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10th June 1949
10th June 1949
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Road Transport Mileage

T HERE seems to be a great deal of uncertainty amongst vehicle operators and drivers as to the road mileages between particular...

Passing Comments

Traffic to be Freed •r_RADUALLY, but not from Delays by before time, the horse as Horses • a means for haulage is dis...

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P.S.V. Lengths to be Increased ?

I NCREASES in the overall.lengths of double-decker buses to 27 ft. and single-deckers to 28 ft. are likely, although they have...

Many Changes Made in IS posed Fitness Regulations.

Strict Requirements Cover Electrical Installations in P.S.V.s New Clause Virtually Bans Radio in Normal-control Coaches N EW...

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More Copies of " C.M." in July

T HEpaper ration allotted to periodicals is to be substantially increased. in July, and starting with the - issue of "The...

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Men in the News

Ma. HUGH M AYNE, a well-known member of the Daimler Co., Ltd., has resumed his duties after recovering from a serious illness....

First Round to the Corporation

.D OUGLAS CORPORATION has Lai won the first round in a dispute with Isle of Man Road Services, Ltd., in seeking power to apply...

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Contract Licences: First Scots Inquiry

OGUS contracts are gradually to he 1-) stamped out by the tightening-up of licensing procedure, said Mr. A. Robertson, Scottish...

"Six Tour Coaches for 141,300 People"

BECAUSE the Minister of Transport . had held that existing operators had held that existing operators should be asked to...

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Nationalization May Improve Roads •

"'THERE are indications that in the I. long run the nationalization of transport will tend to improve and develop the British...

" Pool Receipts Plan Criticized

" THE country in its present plight .1 can neither afford to be denied the best that road transport can provide, nor to...

B.T.C. Takes Over 124 in April

A CQUISITION of road haulage undertakings by the British Transport Commission is being greatly accelerated. During April . a...

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A.C.P. Builds Electric Refuse Collectors

A RANGE of four-wheeled battery-electric refusecollection vehicles, with end-tipping bodies, is now being made by...

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MORE STOPS LONGER RANGE

Battery electric Refuse Vehicle Shows Marked Economy in Door-to-door Collection. Powerful Twin Motors Ensure that I in 4...

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- IIGHER POWER

MORE FARES F HP paper read by Mr_ V. W. Pilkington,, director of engineering, Leyland Motors, Ltd., was ?ower Installations...

International Congress on Transport

THE 28th international Congress of the HE Union of Public Transport being held at Stockholm from June 6-11 is particularly...

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What is the Best Forn of Urban Transport

Merits of Motorbuses, Trolleybuses, Trams and Underground Railways Compared T HE subject introduced by Mr. it. .Courson, Chef...

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What Operators and Public Want in Buses

Papers by Six Authors, Condensed Into a Principal Report, With Conclusions Added I el their report and conclusions on the...

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KEEPIN

HE GLASSES FILLED 0 the casual observer, brewery transport is one of the " plum" assignments in the industry. It is a...

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A Mains-current Engine Starter

O Fparticular interest to fleet owne rs is an electric engine starter which derives its power from ac. mains. it is known as...

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What Local Inhabitants Want to Know

rHE original article on deStmation indicators entitled " Where do we go FrOm Here?" 'published in aur issue dated March 11, -...

RAW MEN SHOULD-NOT DRIVE HEAVIES

'WHY do sonic important Operators. pay so little,atterition . to the quality and . exPericrice of their drivers'? .Vehicles -...

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Mainta the Bic Munin Bus

Latest Scientific Meth° Keeping Birmingham C Buses Constantly on Eleven Different EriginE 15 Chassis Designs am By P. A. C....

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What Makes Up a Rate ?

Calculating Interest on Capital Outlay, with Special Reference to Operating Costs and their Application to a Rates Schedule I...

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Human Relations Vital to Industrial Harmony

P EOPLE matter" was the main theme at a conference organized by the institute of Traffic Administration to discuss management...

Delay in Starting Dutch Ferry?

MEGOT1ATIONS are still proceeding 11 between Continental Lines, lad., and British transport authorities on the establishment of...

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First Standard Dual purpose Fire-engine

E AST HAM'S is the first fire brigade to receive one of the new dual-purpose fire-engines designed and built to comply with the...