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4th July 1947
4th July 1947
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Alpha Bill

Passing of the Transport Bill Will Mark the Start of Trouble for the Government D ESPITE its considerable bulk and many...

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Passing Comments

State Control Ruins A CCORDING t o th e Mexican Railways and " Sunday Times," the Oil Industry . . nationalized Mexican rail...

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One Hears— That there's none so deaf as a minister who won't hear.

That a drive for better roads should lead to better roads for a drive. That at present some roads are fit only to drive a...

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News of the Week

DEADLOCK IN COMPANY BUS DISPUTE A T last Friday's meeting of the National Council for the Omnibus Industry, the employers'...

Walker Gains Three Vehicles on New Application B Y a decision

of the Northern Deputy Licensing Authority, given last Friday, Mr. 1-L L. Walker, of Thornabyon-Tees, whose fleet was...

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Not the End of the Fight— But the Beginning, Says

Mr. Thorneycroft H UNDREDS of people attended last week's meeting of protest against nationalization, which was held at the...

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Personal Pars

MR. J. L. ADAM, C.B.E., M.I.N.A., has been elected president of the Institute of Welding, ,and DR. J. H. PATERSON, ERIC.,...

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Passenger Transport News

SHORT NOTICE FOR LICENCE APPLICATIONS? A LTHOUGH 17 new members were PI admitted during last year, the Yorkshire Area of the...

Reduced Week for L.P.T.B. Men

A GREEMENTS have been signed by representatives of London Transport and the Transport and General Workers' Union for improved...

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T IME, tide and fresh cows' milk wait for no man.

If there is to be a bottle of clean milk at the door every, morning, a great many people must bustle about, right from milking...

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France

Drops the Basket of Eggs By L. Graham Davies U NDER the title, "The End of Rail Dictatorship-," " La Vie des Transports"...

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Intensive Research on Petroleum Products

T WO of the most interesting days spent by us since the war were devoted last week to visiting the Thornton Research Centre of...

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"Smoothing" the Oil Engine

E LIMINAT1ON of a substantial proportion of the noise and vibration that is customarily associated with the oil engine is the...

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A Small Bus with a Big Future

T HE need for a special type of vehicle suitable for carrying the crew of an airliner from airports to hotels was acutely felt...

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In Search of the

Ideal Lighting System By Capt. J. B. Walton, M.I.Mech.E., M.II.R.T.E. Chief Engineer, S.P.D. Ltd. T HE lighting system of a...

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Driver Comfort Outsi ding in the Commer

p URCHASERS of the Comer. Superpoise 3-4-tonner are given the choice of a petrol or oil engine, the chassis with the latter...

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A Karrier That Takes the Biscuit

HE accompanying illustration shows a new 1 confectionery van operated by Messrs. R. G. Coles, of Narborough, Leicestershire. At...

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New Terms for Passenger Transport Operators

By Our Legal Adviser T HE Lords finished their Cornmittee stage study of the Transport Bill in a little under nine days'...

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"Cost of Works" Payments on Dilapidated Property WHERE property which

has sustained VV war damage was already in a dilapidated condition, on what . basis is compensation payable? Suppose that the...

Fire Fighting by

De Luxe Methods TNCLUDED in products demonstrated I to the Press, last Monday, at the Great West Road, Brentford, factory of...

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By Road to The Fun of the Fair

Coach Travel has Done Much to Stimulate Attendances at Belle Vue Gardens, Manchester, and Parties Frequently Arrive by Road...

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Tar Spraying at Constant Temperature

r-IN many occasions it is ‘../desirable that tar should be transported direct from distillery to site, and delivered almost...

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Hydraulic Variable Gear

WHILST the hydraulic pump-andVV motor type of variable gear is by no means new, its mechanical efficiency has hitherto been...