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THE NORTH of England is the theme of next week's Commercial Motor. We look in on haulage contractors in the Carlisle area, visit a busy truck dealer in the North East, and pick out the transport highlights at the Great Yorkshire Show. For a public service vehicle view we go to a coach operator in South Yorkshire which is trying to sell an up-market travel product. Away from the regional focus, we test Peugeot Talbot's newcomer to the small diesel van market.
• Carlisle is hest known these days for the manner in which it is bypassed by the M6, but the area is still a lively centre for transport. Jack Semple looks at the operations of some of the hauliers, focusing on Robson's, the biggest contractor in the area.
• One of the best-known dealers in the North is North East Daf Trucks. We profile the firm, which lately has been busy adding third axles to tractive units.
We will be looking in on the Great Yorkshire Show at Harrogate, a strong attraction for operators involved in agricultural and bulk liquid haulage.
• Passenger expectations have been raised by the introduction of modern air sprung coaches. One operator found that heavy investment in the best coaches money can buy paid off in the level of passenger bookings — until circumstances totally beyond his control changed things. Noel Millier has been talking to a South Yorkshire company which is trying to sell a premium travel product against a back drop of recession, unemploym< and the aftermath of the miners' stri: • Last September we revealed in an exclusive story that Peugeot Talbot planning to launch a van version of popular 205 hatchback saloon in Bril in 1985.
Events proved us right last month when the 205 van range officially 1174 sale in the UK. And CM has been o the first to test one_ Our test mode was the 1.7-litre di version. A full report by Brian Weatherley on its impressive perfori is in next week's issue.
• Help us to find the true Knights c Road. Once again, CM is offering tl Mark Vane Award in recognition of displays of exceptional courtesy and consideration by transport drivers. I there is anyone whom you feel desci the award, you can find out how to about putting that person forward b reading next week's issue.