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24th February 1939
24th February 1939
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From Strength to Strength

W HATEV ER opinions one may have in regard to certain aspects of the control exercised by the Traffic Commissioners, it cannot...

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Passing Comments

B UTANE is being used widely abroad as a motor fuel to replace petrol. California has large quantities available from cracking...

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One Hears

That the fire brigades in Germany are being nationalized and are to be run on military lines. That Mr. Burgin can resist the...

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NEWS of the WEEK

GOODS TRANSPORT FOR WAR. T HE Minister of Transport announces that there has been a substantial response to his request fqr...

How Railway Failed in Appeal Case

I N last week's issue of The Commercial Motor, dated February 17, the result was given of an appeal by Mr. L. D. Brown,...

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Personal Pars

MR. W. J. LOWE, who for about 10 years was assistant secretary of the Federation of Calico Printers, Manchester, has been...

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News

of the week (continued) Mr. Riches on the Emergency Grouping L AST week, at Dunfermline, the Government scheme, for the...

The Railways and Road Agreement T HE chairman of the Liaison

Committee on Road Transport Rates, Mr. W. Edwards, has, in connection with railway charges for merchandise traffic, received a...

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CORPORATION ASSE \TGER TRANSPORT

brought to a fine art The Halifax Area is Graced With a Excellent Combine for Passenger Tran port. A.E.C. Vehicles are Empioyi...

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Statistics Show Satisfactory Trend in Passenger-vehicle Operation

In the Past Year There Has Been a Reasonably Substantial Increase in the Number of Passenger Vehicles Employed and the Trend is...

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This Coach Can Use Road or Rail A "QUICK-CHANGE" coach powered

by a petrol engine has been designed so that it can leave . the railway tracks at any crossing and operate on the road as a...

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Pointers from

HE BERLIN SHOW T HE main interest at this year's International Motor Show in Berlin, which was opened by Herr Hitler last...

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PEAK HOURS

are PLEASURE - TOURS in Southport The Seaside Garden City—Famous Holiday Resort—is Served by a Public Transport System Tha...

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Holland Demands More Vans and Lorries

IT is stated that there was an improvement in the demand for motorvans and lorries in Holland during last year. Thus, a return...

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LIGHT ALLOYS

not only save weigh • The Extended Employment of Light, Metals in Industry in General is Leading to an Entirely New...

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In Coach Operation —

More Miles Mean More Money by S.T.R. T 0-DAY'S " big idea," in commercial-vehicle operation, is—the bigger the mileage, the...

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IS PASSENGER -CHALSR )ESIGN STAGNATING?

Revolutionary Tendencies of a Year Ago Have Not Yet Come to Fruition Because General Conditions Have Been Inauspicious for...

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OPINIONS and QUERIES The Editor invites correspondence on al . .1 subjects

connected with the use of commercial motors. 1...tterfi shoug he written on only one side of the paper. The right of...

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The Independent Spirit Still Lives

in passenger transport L XPRESS, private-party, excursion and tour, and stage-carriage services are all included in the...

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Housing Estate Provides Free Travel

O NE would not suggest selecting a 1 ..../house on a new building estate in order to ride in a luxurious coach free of charge,...

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Depreciation a Big Factor in C

:h Operation Showing That the Major Difference in Operating Costs, As Between Big and Little Mileages, is Mainly Depreciation...

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Blazing a Trail

in passenger transport Large-scale Operation by the Largest independent Operator of Passenger Road Transport in the North of...

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Road Transport Topics in Parliament

By Our Special Parliamentary Correspondent HOURS REGULATIONS INDIRECTLY A DANGER. IN the House of Lords last week, the Earl ....

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PASSENGER CHASSIS Oi [HE BRITISH MARKET

Concise Specifications of the Passenger Chassis Now on the British Market are Given on This and the Previous Page. Particulars...

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Stories Brief from

:h and bus owners RIBBLE RELIES ON 1,000 LEYLANDS. T HERE can be few bus companies operating to-day which have experienced...

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Forethought in Timetable Planning aids service and economy

Methods of Reducing Costs and Increasing Revenue by Scientific Arrangement of Journey Times T HE science of timetable building...

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Monopoly-the Outcast A LIAISON COMMITTEE member,

Mr, Arthur Andrews, presented a convincing case for road operators when he addressed Swansea Chamber of Trade recently. At a...

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Tractors from Many Lands at the Paris Show

T HE Paris Salon de la Machine Agricole is, this year, even larger than usual, • for in spite of international unrest and as...

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What the Associations are Doing

BROADCASTING SUPPORT FOR ROAD TRANSPORT'S CASE. With commendable enterprise, A.R.O. is joining with three other sponsors in a...

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Economy Pointers at Battery electric Show

Eight Makes Exhibited in Variety of Forms Show Multiplicity of Applications for Which This Economic Type of Vehicle is...

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B R.F.'s Views on Road-rail Agreement

UITHERTO silent on the matter of the agreement reached between the Liaison Committee and the railways regarding the claim for a...

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Operating Aspects of

PASSENGER TRANSPORT CONTROL OF PRIVATE. HIRE VEHICLES A S a result of the rapidly expanding use of private-hire vehicles,...

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The Attraction of Coach Radio

A TTRACTIVE as is road travel try coach, without any embellishment, the addition of radio makes a world of difference on a long...