R OAD history in Great Britain will be made this morning when the Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Macmillan, opens the Preston...

-n, RIVERS are recognized by all efficient operators J — 1 as the most important units in their organization. When a transport...

Transport and Roads in U.S.S.R. TARGET figures for the economic development of the U.S.S.R. during the period 1959-65 include...

That corrosion-resistant coatings ,,may double the life of exhaust silencers. That Sussex is in need of more cross-country...

B US maintenance staff employed by London Transport will be reduced by the abolition of the full day dock formerly carried out...

1-- k A 12-MONTH publicity campaign, on behalf of free-enterprise hauliers, to begin on March 1, was approved last week by the...

G ERMAN oil-engined lorries are to be built in Egypt. Klockner-HumboldtDeutz have signed an agreement with the Egyptian...

E XCURSIONS to the Preston By-pass will be run from the centre of Preston this week-end by Ribble Motor Services, Ltd. The...

A SKED by Sir W. Robson Brown (Cons., Esher), whether he would consider reducing purchase tax on commercial-vehicle chassis at...

A SUGGESTION that maximum ft. capacity single-deck trolleybuses should be introduced in Hull is being considered by the...

I N paying for their tickets, bus passen gers annually meet hidden taxes amounting to nearly £40m, a year. This is stated in a...

C AR AGES are now being invited to apply for appointment as authorized examiners for the testing of vehicles more than 10...

U NION representatives of London bus men may now approach the Minister of Transport, as their request to the London Transport...

T HE case against a Scottish bus pro . prietor accused of avoidin g £1,482, duty on oil fuel was adjourned at Alloa on Monday....

I - 1 A SCOTTISH haulier blamed his mother when he was accused at Alloa, last week, of exceedin g the radius of his B licence....

rA A LORRY operated on contract-A licence by a Welsh haulier was found to be displayin g a C licence when it was stopped on a...

R EGULAT1ONS g overnin g the use of NPreston By-pass were laid before Parliament last Friday and come into force today. They...

N O more unpainted buses are to be purchased by Edinbur g h Transport Department. Eleven 91 - e at present in use. Their...

A FTER investi g atin g the idea of havin g bus lay-bys in streets in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, the transport...

A N appeal by J. Stamper and Co. (Haulage), Ltd., Penrith, who claimed that they needed stronger vehicles to cope with their...

minimize transport delays I at Manchester Docks, a new scheme will be introduced on January 1, whereby loading priority will be...

I T was announced on Wednesday that • Mr. - H. Rossington. British Road Services' London district manager for general haulage,...

O F. 8,068 vehicles • eitamined in the West Midland , Traffic Area in 1957-58, 41.9 per cent. were Prohibited .The. figure for...

A BILL presented to the House of ft Commons on Tuesday increases the British Transport Commission's maximum borrowing powers...

EINES totalling £20 were imposed at Whittlesey, Cambs, on Monday, on Brian Alfred Jackson and Paul David Robinett, trading as...

TO keep well ahead of the wage i of • 1 provincial busmen, leaders of the Transport and General Workers' Union decided on...

r LAI M I NC that their bus services \--• between Openshaw and the Trafford Park works of the Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical...

QT1LL keener competition in thc commercial-vehicle market, both at home and abroad, is reported by Mr. David J. Grimes,...

'TOURS restricted to " fixed income" or elderly passengers, which have been operated this year by Shearings Tours (Manchester),...

T HE addition of two vehicles to the B-licence fleet of W. H. Cowburn and Cowpar, Ltd., Trafford Park, MancheSter, to carry...

O NCE again the Tyne Improvement Commission have failed to rid themselves of the cross-Tyne ferry service linking North and...

T HE definition of the words "building materials" was argued before the North We Deputy Licensing Authority, Mr. J. R....

A N echo of the 1956 Bamford fraud / -1 case was heard at Derby Bankruptcy Court, last week, when a fanner haulier and fruit...

T HE grant of an 'express service from certain West Riding towns to_Ringway Airport, Manchester, is no justification for a...

A FTER hearing about the lack of r liaison between bus operators in the ' Crewe area and the management of Charmond Food...

Road, Exeter, owned by Budleigh 'transport, Ltd., must not be used for the repair and maintenance of vehicles, Exeter...

nECISION was reserved by the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners, last week, on an application by Wallace Arnold Tours, Ltd., who...

