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26th October 1951
26th October 1951
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Doubts on Denationalization

D ENATIONALIZATION was uppermost in the minds of all the delegates to the annual conference of the Road Haulage Association, at...

Passing Comments

Service to Overseas Bodybuilders A MONGST the concerns which are helping to develop the use of light alloys by bodybuilders...

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Big Drop in Output, But Exports Maintained

QTATISTICS published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show that production during August was affected by...

Girling Shows a Disc Brake

A M ODEL of a Girling disc brake is displayed at the Motor Show at Earls Court. This is the first time a British disc brake for...

Anti-Socialists Rally' Round

Dy Tuesday evening, the Road HaulI-) age Association had received a gratifying number of replies from antiSocialist candidates...

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Railways Threaten Users' Freedom

T HE Railway Executive's form of agreement concerning traders' private sidings prejudices users' free choice of transport. This...

• Permit Conditions Should be Clearer

MHEN original permits are issued to V , hauliers, the Road Haulage Executive should make the conditions clear. This was...

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Party Advertised: Operators and Organizers Fined

A DUNFERMLINE firm of coach hirers and a party organizer were fined £.5 and £10 respectively at Dunfermline Sheriff Court, last...

Concession Rates Unfair, says K.C.

IT was not right to ask the ordinary / travelling public to pay more while a few passengers continued to receive substantial...

Men in the News

MR. S. HaTtiawav, traffic superintendent of Rochdale Transport Department, is to take up a similar appointment with Stockport...

SPEEDING THE MAILS

A N experimental system designed to speed up postal deliveries is to be tried in Montreal and Toronto next month. Squads of...

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• Leyland's Export Record

PIA N export record was set up by Leyland Motors, Ltd., in the year ended September 30. Half of the company's production was...

Warning of Export Competition

A T the Austin " Show " dinner on Monday, "The Company" was proposed by Mr. A. B. Waring, who said that honesty was the best...

R.1-1.E., Men's Claim Goes to Court T HE claim made by

the Transport and General Workers' Union for a 3d.-an-hour increase in pay for engineering, maintenance and repair grades...

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Southampton Fares Up: Gosport Road Traffic Act Co. Introduces Weekly Ticket Becomes a Farce?

QTATING that his council had been the exception of a proposal to W abolish all return fares, Southampton Corporation was...

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L.T.E.'s Wage Bill Raised by Elim.

T HE London Transport Executive's costs will rise by about £1-km. a year on account of the wage increase of 8s. 6d. a week...

Dumper, Excavator Not Free from Tax

T WOpolice appeals against dismissals by Prescot magistrates ol 2summonses against J. and L. Rigby (Wigan), Ltd.,...

:LP. ATTACKS R.FLE.'s "CROSS DISCOURTESY" " IF this is a

fair sample of the work of the Road Haulage Executive, I think the sooner private enterprise can have a hand in it the better....

Ultrasonics in Tyre Testing

A PPARATUS for detecting faults in -1 - 1 tyres by ultrasonic means has recently been installed in the works of the Dunlop...

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In a Line or Two

The State-owned Irish Steel Co., Ltd„ is to build a sheet-rolling Safe-driving awards have, been presented to 1,090' drivers of...

M.P.T.A. Conference Programme Changed

T HE revised programme for the 50th Annual Conference of the Municipal Passenger Transport Association at Eastbourne is as...

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Hauliers Count on Tory Pledges

E VERY anti-Socialist candidate in the General Election was sent, last week, a . resolution on denationalization passed...

Anxiety Over Pickfords THE national council of the Associa tion

held a meeting at Torquay last Friday and received the resolutions passed by the delegates. These were referred back to the...

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Articulated Vehicles Prove Their Worth

Able to Exploit Tractor-trailer Operation, Rockware Glass ,Ltd., has Evolved Special Methods of Handling Loads B OTTLES and...

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Visual Control of Progress

TO enable an accurate check to he kept on the progress of up to 150 repair jobs a week, Rootes, Ltd., has installed in its...

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Nothing up my Sleeve

By Janus S OMETHING out of the ordinary might be expected when the Ivory Tower sturnlions the.Press to hear a proclamation and...

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Equipped for Every Emergency

Incorporating Various Improvements, New Vehicles are Now Being Delivered to the Civil Defence Corps for Training Rescue...

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LIKESmatiniiiw IN

A Comparison of the Bus Operations of Barrow-in-Furness and Lytham St. Asi Armes Reveals Interesting Similarities as well as...

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A New Portable Breakdown Crane

A RECENT addition to the range of 1 – % equipment made by Mann Egerton and Co., Ltd., 5, Prince of Wales Road, Norwich, is a...

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Mr. Nelson Comments on Workers' Fares

Speaking to the London Branch of the LT.A., the Northern Licensing Authority Reviewed the Effect of Transport Legislation...

More Nationalization in India

T HE formation of a state transport corporation is under consideration by the Government of Mysore. Mr. K. T. Bashyam, Minister...

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Small Oil Companies Defended

THE article entitled " Why Oil is Not Just Oil" by 1 P. G. Tucker in "The Commercial Motor," dated October 5, is well written...

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Less Facing Better Braking

46 HE drum brake will be with its for a long time to come, and future development will centre on employing shorter brake...

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Four Methods of

Reckoning Depreciation "The Commercial Motor" Costs Expert Explains, with Examples, how this Item can best be Dealt with by...

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Induction Hardening of Camshafts

THE high-frequency induction system .1 of hardening is seen at its best in dealing with a complex structure such as a camshaft,...