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19th May 1961
19th May 1961
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No Solution Here

T HE latest addition to the vast library of publications examining this country's inadequate roads system came last week from...

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Men Who Make Transport.

Fra sins T WO bronze busts of Ernest Bevin gaze down at Frank Cousins as he works at his desk in a spacious room in Transport...

Muscular Maintenance

W HEN Mr. James Brannan • heads for the Continent his holiday usually takes more the form of a change than a rest. He has been...

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R.H.A. Chairman's 4-point Plan for the Future of the Road Haulage Industry

rOUR ways in which he thought the authorities could help to preserve and encourage the road haulage industry were stated by Mr....

Road Traffic Bill May Fall By the Wayside .

From our Parliamentary Corresponden r HANCES of the Road Traffic Bil becoming law this year are no exceedingly slender. When...

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Common Market Argument Over "Secret" Rates

T HE Dutch Government has this week issued to the Common Market cornapssion an official memorandum on the ubject of transport...

Licence Restrictions:. Clash Between Hauliers and Traders

FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT D EPRESENTATIVES of the haulage and C-licence sections of the International Road Transport Union...

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The New S.M.M.T. Officers

M R. D. G. STOKES, sales director of the Leyland Group, is the new president of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders...

Men in the News

Mr. C. Nock has been appointed Northern Area representative for Ken Smith (Trailers) Co., Ltd. Mr. L. J. Portman, export sales...

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77-ton Switch Application

N application by Midway Haulage, - "Ltd., Wigan, to transfer Ii vehicles 773 tons to public A licence was ijourned at...

£210 Fines for Ignoring Stop Notice

)LEADING guilty at Wood Green • (London) magistrates court last 7 riday to 22 summonses for permitting ehicles to .carry goods...

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Transport Tribunal Decisions

Crompton Garage Win Appeal —But Get Only One Unit T HE Transport Tribunal in London 1 last week decided to grant Crompton...

B Licence Amended

A BRANDON, Suffolk, trader r - k appealed to the Tribunal against the refusal of the Eastern Area Deputy Licensing Authority to...

Gully Emptier Restricted

T HE Tribunal imposed a restriction on a grant by the North Western Deputy Licensing Authority to Mr. A. Mealor, of Whitby,...

Micrograms . . .

" R.A.C. House ": Earl Mountbatten of Burma, President of the Royal Automobile Club, will open " R.A.C. House" in Lanadowne...

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1980 Before Bus Fleets Fully Replaced, says P.T.A. Chairman

T "public service industry had waited three years for the 40 m.p.h. speed limit and 12 years for the larger boxed dimensions....

Why Are We Waiting .C .?

I WISH I had the power to award costs against people who make formal application for licences and then do not turn up at the...

Production Soars

'"HE number of commercial vehicles produced in March, at 46,360.Nvas well in excess of the 40,128 manufactured during the month...

Coaches Cornered

E,CAUSE parties are travelling from all over the North West for the Billy Graham Crusade, vastly extended parking accommodation...

Tribute to Mr. Samuel-Gibbon

For his public-spiritedness in agreeing to serve on the Transport Tribunal if needed, Mr. 3. B. C. Samuel-Gibbon was...

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They Enjoy Being Taken For a Ride

IN an attempt to improve their excursion facilities, Wallace Arnold Tours, Ltd„ applied at 'Leeds on Monday for several new...

One—month Ultimatur by Commissioners THE South Eastern Traffic Comm

sioncrs, sitting in Reading la Friday, gave Thames Valley Tractit Co., Ltd., one month to provide a servi for residents of a...

Yorkshire Traction Cut Mileage, Boost Passengers

L AST year, Yorkshire Traction Co. Ltd., carried 220.000 more passenger than in 1959. This arresting of fill national trend...

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New 2-stroke Orbital Engine Demonstrated

D EM ONST R AT1ONS were held last week of the novel two-stroke petrol-engine which William R. Selwood, Ltd., and Mr. Cecil...

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T HE A-licensed long-distance haulage section of Wright Transport Co.. Marehay,

near Ripley, Derbyshire, has been purchased by Alfreton Transport. Ltd., Alfreton, Derbyshire. With the four vehicles involved...

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Austrian Production Figures Fall

FEWER goods vehicles were produced in Austria last year, the annual output failing to 4,439 units from a 1959 level of 4,875...

Transport Development Bid £64-m. for Beck and Pollitzer

A N offer of £64-m. has been made by in Transport Development Group, Ltd., to acquire the f200.000 Ordinary and £300,000 " A "...

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Let's Have Lightweight Standee Buses and More Co-ordination

A single-deck standee bus for 75 passengers, weighing 31 tons unladen and on 15-in. wheels, was suggested by Mr. J. McHugh,...

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T HE 36-ft.-long, 8-ft,in. wide publicservice vehicle was the sole subject of Mr.

McHugh's paper. He based J. McHugh on his discussion on the assumption that the public would turn more and more to the...

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Morris Adapted as Aircraft Loader

THE Morris 504 13-ft.-4-in.-wheelIt base chassis and cab has been adapted as an aircraft loader and two of these new-look...

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Diagonal Width-judging Takes Big Toll

L OWEST total of penalty points at the Birmingham round of the Lorry Driver of the Year Competition on Sunday was over 100. but...

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U.I.T.P. Conference

Wide Range of Problems Discussed at Copenhagen Town and Traffic Planning Must be Co-ordinated; Radio Communication with all...

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Jetters to the Editor

The Channel Tunnel ' READ with very great interest your column, "Cross L Question," by Janus, which dealt with the Channel...

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Materials Handling Conference

30 PER CENT. OF U.S. PRODUCTION COSTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO HANDLING Many Countries Emphasize Need for Mechanization: Southport...

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The Heavy Haulier

S OMETHING of the history of the "transport of abnormal indivisible loads was related by Mr. J. N. Drummond, chief heavy...

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THAT DEVON R

:AT T HE yard of a builders' merchants is a confusing place —to a layman. Yet the very variety and quantity of materials...

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INEQUALITY

I N SPITE of some rough treatment during the discussions in the committee stage, the Road Traffic Bill appears to be leaving...

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Planning For Profit

Fleet Location and Control A Recommended Daily Summary Sheet is Described Here on Which Depots Can Record Essential Data N...

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"Sea Dogs" for Sunshine Coast

Dual-Purpose Atlanteans Introduced by Devon General "MINE Leyland Atlantean, dual-purpose, 175-seater, double-deckers,...