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2nd September 1949
2nd September 1949
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Northern Transport Battle Re-opens

A NOTHER stage in the battle for the nationalization of passenger road transport has been commenced by the British Transport...

Passing Comments

Tomato Transport THE seasonal work of trans Requires the Utmost 1 porting tomatoes from the Care growing centres . to points...

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One Hears

Of "twins" on some prams instead of in them. Of Leyland_workers who call the road test department "the bashing bay." That the...

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Northern Scheme Proposals Revealed,

Six Authorities, a Board and 130 Private Undertakings to be Absorbed F'OLLOWING its consultations with local authorities and...

L.T.E. Refuses to Grant Licence

n ESP1TE the fact that the London Transport Executive cannot itself provide a service to embrace the Northumberland Park,...

B.T.C. Report Date

IT is expected that the first annual 1 report and accounts of the British Transport Commission , will be published on September...

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Plant Importers Form a Federation

A IMING at promoting the interests • of importers of construction machinery and at collaborating with Ministries and Government...

Standard Success Despi ▪ te Setbacks

nESPITE obstacles, the output of LI cars and tractors from the works of the Standard Motor Co., Ltd., rose by 25 per cent....

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Request for Better Buses and Services

DDRESSING Stockport Rotarians PArecently, Mr. George Beckett, transport manager of Darwen Corporation, said that the community...

Men in the News

MR. WILFRED PURSELL has been appointed manager of the Lochs Motor Transport Co., Ltd., Stornoway. MR. D. E. WATSON' has...

Hansons to Finance Canadian Project

P ERMISSION to transfer from Britain the capital to finance the launching of a large road haulage project in Canada has been...

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Ministry Bungles Milk Transport

Tankers, Hired by the Week, Stand Idle for Days at Stranraer CHAOS in the arrangement of transport for milk sent from Northern...

1,000 Delegates to Safety Congre s s A THOUSAND delegates, drawn principally from

the local authorities of England, Scotland and Wales, will attend the National Safety Congress to be held by the Royal Society...

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Halifax to Modify its Ticket System

S YSTEMS of ticket-issuing have recently been under review at Halifax. The internal " A" routes are to be equipped with...

International Show For Containers

A N International Container Exhibit " - Ilion has been organized by the International Container Bureau, 38, Cours Albert ler,...

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BATTLE IS JOINED

• in the North The Scheme Proposed for Co-ordinating Passenger Transport in the North has Produced Violent Reaction : for...

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Flies in Amber

Political Commentary By JAWS p ROTESTS continue to be made against the slowness 'with which compensation is being paid by the...

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13.T C. Barks Up the Wrong Tree

By A. E. Sherlock-Mesher, F.R.S.A. T HE announcement in "The Commercial Motor," last week, that Miers Transport, Ltd.,...

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the Keynot Car Hire

How a Big Industry, Involving the Operation of some 50,000 Vehicles, Has Been Built Up, in a Few Years to Cover the Ihe...

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More U.S. Oilers to Combat Petrol Cost

T HE increasing cost of petrol in America, especially in States where there are heavy taxes, has brought about a stronger...

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New Equipment at Olympia

Labour saving Machines Form a Prominent Feature of the Engineering and Marine Exhibition N EW workshop equipment, from 2k-ton...

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Land-Rover Stops the Home

Fires Burning F IRE fighting in remote country districts has its own peculiar difficulties brought about by the absence of...

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By R. T. HILL, A.M.Inst.T., Chief Transport Officer to the

Scheme During the First Two Years of Its Life M UCH has been written about the Groundnuts Scheme, of which most has been...

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A Touch-up in time

A FTER a vehicle has been in . , service for about a year it becomes shabby in appearance, no matter how well cared for it has...

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Nationalization Hits Overhaul Specialists

I WOULD like to bring to your notice a part of the road transport industry—as integral a one as the vehicles themselves—which,...

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This Business of

DEPRECIATION Should Depreciation be Calculated on Mileage, a Time Basis, or a Combination of the Two ? S.T.R. Discusses This...

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Multi-stop Vans

for Quick Delivery Several American Concerns Concentrate on Production of Lightweight Quick service Delivery Vehicles L l i...

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Gear Ratios Doubled by Employing Two Clutches

P ATENT No. 622,786 comes from Morris Motors, Ltd., H. Merritt and D. Foweraker, all of Cowley, Oxon, and shows a transmission...