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24th August 1951
24th August 1951
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Free For All

disappeared. Britain's L pretence of restraint in wages policy •has tu AL adverse trade balance has risen to the Spiral to...

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Gadarene Progress

O NE of the best-known men in financial circles, and one whose comments are looked upon as carrying great authority. is Mr. 3_...

Passing Comments

A PART from providing for the transport needs of the large area in which it operates, the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus...

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One

Hears Of women bus drivers as Amazons of the road. _ That what they can do is sometimes amazing. That a dearth of transport...

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Six Months' Exports and Output Nearly Up to 1950 Level

D FSPITE shortages of materials and ships, Britain exported nearly as many commercial vehicles in the first half of this year...

A.B.C.C. to Meet Lord Hurcomb

I T is understood that representatives of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce expect shortly to meet Lord Hurcomb,...

Industry Unmoved by Union Proposals : E100m. Pay Claim

L ITTLE interest has been aroused in the industry by the resolution passed at the annual conference of the Confederation of...

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Busmen's Pay Talks • •Continue

I AST week, talks were held in London between the London Transport Executive and the Transport and General Workers' Union...

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Germany Gaining a • Hold in Belgium

ra ER MAN commercial-vehicle exports L. 1 to Belgium jumped from 185 in 1949. to 1.924 in 1950. in' the same period. British...

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I R.T.E. Studies Paint Production

UTEMBERS of the Institute of Road 1VL Transport Engineers last week toured the laboratories and factory of the Paints Division...

In a Line or Two

B.E.N. Patents, Ltd., High Wycombe. has published a catalogue of its spraypainting equipment. "Oil for Britain," published by...

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Awards to Road Transport Men

A WARDS by the council of the institute of Transport for papers submitted during the 1950-51 session and successes in the 1951...

Six-wheeler Turns

in 46 ft. A NEW addition to the Alfa-Romeo range of oil-engined goods vehicles is an 11-ton six-wheeler, known as the type...

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KESWICK'S COACHES OPEN UP LAKELAND

I N many of the more flamboyant holiday centres the local coach services are, as much as anything, part of the entertainment...

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New Locking Device for Sliding Assemblies

A DEVICE known as the Slide-Lock, which has recently become available in this cpuntry, offers a new means for controlling...

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Anti-Denationalization

, A UTUMN will be a busy season for the leaders of the road transport industry, who have to make important decisions that...

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12 FOOD MANUFACTURERS DOL DELIVERIES

p ROOF of the savings thit can be made when manufacturers co-ordinate . their" transport , arrangements is afforde# -by the...

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New C. and U.

Regulations Proposed for Australia D RAFT regulations defining the dimensions, weight and equipment af public service and...

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Are Modern Buses Too Heavy?

VOUR article, "Big Engines or Small," I published in your issue dated August 10, included, I was pleased to see, a reference to...

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WHY WHEELS WOBBLE

By P. A. C. Brockington, T HE steering assembly of a vehicle has a natural flap frequency, and when a low-speed wobble is...

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Battery-electric Marathon

U NTHI tried to exhaust the Manulectric battery electric 1-tonner, I boasted that I had never been beaten by any vehicle on...

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When is a Hire-purchase Agreement Invalid

An Expert Clears Up Some Problems Arising from the Polsky Decision, Particularly the Passing of Title in a Vehicle A N...

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Accurate Costing

Profitable Working M ANY operators are still .living in the past in their ideas of what rates and charges should be. They are...

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An American Torque Converter

H IGH efficiency is claimed for a torque converter designed by J. Marble, Riverside, Conn., U.S.A., and covered in patent No....