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4th October 1968
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Build now, pay later?

Roads, and how to finance them, are in the news again. Opening the Commercial Motor Show the leader of the Greater London...

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Testing starts and so do the troubles

• Inadequate signposting of stations; ill-informed operators; blatant faults such as broken springs and leaking brake lines;...

Bus officials challenge for top TGWU job

From our industrial correspondent • Two busmen's leaders who are challenging for the general secretaryship of the 1.4mstrong...

Working party to advise on Act

The Road Haulage Association has set up a Transport Act working party to help members deal with the new situation which will...

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French industry loses independence

• The main topic of conversation at the Paris Show as the stands are prepared for opening day tomorrow is the Fiat purchase of...

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TESTING STARTS AND SO DO THE TROUBLES continued from page

24 only 3,000; a mere 10 per cent of the total. "Let me warn the industry quite flatly," said Mr. Swingler. "if this trend...

B red bu ry, Stockport

By Ashley Taylor • A dozen and a half British Railways trailers provided a useful filler at the opening of the official testing...

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Lancing, Sussex

by Paul Moody • Everything was fresh. Not a spot of grease soiled the floor of the testing station on the new Churchill...

H a ndswo rth, Sheffield by Carolyn Hyams • One

lesson that operators would do well to learn from the result of the first vehicle to go through the Ministry test at the...

Featherstone Wolve rhampton

by Paul Brockington • A deficiency in the brakes of a 1956 Leyland Comet 2,000-gal four-wheeled tanker was the only...

Ipswich, Suffolk

by Ron Cater • The first official test day at the Ipswich testing station (the first one to be opened in England, with 871...

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Priority routes for lorries

says Peter Walker • Mr. Peter Walker, Shadow Minister of Transport, returned from his 24-hour factfinding international...

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'Don't blame exporters for dock delays'

ICH CA Conference report by John Darker • Many searching questions were raised at Southampton last week at the conference on...

ATA plans open conference

• Over Z500 transport executives from Canada, the United States and Britain are expected to attend the 42nd Annual Convention...

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CM staff answer questions at London TMC

• Questions and answers flew fast at the Brains Trust arranged last week by the London area of the Transport Managers' Club for...

NW tanker drivers on unofficial strike

• Road tanker drivers in the North West went on unofficial strike at the beginning of the week in protest against the fitting...

TML is duplication

• If the purpose of the transport manager's licence is to punish those responsible for illegal operation then it is a...

Tiers without tears

• The Road Haulage Association is discussing with the Ministry of Agriculture possible changes in the law which will allow...

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First RTITB vehicle presented

• The first commercial vehicle to be bought by the Road Transport Training Board and supplied to hauliers under the grant...

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How Hamburg handles its passenger traffic

MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY SYMPOSIUM REPORT by Ashley Taylor • The results of the first year's operation of the Hamburg joint...

Consortium to operate Yorkshire motorway services

• Four Leyland Leopard coaches with standard Alexander Y-type single-deck bodies have been delivered to Sheffield Joint Omnibus...

• The proposed setting-up of a PTA for Tyneside has

been considered by Houghton-le-Spring urban district council, which has suggested that it would be more beneficial if there was...

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'Intolerable' shortage of crews in Scotland

• A shortage of drivers and conductors is proving an "intolerable burden" in the operation of Edinburgh municipal transport...

• • • Double-deck • • • coaches for Halls • •

• Halls Coaches Ltd„ of Hounslow, • • Middlesex, has ordered three Leyland AtIan• • teen chassis to be fitted with 33ft double•...

Amendment for mail buses?

• County Durham association of parish councils has called for an amendment of the law to allow GPO mail buses to operate in...

Zonal fares plan: shock proposals for Sunderland passengers

• Proposals for the introduction of a zonal fares scheme to replace the present flat-fare and token system operated by...