A SPECIAL transporter 31 ft. wide and 53 ft, hi g h has been built by the United Concrete Pipe Corporation, Baldwin Park,...

A N accident -at Tottenhill, Norfolk, in which a lorry driver was killed, has pr o mpted Downham Market Rural District Coun c...

A N East Kent Omnibus Users' Consultative Committee is to be set up, comprised of representatives from the 10 local authorities...

A NEW type of Nylaflow flexible pressure hose has been introduced by Polypenco, Ltd., Welwyn Garden City. It Herts. consists of...

THE committee formed by the Minister o f Transport to consider the sta gg erin g of workin g hours in London has been...

EFFORTS to reduce bus q ueues by LA sta gg erin g workin g hours are to be increased at Nottin g ham. In the nearfuture,...

S TATED to have acted as hauliers in the carriage of waste materials, John Perkins and Sons, Ltd., civil engineering...

A RECORD number of goods vehicles and buses was delivered by Leyland Albion (Africa), Ltd., in the year ended September 30....

T HE "Kerb Space is Precious" campaign, already enjoying success in the London area, will be extended to the Midlands next...

A ROAD development scheme, to cost 11 about £59,100, has been approved by the Minister of Transport for the Scarborough...

1-1, A MOBILE mass-radiography unit, designed to deal with 60 patients an hour, has been supplied to the South-West London...

D AMAGES of £172 and costs were awarded at Southport, last week, to William Langstrath, haulier, New Longton, near Preston. He...

A FTER being told that the 23-vehicle .fleet of Mr. Peter Tennant was the only transport serving the needs of the Forth area,...

VI' system in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, road transport is gradually widening its scope, according to a survey...

A STREAMLINED and paitly automatic railway could work trunk hauls at about id. per ton-mile, said Sir Reginald Wilson member of...

• 1-1- A N order from Costa Rica for 60 oil engines as conversion units in trucks of various makes has been received by Leyland...

-I— , tours operated by_ the South Wales Transport Co„ Ltd„ indicate that new records will be set up next year. An advance...

A REGULAR road service for removals has begun between Cape Town, South Africa, and the main towns of Kenya. It is being...

A THIRD alternative axle ratio has been introduced by Albion Motors, Ltd., for their Claymore 4and 5-ton underfloorTengined...

T HE new International Harvester Metro-Mite 1--ton delivery van is powered by an Austin A55 petrol engine. This forward-control...

covered wail tt bays is to be built at Kettering by the United Counties Omnibus Co., Ltd. They have asked Kettering Town...

L AST year, many of the municipal Passenger transport undertakings increased their fleets, or enlarged their carrying capacity...

Prime Minister Opens Preston By-pass Today : To be Linked with Motor Road from Birmingham p RESTON by-pass, which Mr. Harold...

r,orous "Baby" Four 99 1.6-litre Oil Engine in Thames 10-12-cwt. Van Shows High Economy and Lively Performance : Easy Starting...

Their Minds After They have Told a Driver They Do Not Intend to Prosecute Him T HE recent decision of a Divisional Court which...

Prison Without Bars T 0 be taken at one's word, particularly when it is a long word, can sometimes be surprising. When the...

Should Long Coaches Be "Artics"? J WAS interested in reading the remarks made at the Public Transport Association's dinner by...

'THREE officers of 1/353 bus branch of the Transport and I General Workers' Union have been " honoured " for their part in...

Flexible Stencils • S TENCILS made from a plastics material called P.-) polyethylene are being produced by Heller and Sons...

QI.J5TAINED high speeds on the new motorways will increase the importance of strict maintenance and frequent examination of...

A T the resumed hearing at Luton last week of an application by Buckmaster Garages, Ltd., Leighton Buzzard, for express and...

duced by Leslie Hartridgc, Ltd., Buckingham, is. claimed to be the first in the world to have vacuum and pressure gauges and...

T HE delivery of small consignments speedily and economically has always been one of the most difficult of transport problems....

THE owners of a car park at London Colney, Herts, successfully appealed, last week, against having to pay damages to B.R.S....

A PNEUMATIC Suspension system for rvg oods and passenger vehicles designed to promote stability is shown in patent No. 803,842....