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22nd April 1949
22nd April 1949
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Transport and Government

T HE amazing recovery or the anti-socialist ele ments, shown by the results of the recent municipal elections, may be accepted...

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Passing Comments

Telephone Service to 'ROTH America and Canada Road Vehicles Making ." are making considerable Headway . . . . use of the...

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One Hears— That these days the customer always pays.

That the Budget has gone near to nationalizing discontent. Of a "certain lady on a calendar who is not so. popular as in other...

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N.E. Scheme Attack in Sunderland

A T a meeting last week of Sundert land's Socialist-controlled Town Council the general manager and engineer of the transport...

Three Musts 9! in Administrators Q UALIT1ES required in traffic administrators

were defined by Mr. R. P. Bowyer, chairman of the Institute of Traffic Administration, in addresses at Liverpool and Manchester...

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The Spirit of Independence

B US operators were warned about the dangers of cut-throat competition at the ammal luncheon in Nottingham, last week, of the...

Conference in Leamington

T HE Institute of Traffic Administration will hold its annual conference at Leamington Spa from September 16 18. Proposed...

Men in the News

MR. G. DRAKE, A.M.I.T.A., has been elected chairman of the. North Staffs Centre of the Institute = of Traffic Administration,...

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Railways Break Iron Fireplaces

A PERTH ironmonger, Mr. W. Steven, told the Scottish Deputy Licensing Authority, last week, that up to 90 per cent. of iron...

Sheep in a Heap— in Railway Truck O NE of the

great advantages of carrying live cattle and sheep by road is that they arrive in excellent condition, for they are always...

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Enthusiasm for Training Declines

A DECLINE in enrolments and class 1 — t attendances is recorded in the third annual report of the National Joint Standing...

Petrol Delivery System Criticized

DROCEDURE for delivering white and red petrol was criticized by the defence in a prosecution against a Yorkshire garage...

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Nimble Fingers SPLIT HAIRS

Girls in the Leyland Injectormanufacturing Department Work Enthusiastically to Limits of Which Men Might Weil be Proud...

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Simple Rule for Road Safety

F OR every 10 m.p.h. of his road speed. a driver should leave ahead of his vehicle at least a distance equal to its overall...

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is There an

IDEAL DESTINATION INDICATOR? Much Interest was Aroused in the Recent Article by Charles M. Hendy, Who Here Discusses Some of...

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Tired Eyes Mean Danger

on the Road improve the physical actions of the eyes enormously. Furthermore, experience has shown that if the uninterrupted...

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PLANNED LABOUR

CUTS REPAIR COSTS Formulating a Basis on Which to Assess the Output Capacity per Man in Order to Assist in Planning Time...

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"Little Progress in Body Design"

THAT much had been done to I improve bus chassis, but little progress had been made in body design, were views recently...

Red Petrol in Haulier's Private Cars

N OTICE of appeal was given at Newcastle, last week, when Ronald Abbott, haulage contractor, of 246, Yarm Road, Darlington, was...

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In Sickness or Fire Road Vehicle

) the Rescue A T the headquarters of the Birmingham Fire and Ambulance Service there are two adjoining control rooms, one for...

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Determining Injector Delivery Rate

I N connection with compression-ignition-engine research, information relating to the process of fuel injection is frequently...

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Municipal Bus Enterprise in South Wales

T HE passenger-transport position in the densely populated areas of West Monmouthshire and East Cdamorganshire differs...

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Heavy Tippers for Persian Gulf

TIPPERS specially designed to meet arduous conditions are being supplied to a well-known concern of British contractors,...

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More About the Ton-mile

Further Arguments Against the Tonmile as a Measure for Assessing Costs and Rates B EFORE proceeding further with the argument...

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Torque Converter With Anti-creep Brake

A FEATURE of the Fottinger type of (t hydraulic transmission is that the drive is never fully interrupted while the engineis...