " doctorup " a vehicle be . fore we took it over for a road test, he...

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Simple Idea Reduces Cylinder-bore Wear

1-1-IERE have been many instances in I which the simplest devices have succeeded where more complicated arrangements have...

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"Terrifying Powers" for the Minister

The Transport Bill Presages the Setting Up of a Dictatorship in this "Land of Hope and Glory" and the Gagging By "Tantalus" of...

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Quick or Slow Death ?

Every Haulier and the Trading Community at Large are Affected by the Government's Nationalization Proposals nERHAPS the most...

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Is the Fight for Freedom Lost ?

By Capt, W. F. Strickland R OAD operators now know some thing about the Government proposals for taking away their industry—or...

Present System is Sound

By Robert Barr Chairman, Yorkshire Area, Passenger Vehicle Operator; Aseociation and Head of the Barr and Wallace Arnold Dust,...

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Passenger Transport News

MANCHESTER'S COSTS TOO HIGH, SAYS MR. MACVE " I AM compelled to the view that the cost of operating the undertaking is unduly...

Goodwill's Powerful Influence S UBJECT of the second Henry Spurrier Memorial

Lecture, given to the Institute of Transport on Monday last by Mr. J. S. Wills, M.Inst.T., was "Goodwill in Road Passenger...

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METALLURGICAL RESEARCH

Shows Marked Virility M UCH of the secret information concerning metallurgical and other developments introduced during the war...

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OPINIONS and

UERIES THE CAPACITY OF CUTHBERT MACHINES WE have read with interest, in your issue dated Novem" 22, Mr. Cuthbert's letter...

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Servo Cylinder for Hydraulic Brakes

A Resume of Recently Published Patent Specifications DATENT No. 580,283 comes from L. Chouings and the Automotive Products...