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Page 33

Lift the Smoke Screen

H YPERBOLE must not be allowed to camouflage neglect to deal effectively with traffic congestion in cities. Opponents of urban...

Page 34

Ernes

Marples, M.P. E VER since he started impressing his personality on the Ministry of Transport—that is to say, when he first...

Selective Interviewing

NAR. ERNEST MARPLES' conclusive reply to critics who IVI accuse him of talking too much to the Press was given to Harold...

Page 36

No Procedure Arguments for Tribunal

Licensing Authorities Should Hear Them : Instructions on Objections P OINTS of procedure must be argued before the Licensing...

Regional Control for Railways ?

FROM OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT I NTENSE regionalization. of the railways, with each section largely running its own...

50,000 Tons of Coal to Go by Road

A N agreement has been made between the Central Electricity Generating Board and the Midlands division of the National Coal...

Page 37

Railways Losing Stone Traffic

uTR. N. A. McKNIGHT, a regional LYI licensing representative of British Railways, told the Western Area Licensina Authority at...

Inquiry into Private Parties to be Made

DRIVATE coach parties in the More cambe area are being investigated. Mr. F. Williamson, chairman of the North Western Traffic...

Minister Forecasts Elevated Streets

0 of the matters that will be con sidered by the long-term study group set up by the Ministry of Transport were mentioned by...

COMPANY BUSMEN'S PAY RISE REJECTED

T HE payclaim made on behalf of company bus workers was rejected by employers in London last week. It was for an advance of...

20-vehicle App! ication Opposed

F IVE independent hauliers and British Railways combined to oppose an application by Cawood, Wharton and Co., Ltd., coal...

Steel-vehicle Challenge to B.R.S.

Pl E three largest heavy-haulage operators on Tees-side, Siddle C. Cook, Ltd., Messrs. Sunter Bros., and A. Stevens and Co....

Page 38

Tankers Superseded • By Pipeline By Pipeline

p IPELINE delivery of aviation fuel to London Airport is to start next month, when two 6-in.-diameter pipes will supply about...

New T.R.T.A. Officers Elected

LILECTIONS of officers of the Traders' . 1 --+ Road Transport Association have been announced from four areas in the West...

Conflict Over Excursion Advertising

C ONFLICTING evidence as to whether coach excursions had or had not been advertised and operatedwas heard by the Yorkshire Area...

Men in the News

MR. REX BATE has joined the board of Renold Chains, Ltd. MR. PERCY MORRIS has been appointed to the Western Area Board of the...

Page 39

No Extra Van for Atlas Express

THE West Midland Deputy Licensing • Authority's refusal to add a boxvan to the A licence of the Atlas Express Co....

Mobile Radar Outfit for A .E

T O present their marine radar equipment to Continental markets, Associated Electrical Industries, Ltd., Grosvenor Place,...

Grant for Tours Take-over

n ESPITE opposition from the Birming ham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd., the application by Provincial Garage...

Micrograms . . .

Canadian Sales: A.E.C. oil engines are to be marketed in Canada by Orenda Industrial, Ltd., Ontario. Hungarian Buses: Twenty...

Page 40

"Deadwood" Tours to be Pruned

WHEN coach operators in the West lifV Midland area apply for renewals of tour licences in future, the Traffic Commissioners...

No Intention to Undercut

H AVING established that there had been no intention to undercut the fares of Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon,...

Service Extensions • Granted

E XTENSIONS to sta g e services were .1—d secured by Mr. John Carmichael, Glenboi g , before the Scottish Traffic Commissioners...

Page 41

Decision Awaits Result of Appeal

D EC1SIONS on fares applications by three major South Wales undertakings will have to wait until the Minister of Transport...

"Pirate" Service Hits N. W. Road Car

A N unlicensed workers' service to the factory of A. V. Roe and Co., Ltd., Woodford, Cheshire, had contributed to the...

Western S.M.T. Fail to Link Trips

A PROPOSAL by the Western S.M.T. Co., Ltd., to link two short journeys to make one continuous route failed at Glasgow last...

INDUSTRIAL BOARD CONSIDER SHORTER WEEK

T HE effect on bus operators in Yorkshire of a shorter working week in industry has been considered by the East and West...

ORIGINAL TERMINUS DEMANDED

E IGHT bus companies in Shetland 1--A serving rural districts have asked Lerwick Corporation to return them to their original...

