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21st November 1952
21st November 1952
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Easing Transport Problems T HERE are, no doubt, many profound thinkers

in our industry but few of them put their thoughts on paper. Amongst the latter, however, is Mr. C. B. Nixon, chairman of...

Passing Comments

Uniformity in Road Signs? PURTHER efforts have been made towards a 1 uniform road - sign system, with the object of increasing...

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One Hears

Of foolish-virgins dashing belatedly to buy anti-freeze. That a shortage of cciaches is hampering the Hockty Association That...

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Users Endorse the New Bill

O N behalf of Mr. Harry Yates, president of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce, Mr. Arthur R. Knowles,...

COMMONS BATTLE ON THE TRANSPORT BILL BEGINS

BY OUR PARLIAMENTARY CORRESPONDENT WHEN Mr. A. T. Lennox-Boyd, Minister of Transport, introduced " the Transport Bill for...

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Men in the News

Mai. J. T. GREY has been appointed a member of the Scottish Transport Users' Consultative Committee. • MR. A. J. GURNEY, a...

A.B.C.C. Warns Government Over

"Haphazard Denationalization " • PRECIPITATE and haphazard denationalization might create more A problems than it could hope to...

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The Nixon Plan for .

Transport Co-operatives for Small Operators : Bus Companies to Sell Railway Shareholdings • SEVER' criticisms of the...

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Ribble Joins In: Middlesbrough's First Increase

CURTHER increases, this time of stage-carriage single fares, are being sought, by Ribble Motor Services, 1 Ad.. "Vie extra 71d....

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• Ford Introduces a Commercial Tractor

A COMMERCIAL version of the Fordson Major agricultural tractor will be shown at the Smithfield Show at Earls Court from...

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Wide Scope for Accurate Fact

finding with Figures IN an address to the Institute of TransI port in London on Monday, Mr. F. A. A. Menzler, chief...

Was Disabled Lorry a Trailer ?

W HEN four men were fined £5 10s., with 15s. costs, at Darlington, the question arose whether a lorry bought for spares and...

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USERS STILL DISSATISFIED WITH THE BILL

Denationalization Too Hasty: Levy Shows Government's Lack of Confidence in its Own Plan: Inadequate Safeguards for Railway...

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B URTON'S first brewers were the monks of Burton Abbey, whose

example was soon followed by numerous innkeepers. In the early days of the industry, all beer produced in an establishment was...

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ALUMINIU PAYS IN BULK HAULAGE

By R. A. Esmonde msport Development Engineer, Northern Aluminium Co., Ltd. T HE carriage of .goods in bulk eliminates the...

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Where the Bill Fails the Bus Operator

By John Manley Birch T HE free-enterprise coach and bus industry welcomed the earlier edition of the Transport Bill as being on...

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R.H.E. Still Buying New Vehicles B IG orders for new vehicles

were still being executed by manufacturers for the Road Haulage Executive, and makers were being pressed by officials for quick...

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Speedy Delivery at Minimum Cost

F OR the trader anxious to provide local delivery services at the . minimum cost, the exhibits at the Cycle and Motor Cycle...

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One Every Five Minutes

B OTH sides in the wrangle over denationalization are trying to make capit a l out of the growth in the number of vehicles...

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Lag Sumps on Short-distance Vehicles

T IM proper control of lubricant and water temperatures combined with the use of H.D. Supplement I oil, was advocated by Mr. R....

Israel Depends on Road Transport

IN 1951, 12m. tons of goods were Learned by road in Israel, whereas the railways conveyed only 910,000 tons. Most of the road...

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Power-assisted Steering

A POWERED steering mechanism ti forms the subject of patent No. 679,346, which comes from Ross Gear and Tool Company,...