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26th December 1958
26th December 1958
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Off With The Old

T HE year closes on a brighter note than it began. It was ushered in with rigorous financial restrictions and a decline in...

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Carey Street Calling

Do ODYBUILDING is a precarious occupation and . peach year sees the departure of a number of its practitioners. If Mr, A. L....

Passing Comments

Cooling High-efficiency Engines THE American Army has recently made a most complete A survey of the literature in the field of...

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One Hears

That high wages do not always make industry more industrious. That good drivers of the old days should be able to adapt...

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Tribunal Uphold Lowest Tender by Haulier

T HE first appeal decision to turn upon the question of rates was given in writing last week by the Transport Tribunal. The...

More Bus Orders for . Sweden from Greece?

THOUSANDS of buses operated in Greece are to be replaced by new vehicles, and it is thought that many orders will be placed...

Dual Role of Solicitor Unethical, Say Objectors

1-1 A STRONG protest was put forward by the objectors in a licensing case at Caernarvon, last week, after they had heard the...

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Big Loss on Glasgow Transport

I N his report for the year 1957-58, Mr. E. R.• L Fitzpayne, general manager. records a further drop in the number of...

Minister's Suggestion to M.L.R.A.

T HE Government spent £200m. per year on research, whilst the motor industry provided only £150,000, said Mr. Aubrey Jones,...

Scottish Hauliers Get a Warning

I MPOSING a four-month suspensi , o n on a 13-licence vehicle operated by . Cook and WOod, Park Crescent, Portsoy, Mr. Alex...

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Men in the News

MR. M. C. PEARCE and MR. R. 1. ROGERS have joined the tyre sales organization of Pirelli, Ltd., in the London' north district....

Tours of Belgium Strongly Opposed

I N addition to an M.P. and five local authorities, 30 members of the public supported a Middlesbrough coach operator's...

R.II.A. Chairman's Five Points for 1959

rOMPLETE freedom from political interference in transport was first on the list in a set of five wishes for 1959 made by Mr....

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Snowdonia Transport Problems Described

RI URAL transport difficulties in Snowdonia were described at Bedgellert, Caernarvonshire, last week, when Mr. J. R. .Lindsay,...

Bus Drivers Did Not Know Their Routes

B ECAUSE of frequent re-routeing in newly developed areas of Hartlepool. bus drivers of United Automobile Services, Ltd., were...

New B.M.C. Delivery Vehicles Foreseen

nEVELOPMENT of vehicles in the Li existing B.M.C. range specially for C-licence operation on delivery services was disclosed...

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Road Expenditure Up: Stronger Bridges

E'XPENDITURE an roads in England and Wales totalled £121.6m. in the year ended March 31 last. The figure for the previous year...

Slave Vehicles Test Routemaster Units

S o that service testing of Routemaster units can he carried out in advance of the availability of production buses, two slave...

Objector Threatens Legal Action

A _HAULIER who applied for an additional B-licence vehicle at Beddgelert, Caernarvonshire, last week, heard an objector...

Not Enough Evidence for A Licences

A DD1T1ONAL A-licence vehicles sought by the Intercity Transport and Trading Co„ Ltd., Cumbernauld, were refused last week by...

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West Riding Automobile Co. Seek £110,000 Increases in Fares

A FTER a four-day hearing, the YorkI - 1 shire Traffic Commissioners last week reserved decision on an application by the West...

.C128 Penalties for Bus Offences

F OR using buses without Excise licences and for other offences, Dolphin Motors, Ltd., Appleby Lane, Broughton. and William...

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A Small Engine Gives Practical Benefits

By John F. Moon, A DVANTAGES in fuel economy that theoretically can be derived from the use of a relatively low-powered engine...

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Bus Loadings Measured Electrically

T HE development of devices, perhaps electronic, to provide continuous accurate information of loadings or receipts on...

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The COLOUR Question

Principles to Follow— And _What to Avoid— When Devising Livery and Lettering for . Vehicles By Alan Smith, F.R.S.A. I N...

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Cleaners' Fleet Must Work 24 Hours a Day

Clumsy Cane Skeps Have Been Ousted by the Use of Specially Designed Aluminium Bodies p ROVIDING a daily link between...

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Stillage Doubles Vehicle Work Capacity .

A WOODEN platform stillage is being employed by the transport department of C. Bryant and Son, Ltd., 65 Whitmore Road,...

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No Dividend by E.Y.M.S. for First Time Government Blamed

A THREE - POINT attack on Government policy was made last week by 1-1 Mr. John Spencer Wills, chairman of East Yorkshire Motor...

Extended Tours to Norway Refused

P LANS for extended tours of Norway, put forward by Jones' Coachways, Ltd., Market Drayton, were rejected by the West Midlands...

18,927 New Vehicles in September

E XCLUDING cars and motorcycles, . 1 —i 18,927 new vehicles were registered in September, compared with 15,797 in August....

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Wm. Shakespeare,

Sales and Service By Tom Walkerley I T must be a good many years now since I first came across Wm., the sales and service...

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20m. Sightseers

a Year Harold B C ' hampion In Every State of the American Continent, Gray Lines Offer Inexpensive Standardized Touring...

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Manchester to Cut Bus Services

INSTEAD of increasing fares to meet 1 an extra £183,000 a year in running costs, Manchester Transport Committee have decided to...

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TRUCKS and PALLETS CUT )CK DELAYS

Road Transport Benefits from Latest Handling Fish Used at Tyne Commission Quay, North By G. Duncan Jewell °CI(' delays are...

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Bird's Eye View

Leeches for Anxmia By The Hawk M R. J. S. WILLS excelled himself last week in his address to shareholders of East Yorkshire...

October Exports Decline

E XPORTS of 8,466 commercial vehicles last October compared with 10,673 in the same month of 1957. Details are given in the...

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Political Commentary By JANUS

Party Piece M 66 Y Christmas pint has been well and truly earned," said Maggie's brother Cromwell, ordering the same again....

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Comparisons Are Helpful

One of the Objects of" The Commercial Motor' Tables of Operating Costs" is to Enable Vehicle Owners to Check their Expenditure...

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Unit for Discharging Grain and Flour

A DETACHABLE discharging unit for 1 - 1use with a standard tipping body is shown in patent No. 803,891. Its purpose is to...