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somewhat surprised at the tendency shown by the British War Department to neglect what are considered to be the obvious...
A New Road Safety P ERTURBED by steadily Competition in I • rising accident figures— Israel they have gone up by nearly 100...
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That " waltzing" is not being confined to the baIlroonts. Drivers expressing relief because a school gate on a steep hill -...
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London Transport Executive and I the Tillin g Group have, without any previous warning, notified the Public Transp o rt...
and tours previously operated by the Scottish Motor Traction Co., Ltd.. have been taken over by Scottish Omnibuses, Ltd., and...
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A RRANGEMENTS have b ee n riapproved by the British Transport Commission for the establishment of a combined commercial...
R NINO costs and falling traffic made the past year difficult for the East Kent Road Car Co., Ltd., said Nit - . R. P. Beddow,...
to carry a mobile factory for the manufacture of metal drums and cases. The works will be on view at the Packaging Exhibition...
been conferred on Mr. R. H. Wilson, comptroller of th.e British Transport Commission. A director of Balfour. Beatty and Co.....
T HE campaign on behalf of free hauliers in the West Midland Area of the Road Haulage Association was opened last Saturday by...
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Four Sub-committees Recommend That Transport Department be Reorganized A ETER nine months' close study of the working of...
MR. V. W. DURTNAL has been appointed advertising manager of TricoPo:berth, Ltd. SIR GEOFFREY BURTON, chairman of Dennis Bros.,...
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T HE Ministry of Transport has informed the Bus Workers' Antinationalization Society that, in the event of a public inquiry...
A N extension of superannuation schemes, particularly within nationalized industries, was advocated at the annual conference...
A N application by Aberdeen Corporation for the curtailment of bus services was recently granted by the Scottish Deputy...
1 at Croydon airport has been taken over by Briggs Motor Bodies, Ltd. It is expected that 400 people will eventually be...
H EPOLITE piston rings may now be obtained by forwarding a single requisition for a complete set, thus simplifying ordering and...
T OMORROW night the second stage I of the scheme for converting South London's tram routes to bus operation comes into effect....
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rl A PUBLICITY campaign to draw attention to the Transport (Amendment) Bill is to be conducted by the Road Haulage Association....
TIM Road Haulage Executive denies the statement made in "The Commercial Motor." on December IS, that instructions have been...
U TRUING' the edoptien of trolleybuses to replace trams on certain routes, at a recent meeting of Glasgow corporation, Mr. G....
IXTY-FIVE employees of the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd., were recently presented with awards for more than 40...
O VER 4,000 Clayton Dewandre cab heaters are to be supplied to London Transport for installation in its fleet. Another 1,000...
TWENTY-FIVE Royal Tiger export' type buses, almost identical to the 620 now being produced for Havana, Cuba, have just been...
A CLEVER solution of the accommodation shortage in London was found this week by Hudson and Knight. Ltd., the well-known...
O VER 185,000 vehicles and tractors were produced by the Ford Motor Co.. Ltd., in 1950—a record year.
rONTINUING the policy of restrict ing the use of 30-ft. long and 8-ft. wide single-deck vehicles in certain parts of the area,...
("0-ORDINATION of all forms of '-'transport in and around Glasgow was suggested by Coun. P. Meldrum. at a meeting of the...
COMPLAINTS have reached " The VeCommercial Motor" of delay by the Road Haulage Executive in handling traffic over the Christmas...
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CA A WARNING to members of Nottingham Chamber of Trade that the new interim - conditions of carriage of the Road Haulage...
T HE Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations, 1950, have been amended with effect from January 1. For the purposes of...
A N appeal for a special levy has been made by the Yorkshire (Hull) Area of the Road Haulage Association to offset the loss of...
F OLLOWING the purchase last October, by the South Rhodesian High Commissioner, of the Unipower Forester tractor which appeared...
T HE following meetings of branches of the Industrial Transport Association will all take place on January 8:— Merseyside:...
WHEN United Fireclay Products, YV Ltd., was fined £100 at Linlithgow Sheriff Court recently on charges, relating to drivers'...
T HE Appeal Tribunal has overruled a decision of the South Wales Licensing Authority, who refused to grant a contract-A licence...
S ETTING out for the fourth year running, a van containing a dismantled exhibition stand and exhibits left the Trico-Folberth...
TWENTY Leyland Titan 8-ft.-wide I double-deck coaches (" White Ladies") have recently been delivered to Ribble Motor Services,...
"IN 1950, 25,200 engines, representing I a sales value of nearly £7m., were dispatched from the Peterborough factory of F....
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in full swing By P. A. C. Brockington, A.M.I.Mech.E. South Wales Hauliers Describe their Activities and • Their Problems....
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MMED1ATE recovery of buses I involved in major accidents, besides bing a good advertisement for the operator, is essential in...
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By L. J. N, M.1 A PART from its payload rating and title, the Thornycroft Sturdy Star bears little relationship . to its...
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A FTER the visit to America, in 1949, of 12 men appointed by the AngloAmerican Council of Productivity to study and report on...
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A MBULANCE builders of to-day not only seek to improve their designs by providing such featdres as devices for easier loading,...
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While the Services of Free Hauliers. Become More Difficuk to Obtain, Traders May Become Reconciled to B.R.S. as the Only...
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Ashley Taylor, A.M.I.R.T.E., Examines S OME years ago a grocer's driver, who thought he was hardly getting a square deal,...
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Arbitration Tribunal's Award Adds to Operating Costs. Many More Applications to Raise Fares pROVINCIAL bus workers numbering...
T HE scope of the census of production to be taken in 1952 in respect of 1951 and the information to be obtained have been...
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By Major E. H. B. Palmer, O.B.E. T HE title of this article is the description given to a picture, recently published in a...
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Vehicle Are Made lyv Our contributor I N the previous article •I showed that the cost per hour and the running costs per mile...
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A VEHICLE with an extensible body has a number of practical applications, such as for workshops, cinemas, operating theatres,...
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Chassis Causes inflation—Sir William Rootes T HE imposition of purchase tax on goods chassis was quoted last week by Sir...
E FFECTS on the motor industry of La the restrictions in the supplies of zinc and brass may not be as severe as may have been...
Turnover of 'the Meashant Motcir Sales Organization for 1950 exceeded Dm. Cardigan now has a committee of the Omnibus...