Page 42

Maintenance of C — licensed Vehicles to be Officially Investigated T HE maintenance

of the C-licensed fleet of DitchbUrn's, Ltd., S u nderland, furniture manufacturers, is to be officially investigated, the...

"Onus on Objectors Being Forgotten"

THE onus imposed on objectors to satisfy the Licensing Authority that. they have facilities to do the work, is being forgotten...

Haulier Warned by Mr. Hanlon

ICENSING regulations must be 1-.4 strictly obeyed, Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, Northern Licensing Authority, warned a West Cumberland...

Page 45

New Transpo rt Companies

G. J. Howard, Ltd. Cap, 5100. Dim.: G. J. Howard and M. N. Howard. 4 Brunton Cottages, London. E.14. Sec.: G. 1. Howard. RCII....

"Pioneering Venture tn Scotland

A N application to the Licensing Authority sitting in Perth last week, was said to relate to a "pioneering venture" by a...

Page 46

A Rare Mixture

W HEN W. and L. Transport. Ltd., London, E.C3, applied to Mr. C. I. McDonald, Metropolitan Deputy Licensing Authority, for a B...

Mr. Hanlon Proposes New Committee

THE establishment of a vehicle main-1 tenance committee in Cumberland and Westmorland, an idea promoted by Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon,...

£2,750 Damages for Injured Mate

1 - 3. A DRIVER'S mate who was trapped when an 81-ton casting toppled from a low-loader was awarded damages of 0,750 against...

Page 52

Your Premium Depends on YOU

W ITH a further general rise in insurance premiums apparently imminent, it becomes increasingly necessary for...

Page 53

Letters to the Editor

Overseas Holidays No "Threat" I CANNOT sympathize with the submission made to the A West Midland Traffic Commissioners (The...

Page 54

T WENTY-TWO years ago the embryo St Ives Sand and Gravel

Co., Ltd., St. Ives, Hunts, bought a large quantity of gravel entirely surrounded by impenetrable marsh. The price paid was far...

Page 57

BACK DOORS Into 'Haulage

A LTHOUGH the function of the Licensing Authorities is to ensure sufficient transport for those requiring it, and to prevent...

Page 58

PARTY GAME

Jr UDGMENT on Mr. Hugh Gaitskell's policy will have to be suspended until he has explained it more clearly than he has done so...

Page 63

Yew Equipment and Publications

A Pump for Tacky Grease A MAXIMLIM working pressure of 15,000 p.s.i. is provided by the HerAdes heavy-duty grease pump...

Page 64

Commers Converted to Six-wheelers

r ONVERSIONS of various Commer chassis form over 65 per cent, of the production of Douglas Equipment, Ltd., Cheltenham, and 10...

New Traffic Act Will Cause Confusion

( -- I PERATORS would be " tremend ously" affected by the Road Traffic Bill, 1960, when it was enacted later this year. This...

Fast American Straddle Carrier

A STRADDLE carrier with a top speed of 52 m.p.h. has been produced by the American T-ryster company. Its capacity is 10 short...

Page 65

Assisted Travel Schemes Worrying Commissioners

THE South-eastern Traffic Commis.' sioners are concerned at the number )f assisted travel schemes in the Berkshire irea....

Psychological Aspect of Accidents

'THE accident-prone driver, the 'man 1 who always gets the rough vehicle in the fleet, and the jibes of his colleagues, was an...

"Arms" to be Replaced by Rigids

A RTICULATED outfits of London Carriers Ltd., are to be replaced by 17 Leyland Steer six-wheeled rigid vehicles. They will...

Page 66

Insurance Premiums Why They Vary

PAY a gross vehicle insurance premium of £203. You allow £103 and I should be glad to know where I can get cover for this...

Page 69

I 200-cu.-ft. Refrigerated Bodies on Octopus Chassis

NUMBER of 1,200-cu.-ft. longdistance meat-transport vans incorrating Thermo King refrigeration iipment is being supplied to...

Page 70

Mr. Hanlon Baffled by 30 Licence Variations

R EFERENCES to "certain convictions" 1. incurred by an applicant company were made by Mr. J. A. T. :Hanlon, Northern Licensing...

