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Encouraging Tourists to Britain

O NE of our most promising sources of foreign currency, and particularly of that which is known as "hard," is what is now often...

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Passing Comments

How France Deals (IN November 15 last year with the Road-rail `— • the French Government Problem issued a decree concerned...

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One Hears—

Of a mass " flit " to Llandudno. That the R.H.E. is apparently not as afraid of denationalization as the present Government is...

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B.T.C. Road Fleet Now 36,750

T HEBritish Transport Commission now has about 36,750 road vehic1. - ..s. apart from those run by British Railways. Some 2,600...

CONTRACT WORK: MINISTRY EXPLAINS QOME newcomers to contract-carriage s..) work

have been issued with additional fuel after close investigation into existing facilities in the district. In some instances, it...

C-LICENCE FLEETS GROW

D URING February, 5,892 new C-licence vehicles were introduced. Of these, 627 were for existing fleets and 5,265 were placed on...

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"R.H.E. Wants All Traffic

A WARNING to hauliers that the Road Haulage Executive was trying just as hard to secure short-distance as long-distance...

B.R.S. INVOICE COMPLAINT: CURB ON FREE SPEECH

A COMPLAINT has been made to the transport committee of Liverpool Chamber of Commerce that the particulars contained in the...

• "WHERE YOU FIT IN"

P OINTING out the importance of the duties to be performed by all its members, the Road Haulage Executive has published a guide...

R.H.A. and N.A.R.T.G. Merger?

F OLLOWING an approach by the National Association of Road Transport Groups to the Road Haulage Association, negotiations for...

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Men in the News

MR. M. W. FORIMAN has been made chief inspector " A " at London Transport's Hatfield depot. M. ALBERT CsouoT has been elected...

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P.S.V. Quota Too Low, Says P.T.A.

D ISAPPOINTMENT has s been L./expressed by the council of the Public Transport Association, in its annual report, that the...

THREAT TO BODYBUILDERS

A WARNING about the effect of ti natrionalization upon bodybuilders was given by Mr. J. M. Reeve, chairman of the Sheffield and...

DEALER WINS ACTION OVER LORRY

A DISPUTE as to the sale of a tipping lorry gave rise to an action before Mr. Justice Hilbery in the King's Bench Division...

25-MILE LIMIT: APPEAL REJECTED

A BERDEEN hauliers' request to have the.e radius of operations extended beyond the 25-mile limit has been rejected by the...

IN A LINE OR TWO

There will be no Scottish Motor Show this year. The Scottish Motor Trade Association intends to hold the 59th show in Glasgow...

The "Co-ops." Want Best of Both Worlds

PEAKING at the annual meeting of 5J the Scottish Co-operative Transport Association, in Glasgow, Mr. C. W. Fulker, secretary of...

"CONVENIENCE DOES NOT JUSTIFY GRANT"

T HE Scottish Licensing Authority wrongly allowed a Barrhead coach company a licence to run 14-day tours to the French and...

FORD BREAKS ALL RECORDS

D URING March, the Ford Motor Co., Ltd., broke all records by exporting 14,800 vehicles and tractors. The company's exports of...

OBITUARY

WE regret to announce the death of VI' MR. J. W. EVANS, a former director of North Staffs Haulage, Ltd., which was nationalized...

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B.T.C. Relief from Profits Tax

T HE British Transport Commission was among the nationalized undertakings which last week presented to the Tucker Committee...

B.R. LOSE FISH HAULAGE APPEAL

T HE Appeal Tribunal has dismissed the appeal of the Railway Executive against a decision of the Northern Deputy Licensing...

STRONG FIGHT AGAINST LONDON CHARGES SCHEME

rITHER organizations have joined the V London County Council and the - Luc. in declaring their •intention to oppose the British...

Co-ordination Cuts Luton's Costs

B UI for the co-ordination scheme with the Eastern National Omnibus Co., Ltd., Luton Corporation transport undertaking would be...

State Industries in Good Hands

A NUMBER. of notable guests attended the annual luncheon of the Mansion House Association on Transport, last Friday. Among them...

CHANGE IN TOURS OPERATION

A BOOKLET describing Royal Blue PA holiday tours has been published by Royal Blue Express Services, Exeter. Before the war, the...

CLAIMS FOR PILFERAGE

THE Railway Executive has decided. FIE order to expedite investigations, to revert to the statutory time limits for lodging...

U.T.A. UNDER FIRE IN the Ulster House of Commons, last

week, Mr. Brian Faulkner described the Ulster Transport Authority's road freight services as a dead weight hanging around...

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"Give Free Hauliers a Fair Share of New Vehicles"

" 111011 OAD hauliers are profoundly 11 disquieted by the Government's policy of reducing the number of goods vehicles made...

A Continental Cruiser

T o meet the special needs of Continental touring, a 30-passenger luxury body has been built on a Leyland PSI chassis by...

A LANDMARK GOES ONDON TRANSPORT has carried 1 -out alterations at

Victoria bus station, the capital's busiest bus terminus. The steel tower, familiar to Londoners for over 20 years, has been...

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Longer Life from the Bedford Engine

Positive Crankcase Ventilation, New Bearing Materials and Other Modifications in Bedford Petrol Engine Make for Higher...

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"Desperate" Need for Standard Refuse Collectors

A Call for Standardized Designs of Municipal Equipment and for Vehicles Capable of Easy Alteration for Varied Uses Made in a...

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VVIiTos n a d e Co-ordination Helps

Luton Passengers By C. S. Dunbar, m.inst.T. NTIL the corporation took over in 1923, the I T Luton tram service, which had...

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Middle-Aged Spread T HE Ribble organization has had 15 Leyland TD5

pre-war chassis of 7-ft. 6 - in, width adapted to carry double-deck bodies 8 ft. wide. Present contracts provide for dealing...

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Counsel of Despair

Political Commentary By JAN US T HE present century may be renowned in history for among other reasons, the revival in...

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Visibility Stressed in New Coach Designs

TWO standard designs, suitable for a wide variety of coach .chassis, are now being produced by the coachbuilding department of...

Gully-emptying Against the Clock G LILLY-EMPTYING in Cope nhagen, where Dennis

appliances have been used for It years, is done on a piece-work basis and only 40 seconds, including travelling time, are...

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Calling All Op Itors

By Alan Smith HE telephone changed business methods. Twoway radio may produce an even greater alteration in commercial and...

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Meaningless Classification of Tyres

THE load-capacity handicap imposed by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and .Traders on the tyres fitted to British vehicles...

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Is Petrol Injection Worth While ?

A LTHOUGH the petrol-injection I" , system possessed certain advantages over the normal aspirated engine using a carburetter,...

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Where

Contract Hauliers Fall Down Failure to Appreciate the Expenses Involved in Contract-A Work May Turn an Expected Profit into a...

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New £2,300,000 Building for Vauxhall Works

A NEW building, nearly a third of a mile long and costing 12,300,000, is nearing completion beside the existing plant of...

Roads and Future of Europe

R OAD transport development and the progressive integration of the Western Union nations will exercise a reciprocal influence...

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Automatic Gearbox and Torque-converter

F ROM the Ford Motor Co., Ltd., 88, Regent Street. London, WA, comes patent No 632,407, which discloses a design for a...