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29th December 1950
29th December 1950
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Crucial Years in Road Transport D URING its vigorous career, the

road trans port industry has passed ihrough many periods of anxiety and has engaged in many battles with those who sought to...

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A Thought in Time

T HE proposals put forward by the Traders' Road Transport Association for the relief of traffic congestion in London during the...

Passing Comments

State Transport and TRADERS arc concerned Compensation for 1 over the Road Haulage Damaged Goods . • Executive's practice of...

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One Hears

Less o - il-engine "knock" these days. That "under the bat" is now mostly " under the floor." Of certain hauliers looking...

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R.H.E. Enters the Short-distance Field the Easy Way

WAVING given tradesmen and private individuals excellent service as " agents for Sutton and Co., Ltd., and the old railway...

T.G.W.U. Members Baek Hauliers

IT is understood that at least two I London branches of the Transport and General Workers' Union have passed resolutions...

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Union Opposes Workmen's Fares : Southampton Makes First Increase

S UPPORT from the Transport and General Workers' Union for the ,ibolition of workmen's fares may now encourage operators to...

R.H.E. Insurance Integrated

O N Monday more than 40.000 vehicles of the Road Haulage Executive, together with the goods they carry, will be brought under a...

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Bus Traffic 1)own

D EDUCED demand for private-party work, and the smaller number of contracts for the conveyance of workpeople to and from...

Men in the News

MR. R..1. LEWIS has joined the board of Kerry's (Great Britain), Ltd. MR. T. H. THOMSON. A.M.Inst.T., general manage/ of...

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Nationalization Fever

E XTENS1ON of road transport nationalization in Mysore has been deferred as the State organization had been losing money for...

4,000-Tons — One Clerk's Wages

T ° provide the wages of a class 4 (M) clerk earning £305 a year, a British Road Services depot would have to caTry some 9,000...

More Traffic in Fewer Vehicles

WAIST the number of vehicles VI' operated has decreased, the tonnage handled by British Road Services has gone up during the...

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Conveyor Production Keeps Leylands at 1947 Prices

A MOVING conveyor, nearly 1,000 ft. I - Along, has recently been put into operation at the Farington works of Leyland Motors,...

East Yorks Fares Remain Steady

" B Y efficien` mariageinent. administration and operation we have. so far, been able to meet very substantial increases in...

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Any More for the Yoke!

I N the early days of Rome, it was the custom to force the vanquished to pass under a yoke as a symbol of their subjection. On...

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Small Engine Gives Power with Economy

A ibion Clydesdale Load Carrier Employs Power and Transmission Units of Medium Range and Other Components of Maximum-load Class...

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Simple Devices for Security and Comfort

TWO ingenious ideas, one for a i thief-proof device, and the other for stopping window rattles, have been suggested to "The...

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Improving P.S.V. Suspension

Limitation imposed by Tilt Test Militates Against Adoption of Independent Systems. Longer Leaf Springs Would Increase Riding...

Functions of the Maintenance Committees

UANY transport concerns during the 1 V1 war were engaged on development work related to the use of producer-gas and, at the...

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Road Transport Leads in Cyprus THE road-rail battle goes on

even I. in the little British colony of Cyprus. The Government operates the 71-mile railway and has stated that without,...

"Open Revolt"

Brewing in S.A. nISSATISFACTION is felt by the La/ Motor Transport Association of South Africa over the powers of the National...

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PAPER BARRIERS T( CONTINEN TOURS

I N the periods since 1945 that have most nearly approached peace, the popularity of Continental coach tours has increased and...

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Extruded Panelling for Strength B ASED on the experience of an

operator-bodybuilder, a new inbat van with light-alloy bodywork by Banallack and Sons, Ltd., Nursery Lane, Forest Gate, London,...

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Choosing a Vehicle To-day

Comparative Costs of Three Different Vehicles, Assessed on the Basis of the Latest Figures, Are Explained in This Article A...

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Plans to Avoid Festival Traffic Chaos

T.R.T.A. Demands Priority for Goods Vehicles on Collection and Delivery V ALUABLE proposals for casing traffic congestion in...

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Makers Study the Driver

Cabs of the Latest Goods Vehicles Offer a High Degree of Comfort and a Wide Range o; Visibility. Ease of Assembly and Repair...

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A Bus Driver Calls for Freedom IUTAY I, as a

bus driver for 26 years, support your efforts in to keep the road transport industry, both goods and passenger, free? I have...

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What is a Comfortable Temperature?

Technicalities of Heating Passenger Vehicles Discussed by Clayton Dewandre Engineer in I.R.T.E. Paper T HE design of suitable...

R.H.E Ton-mileage 40 Per Cent. Down?

A CLAIM that the Road Haulage Executive's ton-mileage was 40 per cent. less than that of former free operators was made during...