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15th February 1935
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Cut Away the Weeds!

R OAD transport still requires a. good deal of internal organization. The solution of this difficulty is not a question of...

Service to the Private Carrier v 11 THILST considerable space has necessarily

to ` be devoted to the encouragement of the haulage and passenger-carrying sides of the industry, because these, more than any...

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Passing Comments

A N interesting point is raised in a paper by Mr. H. 0. Farmer dealing with small oil engines, read recently before the...

Special Features of this Issue

Three further outspoken opinions on the future of road passenger transport in this country are included: Page 10. Tabulated...

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One Hears

Of Vulcan forging to good effect. That at present Berlin is the Mecca of the Continental motorist. That ,if we have many more...

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WHEELS of INDUSTRY

"The wheels of wealth will be slowed by all difficulties of transport, at whatever points arising, as a carriage is by the...

HOW THE C.M.U.A.-R.H.A. MERGER WOULD OPERATE

S OME indication of the basis of the )proposed amalgamation between the Road Haulage Association and the Counnercial Motor...

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ADVANTAGES OF THE I.M.T.

The Institute of the Motor Trade, 201, Great Portland Street, London, W.1, has issued.a, neat brochure dealing with the...

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INTERNATIONAL MEETING•ON ROAD-RA1L QUESTION.

A meeting of the special Road and Rail Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce was 'held, in Paris, last week, under...

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PROMINENT MEN EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS AT R.H.A. FUNCTION

S TRONG speeches were made at the annual dinner of the Devon and Cornwall Area of the Road Haulage Association, at Plymouth,...

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WAGE CONTROVERSY IN THE NORTH-WEST.

Lengthy discussions regarding the grading of districts took place at a meeting of the North-Western Area Conciliation Board, on...

MUNICIPAL PURCHASES and PROPOSALS

lbedditeh Urban District Council is to purchase a refuse collector. Wakefield Watch Committee has authorized the purchase of...

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Still No Conciliation Agreement in Scotland

PI A CONFERENCE of Scottish roadtransport employers was held in Dundee, on February '10, to discuss the future of negotiations...

Railway . Appeal Fails T HE first sitting of the Appeal Tribunal

in Scotland took place in Edinburgh on Tuesday, when the Tribunal heard an appeal by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway...

L.N.E.R. Wins Appeal

O N Friday last, the Appeal Tribunal, at a sitting in London, upheld the appeal of the London and NorthEastern Railway Co....

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The Future of Road Passenger Transport

Further Outspoken Opinions on Important Problems Confronting the Passenger Side of the Road Transport Industry. Leading...

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RESULTS OF FRENCH OILER TRIALS

I - r may be remembered that, during last summer, a series of tests of oil engines using gas oil as fuel was carried out at the...

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AIR TRANSPORT NEWS

RINGWAY FOR MANCHESTER. T HE Air Ministry has approved the proposition of Manchester City Council to buy 660 acres of land at...

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The Results of Nationalization in the Irish Free State

A Review of the Statistics for 1934 Illustrates the Change Wrought by the Road Trans port Act, 1933. A Marked Improvement in...

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A Portable X-ray Department Maintained by Light Vans

A Fleet of Commer Vans Used to Provide a Valuable Service for Doctors, Hospitals, Nursing Homes, etc, A FLEET of five Commer...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES

Allegations of Bias in Granting Haulage Licences. Penalizing the Operator who Licenses his Vehicles on a Quarterly Basis Using...

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Co-ordination, Rationalization,

Dangerous Results from the Existing Political Tendencies in Road Transport Foreseen by a Well-informed Contributor then one...

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TRANSPORT TIPS FOR TRADESMEN

Random Pointers on Many Matters of Interest to the Private Carrier in Connection With the Employment of the Lighter Types of...

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Road Transport Topics in Parliament

By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent THE FIVE YEARS PLAN. A N announcement was made by Mr. tiklIore-Belisha concerning...

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Processes that Improve the Performance of Steel

A Metallurgical Authority Gives Some Details of the Valuable Results Obtained from the Hardfacing, Chapmanizing, Shorterizing...

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A Novel Loader for Vehicle Use

T HE German Reichsbahn has adopted a novel rear loader for use on all lorries working in connection with the railways. The...

Encouraging Irish Motor Trade

A T the IuncheOn held in Dublin, on February 6, in connection with the first national exhibition of Irish-built Ford vehicles,...

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Operating Aspects of

Passenger Transport All the latest news of important developments affecting public-service vehicle owners RAILWAYS URGE...

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BRISTOL REPORT: GOOD TRADING

T HE report of the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co. for the year ended December 31, 1934, shows that revenue amounted to...

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DECISION IN PETROLPUMP TEST CASE

O N Tuesday the Coleford magistrates gave a decision of great interest to users of accommodation petrol pumps, when they fined...

Protests Against Conciliation Report

/10RE than 8,000 road-transport IVioperators in the Yorkshire Area have been invited to attend a meeting to be held in the...

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Haulage Opportunities

Tinplate Makers Busy. Drapery Trade Preparations, Cotton and Wool Improvement. Ho siery and Lace Prospects Good A CIIVITY in...

TENDERS OF INTEREST TO HAULIERS

MENDERS are invited by the following WA. esl dates given in parentheses):—Southendon-Sea B.C. for tarred limestone and tarred...

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Solving The Problems of the Carrier

Establishment Costs: What They Are and How to Keep a Suitable Record of Them I N planning this scheme of keeping records of...

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A New Leyland Cylinder Head

A Résumé of Patent Specifications that have Recently been Published A CCORDING to Leyland Motors, CiLtd., and P. E. Biggar,...