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19th October 1962
19th October 1962
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Look Ahead

I N something less than two years' time the voters of Great Britain will have to elect a new (,overnment; it is at least...

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Tory Chief Discusses E.E.C.

" RITISH transport operators have Li more experience than those in other European countries and they have no need to get into...

Road Haulage Strike Threat

From our Industrial Correspondent R OAD haulage workers are likely t6 become involved next_ time , if' railwaymen call another...

.Removers' Autumn Conference 'T HE National Association of Furniture Warehousemen and

Removers are holding their annual autumn conference at the Park Lane Hotel, London, WI, next Thursday, commencing at 10.30 a.m....

Hyde Park Corner T HE major road improvements at Hyde Park

Corner, Park Lane and Marble Arch were officially opened on Wednesday. This includes the 1,000-ft. twintunnel underpass.

Rise for Vanmen B READ van driver/salesmen employed by concerns in

the Midland Bakers' Federation have been awarded a pay increase of 13s, a week, back-dated to September 10. It affects about...

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Common Market Forum

T HERE was an international flavour to Wednesday's business session of the R.H.A.'s annual conference at Bournemouth. The...

Nationalization Threat—Industry Must Recognize the Danger

" THERE is little doubt, incredible as it may seem, that the Labour Party. if returned to power, would do their best to put...

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Flower Freight Appeal Heard

T HE appeal by Flower Freight Co., .Ltd., against their conviction at Bow Streefin January of using a goods vehicle for the...

Group Purchase of Bulk Farm Tanks T O accelerate the extension

of bulk milk collection, the Milk Marketing Board for England and Wales have announced that they are prepared to assist...

A NEW road tanker with unusual I -1 features in its

construction has recently been placed in service by the Electrical Division of Castro! Industrial, Ltd., a. subsidiary of...

Those Rear Lamps

WITH the approaching end of Summer VV Time on October 28, the National Road Transport Federation calls the attention of...

Wide Loads Announcement From Ministry

THE Order by which new controls are imposed on the movement by road of loads between 14 and 20 ft. wide comes into operation...

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Big Grouping Bid Adjourned

T HE West Midland Licensin g Authority, Mr. John Else, spent another 'full day on Tuesday hearin g about a scheme for transport...

17 Objectors Fail To Stop Grant

WHEN Pettifors Transport (London), VV Ltd., applied to the Metropolitan Licensin g Authority on Tuesday, for substantive...

Roy Bowles Fail To Get Licence

I N a reserved decision on Wednesday. the Metropolitan deputy Licensin g Authority, Mr. C. J. Macdonald. refused the...

Decision Reserved' On Take-over Bid

F OLLOWING the, li q uidation Of .. th . Barley Repair :Depot, Ltd., residents of the rural districts a r o und Bur n ley....

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Kent Minibus Bids Rejected

T HE Metropolitan Deputy Tra ffi c Commissioner, Mr. C. J. Macdonald, last week rejected two applications by Dr. Herbert...

Need Must Be Proved, Says L.A.

T HE South Eastern Licensing Authority, Mr. H. I. Thom, at Southampton last week heard an applicaCon by Pitter Bros., of...

. . . but Two Granted for Fruit Transport

I N another application at Southampton last week, Pitter Bros. were successful when they asked for the addition of two further...

Two Removed From Licence

T HE Metropolitan Licensing Authority, Mr. D. I. R. Muir, last week ordered two vehicles to be removed from the licence in the...

Minibus Camping Tours Refused

I N an attempt to introduce Continental camping holidays to the West Riding of Yorkshire, Wonderlust Tours applied for a...

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Transport Tribunal in Scotland

Deputy LA. Criticized T HE Transport Tribunal, sitting in Edinburgh last week, criticized the Scottish deputy Licensing...

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No New Precedents Set by Tribunal

THE eyes of everyone interested in licensing were focused on Edinburgh last 1 week, where the Transport Tribunal—reshuffled as...

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More Power for B.M.C. and Thames Vans

L ARGER and more powerful engines have been adopted as standard for the Austin A35 and Morris Minor 5-cwt. models, which are...

