AT THE HEART OF THE ROAD TRANSPORT INDUSTRY.

Call our Sales Team on 0208 912 2120

13th November 1959
13th November 1959
Page 1
Page 1, 13th November 1959
Close

Page 73

Safety Run Wild

.I F practical effect were given to the findings of the High Court in the recent case of Lang v. London Transport Executive,...

Page 74

Road Transport Vital

S COTLAND'S own Motor Show, including a commercial-vehicle section, opens today in Glasgow and gives operators north of the...

Theory and Practice

By The Hawk A T the annual conference of the Institute of Directors in London last week, Sir Alexander Fleck, retiring...

Willian

Friel Quin W HEN eminent counsel submits that an application is an open and closed Section 11 (3)(b) case and one is acting as...

Page 76

Bulk Liquid Transport Co.

Denied Right to Appeal A N application for leave to appeal by the Bulk Liquid Transport Co., Ltd., against convictions at...

. C Vehicles Increase by 33,775

F IGURES issued on Tuesday by the Ministry of Transport show that in the , year to September last, the number of C-licensees...

"Vehicles Were Not Weighed"

QPECIA.L-A vehicles said to have kJ been taken by a representative of K. and R. Motors (Newcastle), Ltd., to a weighbridge in...

Page 77

Motorway May Miss Glasgow

SCOTLAND'S' first motorway may by-pass Glasgow to connect the A74 Glasgow-Carlisle and the MO GlasgowStirling roads. News of...

Page 78

Men in the News

MR. D. LESLIE PICKERING becomes general sales manager of Clarkson and Co. (Scotland), Ltd., on December 1. MR. F. J. AttGRovz...

Linking Irregularities Admitted

Ti ERE had been technical irregulardes for many years in the linking of destinations, admitted Mr. H. Backhouse, for a number...

Car Transporte r Run to Italy

P LANS to set the first car-transporter service between this country and Italy into action are nearing completion. Mr. Peter...

Page 79

L.T.E. Automatic Bus Washer

ri A NEW automatic bus washing machine has been developed an] put into operation at the London Transport Executive garage at...

Refusal a Favour to Applicants

RI EFUSING an application by Haley (Haulage), Ltd., Bradford, for an extra vehicle on A licence to carry woollen textiles...

Multi-fuel Engines Demonstrated

A DEMONSTRATION of the progress ritwhich has been made in this country in the development of multi-fuel engines took place on...

Page 80

Traffic from Reopened Mines

Pit reopening of Overtown and uthill mines meant much more transport for the National Coal Board and the Scottish Gas Board....

Charges Might be Waived

CHARGES to operators for the use of a proposed bus station at Spennymoor, County Durham, might be waived for 10 years if they...

New Transport Companies

Senator Transport, Ltd. Cap. £2,000. Dirs.: M. P. Lucey. Great Elm, near Frome,. and B. P. Harvey, King's Head Inn, Coleford,...

Transfer Application Adjourned

A FTER hearing evidence on behalf of Double Ess Transport, Ltd., Thornton, Bradford, Mr. J. H. A. Randolph, Yorkshire Deputy...

Page 81

• More Coaches to London Would Hit Railways

'THE railways would lose £13,000 a year lithe I Yorkshire Pool of coach operators added five vehicles in each direction to...

Pipelines' Impact on Transport

T HE impact which pipelines would have OD other means for transport was examined at the European conference of Ministers. of...

S.O. to Have Central Maintenance •

[WORKSHOP activities of Scottish IT Omnibuses, .Ltd., will be. centralized at a 10-acre site which has been ac q uired at...

Page 82

Clearing House " Unsatisfactory "

THE handling of perishable market produce from Jersey by a clearing house in Southampton had proved unsatisfactory, Mr. S. W....

"Pirates" Threaten Bus Workers

pRIVATE-CAR . owners, whom_ he described as " pin-money pirates." were threatening the livelihood of bus workers, said Mr....

New Noise and Vehicle Tests

MOISE, vehicle tests, goods-vehicle licensing, diesel smoke, land-acquisition powers and bridges were among the matters dealt...

Page 103

Ubjection "To Examine Schedules" D URING a hearing before the Yorkshire Traffic

Commissioners, at Leeds last week, Mr. M. F. Marshall, for Wallace Arnold Tours, Ltd., Leeds, claimed that the West Yorkshire...

Micrograms. • • .•

Last Trams: Trams were abandoned in Leeds last week-end after 88 years. Mercury Sales: A. E. C. Mercury chassis are selling to...