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Lack of supervision brings haulier to 178 inquiry

• A haulier who had been called to a Section 178 inquiry in September 1965 and again last October when he was warned he would...

Is this a vendetta?

asks LA • The Yorks deputy LA asked a witness in Leeds on Tuesday whether a list of complaints against the objectors was a...

Adjournment granted to study costs

• Because an application was submitted as a new one, but was published as a variation. and because the objectors felt that...

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NBC post for T.W.H. Gailey

W. R. Humphreys has been appointed research officer of the Road Haulage Association. He is concerned among other things with...

Lords return to the Bill ...

• The last crucial stages in the battle of Labour's mammoth Transport Bill, with its PTAs, NFC, quality and quantity licensing,...

...so do the Tories at Blackpool

• Calls for the Conservative Party to pledge to repeal the 1968 Transport Bill on its return to power are among motions tabled...

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Fiat-Citroen merger?

• Confirmation was expected this week of a merger deal between Fiat of Italy and Citroen of France, with reluctant approval by...

Tandem-drive by roller

• By using a roller between the tyres of a single-drive tandem-axle bogie, Neville Truck Equipment Ltd., Kirby-in-Ashfield,...

Fire fighting by Jaguar

• A new Dennis fire appliance model was shown at the Chief Fire Officers' Association and Institute of Fire Engineers'...

Metal sections for Hong Kong

• An order for frames, panelling and fittings for the bodies of 10 double-deck buses to be built by the China Motor Bus Co.,...

Standard Lists amended

• Published last week was Part xi(b) of the Ministry of Transport Standard Lists for the goods vehicle plating and testing...

Simulated tests at Manchester

• With the object of providing complete vehicle checks on the same lines as those conducted at Ministry Testing Stations, a new...

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Sheppard side-loader to handle ISO freight containers

• As briefly mentioned in the bodywork technical review last week, Sheppard Fabrications Ltd., of Thetford, Norfolk, have...

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Antwerp mushrooming container port

AS A container port Antwerp has been hiding its light under a bushel. This situation was remedied last week when the city and...

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Manpower, maintenance and the MoT (12)

• With the arrival of the modem articulated vehicle there appeared a new range of unscheduled trouble, much of which would have...

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Bird's eye view by the Hawk

* Uphill task A good passenger demand exists for the bus service that climbs the steep side of the Great Orme, the 670ft...

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Braking an h.g.v.

I have just read Philip Salter's letter on braking methods, and as a heavy goods vehicle driver of many years' experience, I am...

Catering for emergencies

Next week's issue of Commercial Motor will feature the first part of a four-section guide to emergency service facilities for...

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LOOK WHAT WE FOUND!

The gallery at the Commercial Motor Show at Earls Court is always packed with interesting accessories, components and servicing...

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Sam Gray looks to the future

Report by lain Sherriff I HAD NEVER heard of Aghalee until last Thursday, nor do I suppose had many people outside Northern...

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Janus comments

Finger on the trigger BY the time that the introduction of quantity licensing seems appropriate or feasible the unhappy...

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Reckless, dangerous and careless driving

ALTHOUGH as a class, professional goods and passenger vehicle drivers are among the most skilled and careful on the road, even...

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Overloading the control aspect

The Plating and Braking Regulations will compel all transport managers to pay close attention to vehicle loading. It will not...

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

=MOOM■•■•=MIMMIMIMMII The next seven days October 4-October 10 FRIDAY ITA joint meeting with TRTA: 'Transport Bill" by H. R....

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Q How do we assess the profitability

of purchasing expensive injector and pump servicing equipment which we are thinking of doing because we feel that local...

Q Could you tell me whether the lorry drivers' £1 per

week rise is without conditions? At our firm we generally get paid the £1 if our earnings are less than £15, but if our gross...

Q Our company manufactures spark

arrestors for commercial vehicle use. When operators make their initial inquiry they quite often are unable to supply us with...

