AT THE HEART OF THE ROAD TRANSPORT INDUSTRY.

Call our Sales Team on 0208 912 2120

13th March 1959
13th March 1959
Page 1
Page 1, 13th March 1959
Close

Page 63

What the Doctor Ordered

Trailer Working Cures Many ills, but the Dose Must Not be Exceeded T HE development of articulated vehicles is one of the...

Page 64

Suspect — But Successful

C RITICISM by Sir Sydney Littlewood, vice-president %..../of the Law Society, of the Government's failure to place tribunal...

Passing Comments

Carrying the Torch Farther A NEW principle has been adopted in the Linde Plamsa Torch for arc welding. In this the arc column...

Page 65

One Hears

The query, "What makes some bus services pay and thers lose?" That many operators would like to know the answer. That body...

Page 66

Scheme for Tax Cut and Bigger Road Spending

A PLAN for reducing road taxation without hitting the Exchequer too 1-1 hard has been submitted to the Chancellor by Lord...

"Labour Wants to Force Traffic Back to Rail"

T HE real object of the Socialist Party in proposing the renationalization of road haulage and in attacking C licensees is to...

UNITED LUBRICANTS AND MAXIMA MERGER QHAREHOLDERS of United Lubri

cants, Ltd., will be asked at a meeting on March 31 to approve the company's purchase of the capital of Maxima Lubricants,...

Page 67

Commission Deny Agreement Over Application for Tippers

R EPRESENTATIVES of the British Transport Commission were accused of "a gross breach of faith at a Stockton public inquiry...

Another Adjournment in McKelvie Case

CURTHER evidence was given on Monday in an application by McKelvie and Co., Ltd., Barrhead, Scotland, who are seeking an A...

Page 68

Leicester-Delhi Coach Service Granted

W EARING a mauve-coloured turban, bearded Mr. Dalys Singh appeared before the East Midland Traffic Commissioners, last week, to...

Rover and Standard in Negotiation

P RELIMINARY and exploratory discussions are taking place between the Rover Co., Ltd., and the Standard Motor Co., Ltd., to...

Railways Must Finance Their Own Development

id ERE can be only one golden rule rfo r railway management; treat the job as if it were your personal business and keep...

Men in the News

MR. ERIC DAVIES FOSTEX, a journalist, has been made a director of the British School of Motoring, Ltd. MR. R. E. HANCOCK,...

Page 69

Residents Ask for a Better Bus Service

' PLEA for a better bus service by Bury Corporation was made at ochdale, last week, by Unsworth and istrict Owners' and...

Condue tress A warded £1,066 Damages D AMAGES and agreed special

damages totalling £1,066 Is. 6d. were awarded against Sheffield Corporation to Joan Ann Beach, a former conductress, at...

Three Investigators of Buses Resign

rA A SPECIAL sub-committee investigating the affairs of Southport Transport Department has been depleted by the resignation of...

Page 70

Gt. Yarmouth Seeking Fare Increases

WORKERS' concessionary fares will be YV abolished on municipal buses at Great Yarmouth if the Eastern Traffic Commissioners...

EndNationalization N. Ireland Plea

D EASONS put forward by Lord Glentoran, Northern Ireland's Minister of Commerce, for keeping road transport nationalized were...

A HAULIER was disqualified from r. driving for a year

at Kilmarnock last week—for letting a man use a lorry with inefficient brakes. The haulier, Cohn Irving, Catrine, was also...

Twins Granted Car Transporter

TWIN sisters Frances and Winifred k Taylor explained to the Scottish Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. Alex Robertson, last week,...

Page 75

Hauliers Dispute F.M.C. Rate Differences

AEMBERS of the North Western al livestock functional group of the Road Haulage Association are gravely concerned about rate...

Page 76

Micrograms. . .

No Smoking Ban: Edinburgh Transport Committee have decided not to impose a ban on smokin g in city buses. 1.P.C. Sprin g...

Normal User "Like l] Licence "— Authority

T HE 50-word normal user sou g ht by J. Swain and Sons, Middletown. Welshpool, when they applied for a group of special-A...

Page 77

Oilers to Replace Trolleybuses

PROPOSAL by Manchester Transport Committee to replace trolleys on two routes by oil-en g ined buses approved last week by the...

Big Rail Delays in Car Deliveries

"TWO Scottish car distributors said at I Fife, last week, that when they had vehicles delivered by British Railways there were...

Qualified Refusal for Buckmaster

A LTHOUGH the express services 1-1 applied for by Buckmaster Gara g es, Ltd., Lei g hton Buzzard, from Aylesbury to Glas g ow,...

