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That the British Navy and the R.A.F. are removing the Mediterranean blues.
That the present dearth of road transport would have been death if the railways had had all their wishes fulfilled.
That in helping to force restrictive measures on road-transport interests the railways performed a -great disservice to the Nation's war effort.
That for many years this journal has emphasized the vital part which road transport would play in modern war.
That time after time we were accused of being sensation mongers and of writing vindictive leaders.
That we have personal friends amongst railway executives, and the fact that they remain friends indicates their realization of the truth of our accusations.
That Bolton transport employees have been commended by Ald. W. Bradley, their transport committee chairman, for loyalty "without conditions demanded elsewhere." Of a call for the release of some bus drivers from the Army.
That London Transport maintenance staff is gaining extensive experience of buses from many parts of Britain.
• That S.T.R.'s article "There is a Famine in Transport" has attracted enormous interest and commendation.
That the War Ministries' continued commandeering of commercialvehicle -maintenance depots is jeopardizing the repair position.
That buses from other cities at first made Londoners rub their eyes and wonder whether they had suddenly been transported on some magic carpet.
That a number of Albion six-wheeled coaches is being used in Africa for the transport of native labour for the gold mines, recruited by the Witwatersrand Native Labour Administration.
That the natives are transported 120 miles across ,country to the nearest Transvaal railhead.
Of much black-out talk on light topics.
That many passengers want to ride, not hide.
That Greece may slip out MusSolini's clutches..
That the Maudslay Merlin may claim to be a wizard product.
Of unpopular drivers who travel astride the white line " for safety."
The query "How many permits for new vehicles have gone to the railways? "