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3rd December 1954
3rd December 1954
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Passing Comments

American Synthetic Rubbers A NEW type of synthetic rubber which may prove " valuable for tyres intended for service in cold...

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One Hears

That many workers are more adversely affected by shift duties than busmen. That more shift work is done in metal manufacture...

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R.H.A. to Decide Future Policy on Denationalization

BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT THE policy of the Road Haulage Association on denationalization is in the melting-pot. There is a...

Government to Start New Road Plan

A S forecast in The Commercial Motor last week, the Queen's Speech at the opening of Parliament on Tuesday promised that a new...

Free Travel Appeal Dismissed

O N Tuesday the Court of Appeal dismissed with costs the appeal by Birmingham Corporation against a decision of Mr. Justice...

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Men in the News

MR. G. H. LIVINGSTON has been appointed area sales manager (Scottish region) of the Avon India Rubber Co., Ltd., in succession...

Authority Misled Over Excursion?

A CLAIM that the Eastern Licensing Authority had been misled was made by Mr. D. L. McDonnell, for Birch Bros., Ltd., who on...

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Municipal Busmen Get 8s. : Strike Threat in Manchester

A WAGE increase of 8s. a week for drivers and conductors was accepted by delegates representing 78,000 bus workers employed by...

Trailer Couplings : Universal Standard

MAKERS of prime movers and in trailers are to standardize upon two types of connecting gear as advised by the Society of Motor...

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Authority's View on Staff Difficulties

S TAFF troubles of large transport undertakings were not sufficient reason for the provision of direct services by smaller...

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B.M.M.O. Celebrate Golden Jubilee

THE Carlyle central works of the I Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd., formally opened last week, should become one...

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New Traffic Lights " Think "

T HE new system of traffic light signals in Oxford Street, London, installed at •a cost of 07,000, was formally brought into...

IS MOST DELAY IN TOWNS? "

I S possible that the greatest delay to I the greatest number of people is taking place in our towns and not in the open...

MUD RULE OPPOSED

PI A PROPOSED county by-law which would make it an offence to bring a vehicle with muddy wheels on to the road is being opposed...

A BOUT half the output of Seddon Diesel Vehicles, Ltd., was

being exported, said Mr. R. H. Seddon, chairman, at the company's annual meeting last Friday. Every effort was being made to...

A PUBLICITY campaign on behalf of private-enterprise hauliers is now being

launched by the Road Haulage Association. Copies of two banner posters measuring about 24 in. b.y 4 in. have been dispatched to...

P.M. SENT BOOK ON ROADS

L ORD DERWENT, chairman of the I-0 British Road Federation, has sent the Prime Minister a copy of the Federation's latest...

FINLAND TURNS TO RUSSIA

D UR1NG five years from 1956, Finland is to import 1,600 to 2,000 commercial vehicles each year from Russia. In recent years...

10 Per Cent. More Oil Fuel Used

THE use of oil fuel for vehicles has increased by over 10 per cent, and direct sales of petrol to large commercial users have...

T'HE hope that road passenger trans" port would soon be

denationalized was expressed by Mr. T. A. Barton, chairman of Barton Transport, Ltd., in his annual report. He also referred to...

U.A.S. WIN: COUNCIL LOSE

AA N application by the municipal transport departments of Stockton and Middlesbrough to extend their joint service to the...

ONE-MAN BUS SUCCESSFUL

THE use by Sunderland Corporation of a one-man-operated bus . from the town centresto the Hill View Estate has resulted in the...

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No Way of Purifying Exhaust Smoke

T HERE is at present no known method of preventin g the emission of sulphur dioxide or carbon monoxide from vehicle exhausts....

New Tiger Cubs for Export

N EW export models of the Leyland Ti g er Cub underfloor en g ined vehicle havebeen introduced to enable the re q uirements of...

Higher Wages Would Raise Prices

IF further increases in wa g es are g iven, it is doubtful whether we can, carry them without subse q uent rises in the prices...

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Peak Reached

in Municipal • Bus Fleets.. ? . A N increase of only 77 in the aggregate strength of municipal bus fleets during 1954 is...

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Automatic Charging for Battery-electrics

CA A FULLY automatic system of charging nickel-iron batteries is now in use by Harrods, Ltd., Knightsbridge, London, S.W.!. The...

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Combustion Heater for Garages

A N effective and economical method of heating garages and workshops is provided by a fully portable combustion-type space...

Screwdriver Grips the Screw

nRIGINALLY evolved for replacing small inaccessible screws in vehicle electrical equipment, the Grip-Start screwdriver...

L - 1. A HAND-OPERATED pump, cap able of delivering at a

rate in excess of 300 g.p.h. at 20 p.s.i., is used in the De Laval Paraminor washer recently introduced by the AlfaLaval Co.,...

A NEW continuous electrode for automatic arc welding has been developed

by Murex Welding Processes, Ltd., Waltham Cross, Herts. Known as the Coilex, this electrode is doublewire-wound flux extruded...

Hydrometer's Novel, Features I.JE W hydrometers made by Stadium,

Ltd., 30-36 Queensway, Ponders End, Middx., incorporate several novel features. _The rubber nozzles have fiat faces so that the...

Oldham Market Battery Tray A NEW rubber battery tray is being

marketed by Oldham and Son, Ltd., by arrangement with A. J. Browning, Ltd., who developed it, it is available in six sizes....

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New Trailers at Smithfield

C OMMERCIAL-VEHICLE interest at this year's Smithfield Show, which is being held at Earls Court from December 6-10, will be...

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Roadstone Buy More Octopuses

LIVE Leyland Octopus eight-wheelers I are to be delivered to Roadstone, Ltd., Dublin, the largest suppliers of road-making...

Selecting Native Drivers

A NEW approach to the selection of natives for skilled work is being made by the Public Utility Transport Corporation, which...

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When Highway Authorities

C an be Sued Our Legal Adviser R ECENT criticisms by " Janus " of, the ill-repair and general condition of our highways implied...

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TAKING IT OUT OF THE CHASSIS

Increased Use of Light Alloys, Smaller and More Efficient Components and Welded Chassis Frames By Could Bring Down Unladen...

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Scrap Metal

44 OU missed. a chance by riot giving a more inspiring name to your society for the return of complete free ...enterprise to...

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A Bus that Made History

A PASSENGER vehicle built by the ri Northern General Transport Co., Ltd., which is claimed to have made transport history in...

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How to Assess Interest

W HENEVER a new edition of " ' The Commercial Motor' Tables of Operating Costs" appears, one or more readers raises the...

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A Device . for Storing Energy

DUSES and other vehicles that spend a large proportion of, their time in stopping and starting are continuously expending much...