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'Thal jack-knife doors cut platform accidents.
Oenials that C.D. heaters are to be fitted in A.R.P. huts.
Of 2s. or more per week spent in bus fares for .shopping
From Maj. H. E. Aldington, C.B., M.Inst.T., that design work on the proposed Severn suspension bridge has progressed greatly. Of a coal shortage in much of the " coal " itself.
Of blanket applications being made to cover higher costs.
That suppliers of heaters are in no sense-Gallay slaves.
That the Merlin company has produced a wizard grinder.
That approval of certain bores is not as inconsistent as it might appear.
Fears expressed as to London traffic conditions during the Festival of Britain.
That now that sulphuric acid is rationed, "The Commercial Motor" leader writers are having to use pencil.
That, to have wished the majority of private hauliers a prosperous New Year, would have been an anachronism.
That deliveries of tyres in America were up 29 per cent. in 1950, and the consumption of rubber by then makers increased 25 per cent.
That the siting of new fruit and vegetable markets near rail termini, the suggestion of railway authorities, is not necessarily the best.
That transport for these is cheaper and better by road, especially for short hauls, and the vast bulk of produce is carried by this means.
• Certain disgruntled travellers saying that they know why the British. Railways' lion is depicted ignoring tile public and putting its tongue out. A31