Haulier Seeks to Carry Return Loads

1-1 A RECENT grant by Mr. 3. A. T. Hanlon, the Northern Licensing Authority, for seven additional vehicles on A licence to...

Page 141

Lift the Smoke Screen

H YPERBOLE must not be allowed to camouflage neglect to deal effectively with traffic congestion in cities. Opponents of urban...

Page 142

Men Who Make Transport-22

Ernes 'Warples, M.P. E VER since he started impressing his personality on the Ministry of Transport—that is to say, when he...

Selective Interviewing

NAR. ERNEST MARPLES' conclusive reply to critics who IVI accuse him of. talking too much to the Press was given to Harold...

Page 144

No Procedure Arguments for Tribunal

Licensing Authorities Should Hear Them : Instructions on Objections P OINTS of procedure must be argued before the Licensing...

Regional Control for Railways ?

FROM OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT INTENSE regionalization of the railways, with each section largely running its own affairs,...

50,000 Tons of Coal to Go by Road

A N agreement has been made between the Central Electricity Generating Board and the Midlands division of the National Coal...

Page 145

Railways Losing Stone Traffic

imR. N. A. McKN1GHT, a re g ional In licensin g representative of British Railways, told the Western Area Licensin g Authority...

Inquiry into Private Parties to be Made

P RIVATE coach parties in the Morecambe area are bein g investi g ated. Mr. F. Williamson, chairman of the North Western...

Minister Forecasts. Elevated Streets

'TWO of the matters that will he con' sidered by the lon g -term study g roup set up by the Ministry of Transport were...

20-vehicle Apia! ication Opposed

LIVE independent hauliers and British I Railways combined to oppose an application by Cawood, Wharton and Co., Ltd., coal...

COMPANY BUSMEN'S PAY RISE REJECTED

T HE pay claim made on behalf of company bus workers was rejected by employers in London last week. It was for an advance of El...

Steel-vehicle Challenge to B.R.S.

E three lar g est heavy-haula g e op erators on Tees-side, Siddle C. Cook, Ltd., Messrs. Sunter Bros., and A. Stevens and Co,...

Page 146

Tankers Superseded By Pipeline

DIPELINE delivery of aviation fuel to London Airport is to start next month, when two 6-in.-diameter pipes will supply about...

Conflict Over Excursion Advertising

CONFLICTING evidence as to I.- , whether coach excursions had or had not been advertised and operated was heard by the...

New T.R.T.A. Officers Elected

rLECTIONS of officers of the Traders' L. Road Transport Association have been announced from four areas in the West Midland...

Men in the News

MR. REX BATE has joined the board of ken old Chains, .Ltd. MR. PERCY MORRIS has been appointed to the Western Area Board of...

Page 147

No Extra Van for Atlas Express

T HE West Midland Deputy Licensing Authority's refusal to add a boxvan to the A licence of the Atlas Express Co. (Birmingham),...

Mobile Radar Outfit' for

T O present their marine radar equipment to Continental markets, Associated Electrical Industries, Ltd., Grosvenor Place,...

Grant• for Tours Take-over

n ESPITE opposition from the Birming ham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd., the application by Provincial Garage...

Micrograms . . .

Canadian Sales: A.E.C. oil engines are to be marketed in Canada by Orenda Industrial, Ltd., Ontario. Hungarian Buses: Twenty...

Page 148

" Deadwood " Tours to be Pruned

W HEN coach operators in the West Midland area apply for renewals of tour licences in future, the Traffic Commissioners will...

No Intention to Undercut

H AVING established that there 'bad been no intention to undercut the fares of Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., Mr. J. A. T....

Service Extensions Granted

XTENSIONS to sta g e services were secured by Mr. John Carmichael, Glenboi g , before the Scottish Traffic, Commissioners at...

Page 149

Decision Awaits Result of Appeal

D EC1SIONS on fares applications by three major South Wales undertakings will have to wait until the Minister of Transport...

"Pirate" Service Hits • N.W. Road Car

A N unlicensed workers' service to the factory of A. V. Roe and Co., Ltd., Woodford, Cheshire, had contributed to the...

Western S.M.T. Fail to Link Trips

A PROPOSAL by the Western S.M.T. Co., Ltd., to link two short journeys to make one continuous route failed at Glasgow last...