Page 78

E.T.U. Recognize Morris Commercial Strike

T HE strike of 32 maintenance electricians at the works or Morris Commercial Cars, Ltd., at Adderley Park, Birmin g ham, was...

Combined Effort Needed to Fight

Socialists, Says Mr. Watkinson THE Government and the Road I Haula g e Association must work to g ether in the battle a g...

Ceylon's Buses Lose £396,825 in a 4'ear

IN its first full year of operation, the Ceylon Transport Board 'incurred a loss of £396,825. There was a loss every ' month...

Page 83

:reat Danger" Caused by Bus Stop

DESCRIPTION of the "very great danger" caused by a bus stop used lury Corporation vehicles was given he North Western Traffic...

Judge Suggests Mate for Mobile Crane

T HE driver of a mobile crane which was in collision with a Sheffield Corporation bus should have been accompanied by a mate at...

Remover Not Restricted to Platform Lorry

A SUGGESTION that art A-licence 11 haulier should not be allowed to have a pantechnicon because he had always carried furniture...

Page 84

4,000-gal. Si x-wheelei

yes 11.6 m.p.g. By John F. Moon, A.M.I.R.T.E. B ECAUSE of the lower stresses set up by air suspension, much chassis and body...

Page 88

Where to Buy It

B RITISH manufacturers offer a range of trailers and semi-trailers varying from the smallest two-wheeler up tc the largest...

Page 90

WHERE dLER WORKING PAYS

How to Derive the Greates from Drawbar Trailers a trailers: Merits of Three Pop' Pitfalls for the Uninit I N setting out the...

Page 97

Mobile Laundry Plant's Success

7 ..CIALLY designed for use by ilitary units and other organizations iting in the field, the Eadington Mark dit mobile laundry...

Page 98

WHAT TRAILER WORKINC OSTS

T RAFFIC characteristics peculiar to the operator, rather than costs alone, may well be the major factor in determining the...

Page 100

Radio Raises Inter rks Transport Efficiency

By F. G. Clark, A.M.Inst.T. Famous Engineers Find Trailers and Semi-trailers Valuable for Short Hauls T HE introduction of a...

Page 102

New Light-alloy Grain Carriers

W ITH a capacity of 1,000 Cu. ft. each, two new 15-16-ton bulk grain transporter semi-trailers have been supplied by Carrimore...

Page 105

Frustration

ird's Eye View THY should it take two months to obtain authority to V exchange a vehicle under a contract-A licence? A...

60-ton Trailer for Indian Dam

k LOW - BED 60-ton trailer 57 ft. long I has been supplied by Cranes lereham). Ltd., Dercham. Norfolk, to reaves, Cotton and...

Page 106

Loser Takes All

K " NOCK knees and a squint might seem dis advantageous in a barmaid," said Maggie's brother Cromwell, but Charmian here turns...

Page 111

Two-speed Axles in New Mercedes Models

REE new Mercedes-Benz goods iassis, which with production options up a total of 63 versions, have been duced by Daimler-Benz...

Pre-war Road Scheme Revived

A PRE-WAR scheme to build a road rt diversion between Bebside and Sleekburn, Northumberland, is to be taken up again. The...

Page 112

AIR'S iE THING

F ULLY effective suspension systems for trailers and semi-trailers are difficult to design because of the high carrying...

Page 114

S-cam Brake Now on Home Sale

PA A NEW S-cam brake for trailers and prime movers has been introduced to the home market by Rubery Owen, Ltd., Darlaston,...

New Shock-proof Couplings Being Developed

-1 - 1 A TRAILER coupling, with shockabsorbing characteristics and a fifthwheel mounting incorporating an air cushion to...

Page 119

Light "Artics" Beat Monopoly

By Steve Sini pson How Ingenious New Zealand Operators Beat State Restriction on Vehicles Weighing Over 21 Tons Gross...

Page 120

Linking the Lines of Production

T HE articulated outfit lends itself particularly well to scheduled services between dispersed factories contributing towards...

Page 122

New Bus Station to Handle 5m. Passengers a Year

A NEW 1200,000 bus station at St. riMark Street, Lincoln, operated by the Lincolnshire Road Car Co., Ltd., was formally opened...

Page 125

Non-irritant Fibre

-AIMED to be completely non-irritant, C fibre has been evolved by Fibreglass, .td., Ravenhead, St. Helens, Lancs. Being easily...

Page 136

Two-speed Differential

A TWO-SPEED gear shown in patent No. 808,543 is intended for heavy vehicles. The gearing is built into the differential gear,...