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13th February 1942
13th February 1942
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R ailway Commission Must Be Watched

T HE post-war problems of our railways are to be considered by an important Commission, the chairman of which is Sir E. Lemon....

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Engagement of Workers in Road Transport

W E have been endeavouring for some time to find a method by which drivers and other workers in the road-transport industry...

Passing• Comments

THERE have been many I rumours as to German petrol not being able to stand up to extreme cold, and eorreboration . of these...

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One Hears—

That fair criticism makes for efficiency. That most rail traffic begins and ends its journey as road traffic. 0 • That the...

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News of the Week

UNOFFICIAL EARMARKING OF VEHICLES I NFORMATION has come to the notice of A.R.O. which appears to indicate that there are cases...

Intriguing Scheme for Post-war Disposal

T HE disposal of stores which will be surplus after the war is being considered by a special committee appointed by the London...

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Position of Drivers in the Home Guard

T HE Ministry of War Transport is urging that those drivers who are in charge of vehicles which are earmarked for the military...

Producer Gas Praised by Tilling's Chairman.

T HE report of Thomas Tilling, Ltd., for the year 1941 shows a profit, after providing for debenture stock and other interest,...

Economy Servicing Scheme Inaugurated

VIRST step in the execution of a plan extending to public service stations all over the country, the inauguration of a Redex "...

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Minister. Appoints Regional Repairs Advisers

W/ITH a view to assisting Regional VV Transport Commissioners, to each has been appointed a Repairs Adviser. These are men who...

Personal Pars

MR. T. Seemerosr, a haulage contractor, has been appointed to the committee of Leyland Chamber of Trade for the ensuing year....

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ACTUA COSTS

The Problem . of I Figures and Provis Can be Amended Into Line Wit D-When Estimated Future Expenditure der to Bring Them a.1...

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Thoughts On Post-war Design

R EFERRING to your leader, "Wanted—Ideas for 1 •Better Vehicles," published in your issue 'of September 26, it is to be hoped...

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The White Mantle By Must Not Be a Shroud • "Tantalus"

Once More Heavy Falls of Snow Have Caught the Authorities Ineffectively Prepared and Have Caused Serious Delays to Both Road...

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Halfa-Centur) n Cheshire Haulage

How Progress Has Been Achieved by the Haulage Business of Mr. William Barrow, of Lostock Gralam, Which Last Year Celebrated...

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A Big Fleet Without a Garage

Phases of the Transport Activities of an American' Company Operating Over 11,700 Route Miles R APID riges to large-scale...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES GIVE DRIVERS GOOD FOOD AND ACCOMMODATION gANY

drivers will, no doubt, appreciate the good inwishes expressed by Mrs. Borrowdale concerning the formation of an association...

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Alternative Fuels of the World

Eight Fuels for Internalcombustion Transport Engines Different from Those Derived from Crude Petroleum Are in Use Throughout...

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Mexican Mule Drivers Face Lorry Competition

U NTIL last spring no wheeled vehicle had ever attempted to negotiate the wild and difficult 56-mile strip between San Ignacio...

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How the Petroleum Industry Has Developed

The Leading Points From a Particularly interesting Paper Read in January Before the Royal Society of Arts by James Kewley,...

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Adapting Implement-lift Ram for jacking Up Tractor

A Résumé of Patent Specifications That Have Recently Been Published F ROM the International. harvester CO., Chicago, Ill.,...