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18th April 1952
18th April 1952
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Freedom by Instalmehts ?

T HE attention of the road transport industry—of the nationalized side n o t less than of private-enterprise operators—will be...

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Why the Delay?

T HE revocation of the licences for cross-border services held by Northern Roadways, Ltd., has focused attention on the...

Reason Prevails

E*4 VERY driver should be relieved that the 4 Committee on Road Safety, in its report to the Minister of Transport, ha S...

Passing Comments

Bodies in Glass A N alternative to metal for the panelling of bodies has been introduced by an American concern. This takes...

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One

Hears— That more bus stop shelters in many areas would be appreciated. That London is particularly deficient in these. That...

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Another 5s. for Haulage Workers

A FTER a five-hour discussion lasting until 7.30 p.m., the Road Haulage Wages Council decided in favour of an increase of 5s. a...

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Northern Roadways : No Withdrawal

THERE is to be no withdrawal by L Northern Roadways, Ltd., of its application to run services to Dover and Folkestone. The...

Code Not to be Made Law

T HE Committee on Road Safety, in its report to the Minister of Transport, published last week, does not, recommend that parts...

1931 Agreement On Protection Disputed

QHOULD the Western S.M.T. Co., 1-...)Ltd., enjoy protection granted to the Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd., when that concern...

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Death of an Eminent Pioneer Men in the News W HEN,

in 1904, in the early days of commercial motor road transport, the late Mr. Edmund Dangerfield, founder of Temple Press Ltd.,...

MR. B. Swes has been appointed Pirelli representative in the Eastern Counties.

SIR ARCHIBALD FORBE,S has been re-elected president of the Federation of British Industries. MR. S. R. HENRY has been...

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Morris-Commercial Redesigns 30-cwt.

A REDESIGNED front end and a r"new all-steel cab are the outstanding features of the Morris-Commercial L.C.4 25-30-cwt. model...

New Govt. Contract with MacBrayne

A NEW contract, which is to run fiuntil December 31, 1961, has been made between the Government and David Mac . Brayne, Ltd.,...

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New Charges for Portsmouth and North.Western

O N Good Friday, charges on the services operated by Portsmouth Corporation and Southdown Motor Services, Ltd., in the joint...

Sunderland-N.G.T.. Appeals Fail

A PPEALS by Sunderland Corporation against the granting by the Northern Licensing Authority of a stage-carriage licence to...

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Scammell 6 x 6 Vehicles for Army

1iTl L1TARV six-wheel-drive vehicles 1V1 with petrol engines of 200 b.11,p. are being made by Scammell Lorries, Ltd. The...

Too Much Secrecy on Charges

'THERE had been too Much secrecy concerning the British Transport Commission's charges scheme, said Mr. C. E. Jordan, national...

Status Quo

A BAN DON M ENT of revised services Pt and a. return to the previous system of organization by the Potteries Motor Traction...

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"ARTICS" FOR ECONOMY

in Agricultural Haulage By A. E. Sherlock-Mesher A • RTICULATED vehicles arc enabling the Hill group of haulage companies,...

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Make B.R.S. a Research Organization

Says A Special Correspondent Nationalized Transport Could be Removed from Political Controversy and Made to Perform a Useful...

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By P. A. C. Brockingion, A.M.I.Mech.E.

Six Approaches to Maintenance • Practical Experience was Responsible for the Introduction of Numerous Modifications Which Have...

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A New Way to Measure Braking Distances

A SMALL fifth-wheel attachment which, in addition to recording speed with accuracy, measures braking distance, has been built...

Leylands Used on Dam Building

I EYLAND heavy-duty vehicles .1-4 assembled in Sydney are being employed in large numbers on dam construction in the Snowy...

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stas S.W.T. MIRR MODEM HISTOM

With a Modern Fleet of 297 E South Wales Transport Co. Lt1 an Industrial Region on the E Holiday Area and Meets MiXE With...

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Opinions and Queries

Do They Understand Statistics ? 1 F you were wrong in your conclusions of the efficiency of the Road Haulage Executive, it is...

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Political Commentary By JANUS

What Might Have Been C OMPLAINTS about the delay in the introduction of legislation to free road transport sometimes go too...

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How to Foil the Lorry Thieves

By Eric Cant Suggestions on Security Precautions and an indication of the Methods Gangsters Employ : How a Nation-tvide Plan of...

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Improvements in the Atkinson Range

A DDITIONS and improvements have ribeen made to the Atkinson range of goods and passenger chassis, which are now available with...

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Simplified Injection Pump

T HE conventional type of injection pump varies its. output by the wellknown method of rotating a helically edged plunger. An...