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13th January 1956
13th January 1956
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Test Piece

A DECISION that cannot be allowed to pass unchallenged was given last week by Mr. H. I. Thorn ; South Eastern Licensing...

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Adoption Society ?

I T has been suggested that the Road Operators Safety Council—the new body born of disagreement between the bus operators and...

Passing Comments

" His(s)tory" Repeats itself A READER of this journal, impressed by the story of the German firm and the plate with a hole in...

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Who is to Blame?

Q PERATORS or authorities in the market for new vehicles would do well to be most specific in their requirements, if they hope...

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HAULIERS WANT 1,500 MORE HEAVY LORRIES FROM B.R.S.

BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT WITHOUT withdrawing their opposition to the principle of halting " denationalization, the Road...

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39 Objections to Higher Fares : Many New Applications

THERE . will be 39 objectors, includ ing at least 33 local authorities, to the application for higher fares on'stage services...

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Men in the News

MR. D. GrasoN has become works superintendent of South Shields Transport Department. MR. IAN T. STRICKLAND has been appointed...

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Big Investment in Long-distance Haulage "Unwise "Mr. Blee

D OUBT as to the wisdom of large-scale capital investment in longdistance general road haulage was expressed on Monday by Mr....

Law on Records to be Eased ?

0 "of the first matters to be considered by the standing committee on the Road Traffic Bill when they resume on January 26...

Tankers Being Hired A movement of great interest to road

operators was the big petrol companies' tendency to shed • their distribution responsibilities and sell through agents, who...

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B.E.T. Companies Fight Each Other for Continental Tours

"IT is necessary to establish that there 1 is a sufficient number of people wishing to go on Continental tours, and who have...

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Greater Leisure More Coaches

T HE increaSingly important part that coach operators would play to satisfy the greater leisure of industrial workers was...

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No New Service from Corby: Joint Application Fails

IN a reserved decision, the East I Midland Licensing Authority has refused applications by Barton Transport, Ltd., Chi'well,...

Double-deckers on Sheffield Doncaster Route

T HE Yorkshire Licensing Authority on Monday granted the application of the Rotherham, Doncaster and Sheffield municipal bus...

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A BILL FOR FRE

DM AND ORDER By Aucourant who represents the views of a section of users Welcome for Neiv Bill to Bring the Pendulum Back to...

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New Trailer to Work in Mine

When this lever is fitted to the rear • bogie the trailer can he accurately steered by hand, withvery little effort,. to assist...

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Opinions and Queries

Passing of a Peace-maker MR. R. P. :BAILEY . [whose, death was reported in The Commercial Motor last Week]. was destined to...

Out of Sight—Out of Mind?

WITHIN the past Nw months, 1 haVe been more than " a little puzzled to find three vehicles of two nationally known...

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No Case Made Out, But B.R.S. Succeed

LTHOUGH it was his opinion that the application ought to fail " because a case had not been made out, Mr. H. J. Thom, South...

B.R.S. Experiments With Parcels Vans

A N indication of a forward-looking policy is given by British Road Services' experimental operation of four Austin oil-engined...

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Political Commentary By JANUS

Charged With Meaning M AKING the best of what they consider a bad job, hauliers will now have to promote amendments to the...

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AIR-CONDITIONED V) Bring Butter to British Ta

By Ashley Taylor, A.M.I.R.T.E. T O many a layman the term "butter factory" is something of a puzzle for, as butter is a...

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B.M.M.O.

Outpost Passenger Transport in Herefordshire and Worcester—Part 2 By D. Randall The first part of this .article, published...

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Hitchin Dealer Buys 15 Lorries

A NEW dealer in ex-British Road Services vehicles has emerged in the Home Counties. He is Mr. FL Neave, Rush Green, Langley,...

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New Transport Companies

. .Deanscales Haulage Co., Ltd. Cap. £4,000. Dirs.: Hugh W. Lowe, 67 Fitz Road, Cocker mouth. Cumberland, and Alfred Crowe,...

In a Line or Two

Grimsby's Freeman Street trolleybus service is to be converted to motorbus operation. British Road Services are planning to...

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Centenary of London General

By John C. Gillham 0 N January 7, 1856, the first General buses appeared in London. From then until July I, 1933, when the...

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All Ready for Brussels

T DMORROW is the opening day of the 39th Brussels Salon, which continues until January 26, and there will again be a large...

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Allowing for "BAD LUCK"

In Addition te3 Acknowledged Items of Operating Cost, Sums Should Be Set Aside by PrOvident Hauliers for Overtime Working,...

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Leyland Patent Gearbox Servo-Control

P ATENT No. 740,459 (Leyland Motors, Ltd., Leyland, Lancs.) describesthe hand-control member of a large epicyclic gearbox in...