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2nd August 1957
2nd August 1957
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SIMMS MOTOR UNITS LIMITED

SUMMARY OF MR. G. E. LIARDET'S STATEMENT FOR YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1956 The Annual General Meeting of Simms Motor Units...

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Principles in Danger

A DISTURBING feature of the Transport Tribunal's decisions during the past 12 months has been an apparent reversal of the...

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Vehicle Control on Motorways

OTOR WAYS, for which many interests, including those represented by The Commercial Motor, have been pressing for years, are at...

Passing Comments

Strikers who Disagreed C HATTING with a number of coach drivers a member of the staff of The Commercial Motor was interested...

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One Hears—

That the Labour take-over plan might be described as "steel and steal again." That "Staggering Grows "—a recent heading to a...

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Three Vehicles Deleted On Appeal

R ENEWAL of a Barton-on-Trent haulier's B licence for seven vehicles to carry solid fuel had created facilities materially in...

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Flexibility in Tour Fares Allowed

A N application by James Smith and rTh. Co. (Wigan), Ltd., to amend fares on British and Continental tours from Southport,...

"B" Maintenance Lorry for 14-vehicle Fleet •

r - X A "MAINTENANCE" application was granted last week by Mr. J. R. Lindsay, North-Western Deputy Licens ing Authority, at...

Transport for the Great Trek

1 - t A COMMITTEE has been working since 1955 on the intricate transport arrangements for 31,000 scouts. rovers and...

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Men in the News

MR. H. R. MOORE has resigned his directorship of Wilmot-Breeden (Holdings). Ltd. MR. H. E. SNOW and MR. M. R. BanaoEmma,...

Cook Appeal Rejected . by Tribunal

THE decision by the Northern L Licensing Authority not to gram additional A licence vehicles to Siddie C. Cook, Ltd., Consett,...

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E.Y.M.S. Aim to Cut Out "Dead Wood !, cuttin g fre q uencies on

some of I- 8 their unremunerative routes, East Yorkshire Motor Services, Ltd., hoped to prevent fare increases, the Yorkshire...

T.U.C. to Discuss Children's Fares .

H ALF-FARE bus travel for children up to the a g e of 15 will be discussed at the Trades Union Con g ress in Blackpool next...

N.R.T.F. Road Schemes Being Tackled

UTANY of the road-improvement Ilft schemes which were advocated by the National Road 'Transport Federation four years a g o...

Catchment Area Restricted

THE fact that an operator was advert tisin g and offerin g tours at places far removed from his g atherin g g round was not in...

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"Mate Should Have Supervised Cornering"

A S a tractor and trailer carrying timber turned a corner, the end of the timber swept the pavement and knocked out a...

Avonmouth the Sphere of Existing . Hauliers

A VON MOUTH was re g arded as the province of existin g hauliers, explained Mr. S. W. Nelson, Western Licensin g Authority,...

Wages Blamed for Licence Fee Increase

R IGHER pay for licensin g officials wasblamed in the House of Commons, last week, for recent increases in the cost of public...

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Shortage of Transport in Mid-Wales Claimed

C -LICENCE and contract-A vehicles • running empty half the time were causing serious obstruction on the roads. Their surrender...

Fewer Casualties to Children in 1956

A STATISTICAL analysis of road 1-1 accidents in 1956 in the Metropolitan Police District, published by Scotland Yard, reveals...

Manchester-Karachi Service

ri REE Pakistanis were granted a licence for a Manchester-Karachi service by the North-Western Traffic Commissioners on...

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Efficiency (Not Rate) Determined Contract

A LTHOUGH a major building contractor said that 'he received far more efficient service from Peacock Haulage, Ltd., Redcar,...

Bus Industry's Name Lowest Ever

T HEgood name of the road passenger transport industry today stands lower than at any time during its history. The provincial...

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New Tugmaster. Tractor to Shunt Semi-Trailers

A N addition to their Tugmaster range I — I is announced by Douglas Equipment, Ltd., Kingsditch Lane, 'Cheltenham. Known as the...

Companies Fight Bus • Station Plans

THE earmarking of land near Osseti Town Hall for a new bus station (The Commercial Motor, June 28) was objected to by two bus...

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B.E.T. Less Dependent on Buses

Q NLY 44 per cent. of the revenue earned in the last financial year by the British Electric Traction Co., Ltd.. came from their...

New Southern

Centre Formed A NEW centre of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers has been set up to cover Dorset, Hampshire, Sussex, the...

Big Rise in Output and Exports NAAY witnessed a sharp

rise in corn LVI output and exports. The weekly production rate rose from 4,809 in April to 5,907 in May, and the monthly...

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Corporation Lose Traffic to Rail

/M UCH traffic has recently been lost by Southport Transport Department to the electric railway which runs through the town,...

What

Britain Spent on Transport . F iGURES relating to -national investment in roads and road transport, as compared with...

Some Bradford Fares Up: L.U.T. £200,000 Grant

F ARE increases on 39 motorbus services and 19 trolleybus services operated by Bradford Corporation have been granted by the...

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Latest in Bulk Carriers

Over 400 Delegates Attend Demonstration and Conference on Bulk-delivery Methods M ORE than 400 delegates to a conference at the...

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Land-Rover Oiler in Gruelling Test

E LEVEN people, with stretchers_ blanket rolls and other equipment —including half 'a ton of corrugated iron—were travelling on...

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Getting a Lot for a Little

The Publicity Policy of a Small London Coach Concern By Tony Hatton A DVERTISING within a strictly limited budget is a problem...

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Hopper Vehicle Feeds Furnaces

I 11SH commercial-vehicle / - 1 chassis is used in an unusual furnace-charger designed by Charrold, Ltd., Tower House, 40...

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GOOD and Bad in the .S. FORD

By John F. Moon, W ITH high top speed, good acceleration,4surprisingly economical fuel-consumption rate, attractive and...

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"Which is the Cart and Which is the Horse?"

TA/ O bus companies are willing to provide a, service to Doddiscomb leigh and the neighbouring Devon villages of Trusham,...

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British Engines in Canada

Canadian-Car Oil-engined Buses Now Fitted with A.E.C. Engines as Standard and Leyland 0.680. Engine Used in New Canada Tractor...

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Washing Unit for Mobile Shops

A COMPACT washing unit suitable ri& for mobile shops and designed to. meet the requirements of the Hygiene Regulations...

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Rotinoff Introduce the Super Atlantic

W ITH a gross train weight of 103 tons, the Rotinoff Super Atlantic 6 x 4 tractor, in a demonstration at the Ministry of...

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Political Commentary By JAIVUS

The Closed Mind \AT HEN one of the Old Masters was engaged - on a vast setpiece with an historical, allegorical or religious...

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Bird's Eye View

Ancient and Modern By The Hawk A A SAXON burial ground has been discovered on the site at Winnall, Winchester, where S. and...

7.• 4E04 Hospital Coach with Several Use)' Pr save the cost

of hirin g a special ambulance in London to take incurable and bedridden patients for short outings, the Barnet Group Hospital...

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Planning for Profit

Frequent Replacement Pays in Hire-car Work • Purchase of Light Medium-capacity Cars Cuts Fuel and Depreciation Costs': Better...

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Rolls-Royce Powered Steering

71-1E application of hydraulic assist' ance to a steering system is shown in patent No. 777,866 (Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Nightingale...