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10th March 1950
10th March 1950
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Vote Was Against Nationalization

N 0 doubt some members of our industry who based great hopes upon the General Election because of the promises made by the...

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Passing Comments

The Pros and Cons of T" question of filling the Liquid-filled Pneumatic tyres o f commercial vehicles with. liquid has aroused...

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One Hears —

That now we know who sits we know, more or fess, how we stand. Of steel floor plates in which are embedded abrasive grains to...

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R.H.E. Losing Staff

p i /IAN Y hauliers whose businesses IVI were acquired and have 'taken positions as Road Haulage Executive unit managers are...

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B.T.C. BuysThree More Bus Companies

THREE more bus companies have • been taken over by the British Transport Commission. Between them, they operate 184 buses and...

LEYLAND PARTS IN NEW DUTCH BUS TO be known as the Holland coach, ▪ a new type of single-decker of

integral construction, embodying Leyland engine' and components, is to be built by N.V Carrosseriefabriek Verheul and N.V....

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Many Trent Routes Do Not Pay

F ORTY-TWO per cent. of the 1 . regular daily stage-carriage services operated by the Trent Motor Traction Co., Ltd., are...

Men in he News

MR. J. H. STRACMAN has been made Scottish representative of Abingdon King Dick Ltd. MR. W. M. CAMPBELL, general manager of...

10 Years' Work for Ulster Body Makers

THERE was enough work in the , bodybuilding industry in Northern Ireland for all companies to be working full time for the next...

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French Terminal Not Admitted

EN an application was made, lirlast week, by Imperial Motorways, Droitwich, to run a weekly express service between Birmingham...

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Defence Replies in Rice Case T HE action brought by Thomas

Rice against the London Transport Executive and against four members of the executive of the Transport and General Workers'...

Lubrication Means More Deflection

T HE road transport engineer's probkm of whether or not spring leaves should be lubricated, inspired a special demonstration at...

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Bedford Prices Up By E20-S25

B EDFORD prices have been increased. Prices of all models in the 30-cwt. and 2-3-ton range have been raised by £20. The 3-4-ton...

Turning the Heat On Again

MOW that the General Election is I `11 over, the Passenger Vehicle Operators' Association has decided to continue its campaign...

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3.8 TITRES PUL

, 6-TON LOAD W H1LST many manufacturers contemplate employ ing larger engines in their vehicles, the latest Atkinson 6-ton...

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Underfloor-engined Double-deckers?

W IDE use of underfloor oil engines both in single-deck and doubledeck buses in this country, was foreshadowed by Mr. T. H....

R.H.E. Starts to Iron Out Anomalies

S TEPS have been taken by the Road Haulage Executive to standardize its operating units' conditions of carriage and to remedy...

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-F4 DUCATION A LISTS, following the propagandists, are recognizing the

value of the motion picture as an effective and attractive means for the diffusion of knowledge. In many aspects of education...

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Clean and Swift Meat Handling

A DEMAND for new and better methods of protecting human food from contamlnation while in transit to the consumer has been met...

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ANTAR ANTICS

By the Technical Editors I T took eight months to produce the Thornycroft Mighty Antar prototype, the 100-ton-gross tractor...

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After-dinner Sleep

F , 4 VEN the expected sometimes finds one unprepared Nobody thought that the margin between the two principal parties would...

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2,150 Tons a Week—

in one vehicle A Leyland Comet-Dyson 10-ton Articulated Tipper Employed at a Liverpool Gasworks Makes 30 Trips in an...

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U.S. Air Force Buses Work 20 Hours a Day

D URING recent months, six-wheeled single-deckers of drab appearance have been seen operating regular services over certain...

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Reply to Arguments on Springs

pURTHER to the recent correspondence regarding the lubrication of laminated springs which has appeared in your journal, I...

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T . HIS is the time of the year when many hauliers

tender for work with local authorities. The quotations are usually on a weekly, daily or annual basis, and as costs have...

What to Charge a Local Authority

for the purpose has been quoted at £1,175. The cost of the body will be about £90, and painting and lettering another £55,...