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Uniform Transport Contract Coming ?

10th February 1950
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

THE necessity of an international con. vention regulating the relations between carriers and users was agreed upon by a working party of road transport legal experts after a week of discus' sion, in Geneva, under the auspices' of

• the United Nations Economic Ccimmission for Europe.

New contracts for the international transport of goods by rail and 'road

• , should be worded as similarly as possible, it Was agreed. The working party's efforts were regarded as the first step towards the establishment of a Combined uniform transport contract. Regulations on the transport of dangerous goods by road should be made, it is considered, and an ad hoc group of experts will meet in June to examine .this problem.

1,300 OFF DUTY

NAORE than 1,300 people attended /11.1 the annual dance of London Coastal Coaches, Ltd., held at the Lyceum. London, last week. Guests included representatives of the companies using Victoria Coach Station. . Mr. B. 'Smith, chairman of London Coastal Coaches, Ltd., was present.

FEWER GLASGOW TRAMS

'CHANGES, including the running of trolleybuses over two routes add the elimination of tramways from Victoria Bridge, 'have been approved by Glasgow Transport Committee. These' proposals were contained in a report by the transport manager, Mr. E. R. L. Fitzpayne.

SPECIFICATIONS AND PRICES

TWO publications recently issued by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders deal with commercialvehicle specifications and prices, as at December, 1949. One dealing exclusively with export models costs 5s., and that covering both export and home models; 10s. Copies can be obtained from the Society at 148, Piccadilly, London, W.1.


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