Closing of Coach Station Opposed

S CARBOROUGH Corporation's proposal to close the Valley Road coach park was criticized at a public meeting -in Scarborough last...

Page 150

Maintenance of C-licensed Vehicles to be Officially Investigated

'THE maintenance of the C-licensed fleet of .Ditchburn's, Ltd., Sunderland, I furniture manufacturers, is to be officially...

"Onus on Objectors Being Forgotten"

THE onus imposed on objectors to satisfy the Licensing Authority that they have facilities to do the work, is being forgotten...

Haulier Warned by,. Mr. Hanlon

ICENSING regulations must be I– strictlyobeyed, Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, Northern Licensing Authority,:w.arned a West Cumberland...

Page 153

C or B Licence for Septic-tank Cleanser? Appeal Likely S HOULD

a vehicle used for emptying septic tanks operate under a C or a B licence? For nearly three hours last week, Evesham...

New Transpo rt Companies

G. J. Howard, Ltd. Cap. £100. Dirs.: G. J. Howard and M. N. Howard, 4 Brunton Cottages, London. E.14. Sec.: G. I. Howard. Reg....

"Pioneering Venture in Scotland"

A N application to the Licensing Authority sitting in Perth last week, was said to relate to a "pioneering venture" by a...

Page 154

A Rare Mixture

W HEN W. and L. Transport, Ltd., London, E.C.3, applied to Mr_ C. J. McDonald, Metropolitan Deputy Licensing Authority, for a B...

Mr. Hanlon Proposes New Committee

T " establishment of a vehicle maintenance committee in Cumberland and Westmorland, an idea promoted by Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon,...

£2,750 Damages for Injured Mate

PA A DRIVER'S mate who was trapped when an 81-ton casting toppled from a low-loader was awarded damages of £2,750 against his...

Page 160

Your Premium Depends on YOU

W ITH a - further general rise in insurance premiums apparently imminent, it becomes increasingly necessary for...

Page 161

Letters to the Editor

Overseas Holidays No "Threat" I CANNOT sympathize with the submission made to the West Midland Traffic Commissioners (The...

Page 162

T WENTY-TWO years ago the embryo St. Ives Sand and Gravel

Co., Ltd., St. Ives, Hunts, bought a large quantity of gravel entirely surrounded by impenetrable marsh. The price paid was far...

Page 165

BACK DOORS Into Haulage

A LTHOUGH the function of the Licensing Authorities is to ensure sufficient transport for those requiring it, and to prevent...

Page 166

PARTY GAME

J UDGMENT on Mr, Hugh Gaitskell's policy will have to be suspended until he has explained it more clearly than he has done so...

Page 171

New Equipment and Publications

A Pump for Tacky Grease A MAXIMUM . working pressure of 15,000 p.s.i. is provided by the Hercules heavy-duty grease pump...

Page 172

Commers Converted to Six-wheelers

cONVERSTONS of various Cornmer chassis form over 65 per cent, of the production of Douglas Equipment, Ltd., Cheltenham, and 10...

New Traffic Act Will Cause Confusion

O PERATORS would be " tremendously " affected by the Road Traffic Bill, 1960, when it was enacted later this year. This was...

Fast American Straddle Carrier

A STRADDLE carrier with a top speed of 52 m.p.h. has been produced by the American Hyster company. Its capacity is 10 short...

Page 173

Assisted Travel Schemes Worrying Commissioners

THE South-eastern Traffic Commis' sioners are concerned at the number of assisted travel schemes in the Berkshire area....

Psychological Aspect of Accidents

T HE accident-prone driver, the man who always gets the rough vehicle in the fleet, and the jibes of his colleagues, was an...

" Artics " to be Replaced by Rigids

A RTICULATED outfits of London Carriers Ltd., are to be replaced by 17 Leyland Steer six-wheeled rigid vehicles. They will...

Page 174

Insurance Premiums Why They Vary

4 4 PAY a gross vehicle insurance premium of £203, You I allow £103 'and I should be glad to know where I can get cover for...

Page 178

Mr. Hanlon Baffled by 30 Licence Variations

R EFF.RENCES to "certain convictions" incurred by an applicant company were made by Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, Northern Licensing...

Haulier Seeks to Carry Return Loads

rt A RECENT grant by Mr. J. A. T. Hanlon, the Northern Licensing Authority, for seven additional vehicles on A licence to...