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20th February 1948
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Vehicle Weights and Dimensions

OW will our Ministry of Transport receive the recommendations of the Highway Transport Committee of the International Chamber...

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Passing Comments

Curious Causes of q0ME unusual and, in Accidents Outlinedt•-". certain cases, humorous by the R.A.C. . . . incidents connected...

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One He

Of increasing interest in wide-base rims That for best tyre mileage, the rim should be about 70.per cent. of the cross-section...

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Appeals Adjourned For New Evidence

L AST week the Appeal Tribunal adjourned the hearing of appeals by Guest Wood and Ling, Ltd., Messrs. Knee Bros., Bristol...

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General Rise in Coach Fares Barred

N °general increase in fares on express services and excursions and tours to and from London will be permined this year. An...

U.S.A. Lucky—But Britain Fights for Recovery

QPEAKING met dinner in London on Is-) February .11, Mr. Henry Ford said that America was singularly fortunate in its ability to...

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In a Line or Two

Higher fares on Sunderland's trams and buses are expected to come into Operation on April 1. The Liverpool branch of Simms...

PERSONAL PARS

MR. F. E. SALTER has resigned his directorship of lowett Cars, Ltd. MR. .1 G. R. Woorworn, managing director of Sentinel...

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Applications and Conditions Must be Specific IN a decision issued

last Friday, the 1 Appeal Tribunal emphasizes that it is undesirable to grant a licence with conditions wider than the...

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Passenger Transport News

PRIVATE HIRE INSTEAD OF TOURS: OPERATORS WARNED O PERATORS told Major F. S. Eastwood, Yorkshire Licensing Authority, at an...

New Bus in Dazzle Case: A ppeals Won L AST week, Mr.

Llewellyn Williams, K C., chairman of Glamorgan Appeals Committee, allowed the appeal of the Western Welsh Omnibus Co., Ltd.,...

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BRITISH MAKERS GO T RUSSELS

By L. GRAHAM DAVIES T HE Salon de Bruxelles has always been one of the best international 'shop windows" for the display of...

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Heading Towards a "Pliable" Vehicle

T HE increased use of rubber in vehicle manufacture was discussed by Mr L. Jenkins, B.Sc., of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., in a...

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New All-alloy • Jig-built I Bus-Bodies

T RULY representative of the growing tendency to produce all-metal bus bodies of high quality, but with a variable degree of...

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Proceedings of Transport Managers' Club

-rim Transport Managers"Club, of 1 which the national honorary secretary is Mr. W. J. Irons, A.M.Inst.T., Dover House, 170,...

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CONTROLLED BUYING Speeds Up Body Production

A MAIN factor in any industrial organization is purchasing, upon which will depend to a large extent quality promptitude of...

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"50 Sheep or 12 COWS A NEW fleet of Leyland Beaver

goods vehicles is being operated by the Norther . ' Ireland Road Transport Board. One of the vehicles is illustrated on this...

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MORE ON REAR-AXLE OIL SEALS I NOTE from your issue dated

January 16, 1948, that Mr. E. Stothard calls for my comments. I also refer to the letters on the same subject from the...

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Road Transport's Part in Colliery Reconstruction

F IRST of six major reconstruction schemes in the North-western Division of the National Coal Board will be carried out at...

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ATEST MATADOR

I 0ADED to over 12 tons running weight, the A E.C. Matador Matk 111 chassis' had power to 4 spare when starting off on an...

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A Foolproof Spot-welding Machine D ESIGNED to fulfil the need for

an automatic foot-operated machine, the Meritus P.S.40 Autoforge spotwelder incorporates an ingenious timing device and a...

Power Saw for Light Work

A N inexpensive bench saw, suited to the needs of light industry, has recently been introduced by Wm. Dibben and Sons, Ltd.,...

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A Tight Hand on

ESTABLISHMENT COSTS A T the close of an article entitled Ways of Recording Establishment Costs," which appeared in" The...

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A New Infinitely Variable Gear

INFINITELY variable gears usually 1 fall into distinct classes, and one shown in patent No. 592,661 belongs to the 'class in...