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16th May 1952
16th May 1952
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Time for Greatness

T HE Government's stateConstructive Approach to White ment on transport policy is not a subject for wild Paper Necessary to...

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Passing Comments

Bus Stop in the Desert P OLICE patrols and aircraft from Malta were required recently Co brin g aid to a bus-load of...

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One Hears

That it is always spring time at Terrys. That the price of abuse does not amuse operators. That a check on maintenance can...

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Higher Fees for P.S.V. Licences

A S from June 1, the fee for a public service vehicle licence will be raised from £.2 to £4 and for a certificate of fitness...

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OPERATORS DISAPPOINTED 'NpATNE

Government "intend to take an early opportunity of reviewing" this well-proved System. The Public Transport Association...

Lord Leathers's Position Defined

T HE Prime Minister clarified the position concerning the accountability to Parliament of the co-ordinating Ministers in the...

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Minister Invites Consultation with R.H.A.

THE Minister of Transport welcomed the Road Haulage Association's A views on the White Paper, said Mr. J. Gurney Braithwaite,...

Minister to Confer with B.T.C.

ARLY consultations with the British Transport Commission on its conduct until the new Transport Bill was introduced were...

Traders Welcome White Paper: Workers to Fight It

CURTNER views on the Govern ment's White Paper on transport were expressed this week by representatives,of operators and...

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Men in the News

Ma. J. CREEK has been appointed general sales manager of Fibreglass, Ltd. MR. J. L. THORLEY has joined Smiths Motor...

Higher Fares in Lancashire ?

T HE North western Licensing Authority is considering the applications made to him by Lancashire United Transport, Ltd., and...

Bus Fuel Economy Campaign

A FIVE-POINT fuel-economy campaign has been launched by the North Western Road Car Co., Ltd., after talks between the...

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Motor Industry's Potential Output

T HE motor industry could build 300,000 commercial vehicles and 700,000 cars a year if the Government and economic...

Forces' Coaches Quicker Than Rail

'THREE operators applied last week 1 to run Forces' week-end services. An applicant in the West Country was unsuccessful, but...

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Northern Roadways Duplication

D ESPITE objections from Scottish Omnibuses, Ltd., and the Railway Executive, Northern Roadways, Ltd., . was, on Monday, ....

No Restoration of Cheap Fares

A SKED by Mr. Champion whether he would prevent operators from abolishing workmen's fares and restore them where they have been...

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GROUND MAY BE LOST OVERSEAS

W ITHOUT adequate material altocations, we shall lose ground in many newly won export markets for these [fork-lift] trucks."...

In a Line or, Two

To-clay, Fodens, Ltd., completes 50 years' trading. A 11,500 loss was suffered by Lytham St. Annes Transport Department in the...

Bus Mileage Down 250,000: Costs Up £100,000

O UT of a total group revenue of £1,160,000, 10s. 4d. in each £1 went on wages and salaries, 3s. Id. on stores and supplies,...

'Transport No Job for Amateurs

A MATEURS were unlikely to find the right solution of the problems of transport unless they consulted the people who had spent...

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emp o wheels are carried on swing reas ing arms located by a com

Econom Record • coil springs at each side form the y suspension. A . S a three-wheeler, the Tempo . 15-cwt. van may now be...

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Spoon-feeding the Stoker

rOAL can be delivered through hatch ways or cellar windows, over walls or into pavement holes with a new mechanical conveyer...

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Levy on A, B and C-Licensees

Whilst Affirming the Government's Belief that Road Haulage Should be in the Hands of Private Enterprise, the White Paper on...

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B.T.C. Will Protect Staff

T'IlE following statement was issued by the British Transport Commission to all its staff immediately after the Government's...

Build Better Roads Now

Construction of 1,000 Miles of Motorways and Road Improvements Would Save £140m. a Year S OME measure of the economic benefits...

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ALL KINDS GO TO MAKE NW!

A TOWN'S TRANSPORT By Alfred Woolf, B.A. several large commercial undertakings operating modern fleets of vehicles under C...

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Southdown Emerged from Amalgamation ny far the largest concern of its kind in the south of

England, Southdown Motor Services, Ltd., has its headquarters in Brighton. Moreover, it can claim that its origins are deeply...

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Free:Haulage Since 1926

B RIGHTON is fortunate in possessing a freeenterprise haulage undertaking of the kind now almost non-existent. This is...

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The Ringer

Although Some of the White Paper's Provisions may be Disliked, its Philosophical Background will meet with Approval: to Leave...

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Tyres: Soling or Remoulding?

J HE remarks by R. Hastings, in your issue dated April 11, concerning the tyre results obtained by his company through the use...

BUILDING UP A REFERENCE LIBRARY

MAY I ask if any of your readers who have American War 'Department technical manuals T.M.9 and T.M.10 series and the Ordnance...

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New Aid to Safety at Night

nEMONSTRATED in London last week the Webslight 1.--/ is a new type of reflecting road sign which can be accounted a real...

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A Self-centrifuging Oil Cleaner

T HE most effective , way of cleaning engine oil is by centrifuging, but because of the high rotational speeds needed, the...