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10th September 1954
10th September 1954
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Cross Purposes

T HE new Pedestrian Crossings Regulations came into force on July I, and all over the country workmen might have been observed...

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The Quick and the Dead

D ELEGATES to the annual conference of the Municipal Passenger Transport Association, this week, listened to some plain...

Passing Comments

International Touring in Europe N EGOTIATIONS with various European governments under the auspices of the Inland Transport...

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One Hears

Of high tidings at Southend-on-Sea. Of many who think that a haulage business should be as large as the demands on it...

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No Undercutting Stage Services by Contract Work

A QUESTION of principle, described as vital to operators of " stage-carriage services all over the country, was posed before...

THREE SHOW NUMBERS THE next three issues of "The Commercial

Motor" will be greatly enlarged to deal with the Commercial Motor Show, to be held at Earls Court from September 24-October 2....

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Morris-Commercial Detail Changes

M INOR bodywork alterations have been effected on two MorrisCommercial delivery vans, which will be seen at Earls Court this...

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Wages Increases in Many Trades Sought

A N application for an adjustment in pay scales for British Road Services' maintenance and repair workers has been submitted by...

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Boarding at Traffic Lights : Operators Perturbed

" T O allow anyone to get on a bus at traffic lights in a busy area would be a shocking disgrace, and such a practice would be...

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V tsibility the First Safety Requirement THE most important safety require' ment in a vehicle is all-round visibility in all...

Plan to End Dudley Congestion

F OLLOWING the -withdrawal of th " last objection, the West Midlan Licensing Authority has completed h; hearing of Dudley...

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ns Vehicles in R.4 : Mostly Small Lots L IST R.4,

published on Wednesday by the British Transport Commission, ;:ornprises 151 units and 928 vehicles. Units without premises...

Ex-manager Tells B.R.S. to Quit

maricE to quit the Welshpool depot I N by September 24 has been served upon British Road Services by the land lord, Mr. Glyn...

Case Against Waiting Ban for Mr. Molson

EXT Tuesday Mr. Hugh Molson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, is to receive a deputation from the...

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Smoky Vehicle : B.R.S. Cleared •

WHETHER British Road , Services VT caused one of their vehicles to emit excessive smoke was 'at issue .before Penrith...

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600-cu.-ft. Plastic Van Body for the Show

A PLASTIC which, it is claimed, has never before been used in goodsvehicle bodywork will be employed in a 600-cu.-ft. van body...

Many Detail Improvements in Bedfords

New Features to Improve Reliability : 30-cwt. Model to be Shown for First Time A T the Commercial Motor Show, Vauxhall Motors,...

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Compact New Overdrive Unit from Albion

A SMALL and quite simple, but highly significant component is announced today by . Albion Motors, Ltd., Glasgow, and will be...

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Guy Range Improved and Extended

N addition to models from the new Goliath range, two other vehicles on le stand of Guy Motors, Ltd., will be iaking a first...

Modifications Increase Thornycroft Range

A PART from introducing the Nubian 6 x 6 cross-country vehicle, which was briefly described in last week's issue of The...

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Easier to Drive and Maintain

S EV E RAL design improvements have been incorporated in the range of E.R.F. vehicles to be exhibited at Earls Court this...

New Sentinel Six-wheeler Announced

A HEAVY-DUTY six-wheeler with I — I single-drive rear bogie is expected to be exhibited by Sentinel (Shrewsbury), Ltd., in the...

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12-cylindered Two-stroke Oil Engine

J NE of the principal items of interest on the Foden stand at the Commercial Motor Show his year wilt be the 12-cylindered...

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Integral Constr in 30 m•p • h.

8 1 , 1 -tonner I NTEGRAL, all-aluminium construction, an unladen weight of under 3 tons and a horizontal oil engine mounted...

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Vehicle Fires and the Law

by Our Legal Adviser I T was reported in The Commercial Motor of August 6 that judgment for £122 had been given against the...

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Testing the Market

B 44 LOGOS had a nightmare the other week," said Maggie's brother Cromwell. "H dreamt that every tender he had put in for a...

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N.J I.C. FALUN

LEADERSHIP T HE National Joint Industrial Council for the Road Passenger Transport Industry came under heavy fire on Wednesday...

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A Simple New Syster • of Unloading Powde

A SIMPLE and ingenious system for the discharge of fine powders carried in bulk has been designed and prOduced by the...

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Big Turn-out in Portsmouth

Rally . I IGHEST marks in the Portsmouth Commercial Vehicle Rally, last Saturday, went to J. DagweIl, lose handling of a Thames...

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Scammell Look Ahead with 24-tonner

nESIGNED to conform with the pro posed new Construction and Use Regulations relating to heavy goods vehicles, a new Scammell...

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Twins or Singles for Buses?

S OME bus companies are getting into the habit of running 30-ft. underfloor-engined .buses on single rear tyres. This may or...

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Buyers of Contract Units Discouraged

A PROMINENT London operator of contract vehicles told The Commercial Motor, last week, of difficulties that he met in...

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New Chassisless 12-seater

INTEGRAL construction has been applied to a series 1 of 12-seat crew cars under construction for B.O.A,C, by Thomas Harrington,...

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COSTS Must Be KNOWN

"The Commercial Motor" Costs Expert Deals With Inquiries from • Readers Who are Concerned Over the Incidence of Rate-cutting...

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An Inlet and Exhaust Valve Unit

DATENT No. 712,780 shows a combined valve assembly which performs the dual function of inlet and exhaust valves. The aim is to...