Page 104

Grant Subject to C.M.S. ' Timetable Agreement

WHEN the Northern Traffic Commissioners allowed VY Keswick Borrowdale Bus Services, Ltd., to operate between Keswick and...

"Self-confessed Opportunists

"TWO men who bought the share capital I of a Nottingham haulage company after they had failed in a series of business ventures...

Page 109

50 Rowe• Tippers Ordered

A N order for 50 Rowe Hillmaster tipping vehicles has been received by M.G. Rowe (Motors), Doublebois, Ltd., from Andrew Foster...

BUSES TO BE RUN UNTIL FAILURE

F IVE Leyland PD.2 double-deckers of Southport Transport Department, which have covered 371,000-450,000 miles without having...

Strikers Go Back : Secret Ballot

Q N the eve of the meeting of the National Joint Industrial Council, called last Thursday to review the national agreement on...

Page 110

Fighting Winter on the Motorway

Three Manufacturers • Producing Special Chassis for High-speed Gritting and Snowploughing on the New LondonBirmingham Road Y...

Page 111

Bonallack Dual-purpose Body for Spillers

A A VEHICLE which can carry 9 tons of grain or about 6+ tons of flour, with the ability to discharge flour into overhead...

Dodge Tractor Making Debut

A NEW 8-ft. 4-in. wheelbase forwardcontrol tractor unit manufactured by Dodge Bros. (Britain), Ltd., makes its first appearance...

Page 112

A Clydesdale With Racehorse Breeding

Albion 14-tonner With Leyland Engine Shows Good Fuel Economy, Performance and Handling Qualities. Easy Access to Comfortable...

Page 115

One Hears

Of a schoolboy enthusiast who has almost booked an order for six Guy six-wheelers. That he has acquired the instinct from his...

Page 116

Alexander's of Aberdeen Put SERVICE First

Progressive and Expanding Operators Stave off Ratecutters: Numerous . Businesses Acquired and Comprehensive • Facilities...

Page 123

Latest B.M.C. Models Study the Driver

A NNOUNCED simultaneously last Tuesday by Morris Commercial Cars, Ltd., and the Austin Motor 3o., Ltd., and on view for the...

Page 124

Glasgow's Tran

Told Up Progress Says Ashley Taylor, A.M.I.R.T.E. D RASTIC action is being taken to meet the menace of traffic congestion...

Page 126

LOCAL OPERATORS CAI` ERVE BEST

T RANSPORT in the Hebrides has always been fascinating. Until comparatively recent times there were no proper highways and, in...

Page 132

How Western S.M.T. Have Improved Their Services in an Area

That is Largely Rural in Character, But . Fortunately Studded with Towns of Appreciable Size A T first glance, the bottom...

Page 139

Tip from the Porter

64 HY is the news always the same and the advertise ments always different?" asked Maggie, "I suppose for the same reason that...

Page 142

More Money Wanted for Roads

A " VASTLY expanded programme" for the roads and the appointment of a director of road construction were urged in the House of...

Page 145

Bold Fares Plan Outlined

N EW legislation would not be needed to make the control of fares more flexible. Only a new interpretation of the words "not...

Page 146

Profit and La! n Scottish Roads

By The Northern Editor M OUNTING. pressure on available road space is the changing element that faces every road operator...

Page 148

No C. and D. Van for Scottish Work

Q PERATION for subsidiary cornpanics did not absolve an applicant from meeting the full requirements of normal procedure, said...

Page 153

TWO MOTORWAYS for the Price of One

T HERE is less saving in time when travelling between London and Birmingham on the new MI motorway, instead of A5, than might...

Page 177

Over 125 Vehicles at Kelvin Hall

A FTER the spate of new models introduced last year at the London Commercial Motor 3how, it is not surprising that corn)letely...

Page 193

Advances in Accessories

NSPECTION of the smaller stancls around the periphery of Kelvin Hall allows the visitor to assess the advances lade in...

Page 197

B-licence Growth a 6 6 Threat, " Say B.T.C.

!. A THREAT to other hauliers" was how Mr. C. R. I3eddington, for the British Transport Commission, described the growth of...

Page 201

TAKE CARE In Choosing a Vehicle ,

• 11-IEN a new vehicle has to be obtained, the require ments of the traffic are obviously the prime factors affecting...

Page 202

Eddy-current Braking

p ATENT No. 821,122 describes an eddy-current braking system for road vehicles. The brake covered is • claimed to withstand...