New Servicing Depot for London Carriers

.1 - 1 A NEW servicing depot, designed by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners and built by Simms Sons and Cooke, Ltd . ., has been...

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New Scammell Dump Truck • A CONSTRUCTOR 6 x 4 dump

truck .1 - 1 , with a heaped capacity of 18 cu. yd. has been developed by Scammell Lorries, Ltd., to augment their existing...

European Lorry Firms to "Go to the Wall "

QINCE only 10 of Europe's 30 heavy lorry makers produce more than 4,000 vehicles a year some of them will disappear or merge in...

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I.R.T.E. Have Had Good Year

T HE retiring president of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers, Sir William Black, opened his address at the 17th annual...

New Safety Glass Developed

A NEW, specially strengthened safety glass to give added protection against smash and grab raiders has been developed by...

Univan with Automatic Coupling 'THE Scammell Univan 12-ton boxvan 1

semi-trailer originally introduced as a 5th wheel coupling unit is now available in the same range of lengths-22 ft., 24 ft....

ORDERS AND DELIVERIES

BREWERS PLACE ORDERS: Four breweries in the Midlands have placed orders together worth over £60,000 with the Leyland Motors...

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Battery Ambulance

Pi A BATTERY-ELECTRIC truck designed for use in factories and industrial premises as an ambulance has been announced by Wessex...

Waste-oil Burners

INDUSTRIAL heating units made by Tangyes, Ltd., Cornwall Works, Smethwiek, Birmingham, are now available fitted with a...

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Driving Tandem

Axles A RRANGEMENTS for driving a pair of tandem axles are shown in patent No. 892,469. The main feature is the improved...

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Carlisle Pressure for Smoking Ban

CARLISLE, northernmost outpost of Ribble Motor SerVices, seems to be determined to try to bring the red Ribble buses into line...

Part of L.T.E. Plan Shelved

FROM OUR INDUSTRIAL CORRESPONDENT L ONDON TRANSPORT have given 1--A way on two proposals of their fivepoint "package deal" for...

Not Halifax Passenger Transport I N the October 5 issue of The C01711lTer

del Motor, it was stated that the Halifax Corporation cleansing committee and its passenger transport committee are to...

Reverse-flow Buses F OR the first time, last Sunday, London buses

were allowed to run against the flow of traffic in a reserved lane over part of the one-way route in Berkeley Street. This was...

Bradford Buses Lose Passengers AAR. JOHN C. WAKE, general IVI

manager, presenting his first annual report of Bradford City. Transport says that the number of passengers dropped by...

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Mr. Gordon H. Harrington has been appointed director and general

manager of the manufacturing division of Thomas Harrington, Ltd., and Mr. Geoffrey G. Harrington has been appointed sales...

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INNOVATION built on TRADITION

By S. BUCKLEY, Associnst.T. T HE stability of a long-established industry can become a liability rather than an asset if the...

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This Year of Oi unity

0 PPORTUNITY was the theme for this year's conference. said Mr. • D. 0. Good, the national chairman of the Road Haulage...

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R.M.A. Conference

surprised delegates by expressing his " dissatisfaction " at the resolutions that were being discussed by the conference. "1...

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Chairman, Officers Quizzed By The Press

WHILST the Association and British Road Services would be happy if there VY were only one haulage wages machine, there was...

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London Division Organize Full Programme

T HE Common Market, Continental operation, road safety and vehicle construction and maintenance were the subjects of four...

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Bird's Eye View

T SEE from the current issue of B.M.C. World that Iproduction directors of the British Motor Corporation have recently been...

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Delayed Action

A PPARENTLY it was -a genuine coincidence that on the same day the chairmen of British Road Services and of the Road Haulage...

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The Day of the "Jet" Looms Nearer

D ESPITE the pioneering work done by British manufacturers in respect of automotive applications of gas-turbine power—the Rover...

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Counting the cost

Description of a recommended vehicle cost sheet commenced last week is continued here. Regular completion simplifies the work...

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Here's why this tyre —after a very special

retreading process— will give you all the mileage and all the performance of a new tyre at little more than half new tyre...