Q You have previously indicated that

farmers are allowed certain concessions in relation to the new tyre regulations. Would you please advise me as l am being...

Q Could you please explain the meaning of the letters SAE which are often used to describe fifth-wheel couplings.

A The letters SAE are the initials of the Society of Automotive Engineers and when these are placed within the description of a...

Q Mention has been made in technical articles of "compression ratio" and "effective compression ratio": What is the difference?

A The nominal compression ratio of an engine can be calculated by adding the swept volume to the clearance volume (or volume of...

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Alas, the evening course still holds sway

LOOKING through a great many college prospectuses for the coming winter session, I could not help feeling depressed about the...

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Inflammable loads (2)

THIS WEEK I am turning to the marking of vehicles when they are carrying inflammable loads made necessary by the Inflammable...

NEW COMPANIES

Tipping Group (Greater London) Ltd. C £100. Objects: To carry on the business of haulage contractors, etc. Dirs.: 3. A....

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Portable power tools

Already substantial savings are being obtained by using portable power tools; they do not require large capital investments and...

Vehicle washer

A commercial vehicle washer. produced by Esquire Kleindienst and Co. Ltd. is one-man controlled and is available in two sizes,...

Sensing valve instructions

Clayton Dewandre Co. Ltd. has prepared new service instructions covering preventive maintenance and repair for its Mk. 1...

Balance weights

Specifically designed for Continental-type light-van wheels having half-circular ribbed rims, a balance weight announced by...

Spray plant A Stenor spray plant—the Spray-8—available as a static

or mobile unit is specially designed for the vehicle re-finishing trade and is supplied with an L.220 spray gun. This is...

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The Holdaphone is a handy little gadget for the greasecovered

engineer who wishes he had another pair of hands when the phone rings.lt can be fitted to any standard phone in a couple of...

Axle for Hands Trailers

Hands Trailers is introducing an axle with S-cam brakes onto its automatic coupling semitrailer. The brake carrier is a...

Electronic alarm

A master electronic alarm produced by the Equipment and Engineering Co, Ltd. gives warning of a number of vehicle faults that...

Tyre repair kit

A variant of the Multi Plant tubeless tyre repair kit introduced by Apaseal Ltd. is known as the Apaseal No. 8 Journey Kit. It...

Dust extractor

Roy Chambers (Concessionaires) Ltd. of Gosport has added the Kiekens B180 industrial vacuum cleaner to its existing range of...

Heating and ventilation system

Clayton Dewandre Co. Ltd., Lincoln, showed a heating and ventilation system at the Commercial Motor Show which is suitable for...

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Wash plant

The latest addition to the Automec range of automatic vehicle-washing plants, model TS 35, produced by Emanuel (Garage...

Spatter release spray

One of eight industrial aerosols manufactured by Rocol Ltd., Spatter Release Spray ensures that spatter caused during welding...

Hydraulic crane

A general-purpose hydraulic crane of 14-ton capacity is included in equipment recently introduced by Armstrong Patents Co. Ltd....

KEEPING \ \ THEM RUNNING

with Ron Cater With the ever-present need to increase the throughput of vehicle repair shops tools of the fitter's trade must...

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Vehicle lamps

The Wipac Group has recently introduced the Searchlight direct-beam headlamp and a set of spot and fog lamps known as the GT...

Handling empties

A Matbro truck has been specially designed for handling empty containers at the works of Crane Fruehauf Ltd. of North Walsham....

Hydraulic spring brake

A spring-operated brake has been introduced by the Lockheed Brake Co. Ltd, for use with the company's recently introduced...

Power sockets

A range of power sockets designed for all types of power tools which will withstand the constant impact blow rather than the...

Magnetic-based lamp

A magnetic-based lamp to provide localized lighting where needed on various maintenance operations has been introduced by...

C ha rgerirestarter

A Wynall Hercules heavy-vehicle battery-charger / engine-starter provides for remote control of engine starting and therefore...