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11th January 1957
11th January 1957
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Tomorrow We Die

I F Mr. Harold Watkinson, Minister of Transport, had wished deliberately to exacerbate the outraged feelings of goods-vehicle...

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The Price of Bulk

A LTHOUGH traders have shown marked reluctance, to transfer their traffic from road to rail, even during the present emergency,...

Passing Comments

Seeing is Believing—in Buses A N amusing incident concerning the return of petrol rationing was recently brought to light by...

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One Hears

Someone saying that if traffic increases at the present rate our existing by-passes will need to be by-passed. That the...

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HAULIERS MEET THE MINISTER

Deputations from R.H.A., N.C.R.T.C.H. and T.R.T.A. Explain Fuel Rationing Problems P RESSURE on the Minister of Transport to...

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London Busmen Accept 7s. 6d.

A DELEGATE conference•representri ing London's 53,000 bus workers. on Tuesday, accepted an improved offer by the London...

Exhaust Brakes Raise Bore Wear

A, CCORDING to a report from rA Australia, the use of exhaust obturator brakes increases cylinder-bore wear and an operator in...

Fuel Exhausted: 200 Drivers Suspended

h/TANY long-distance hauliers in the north-west were by Tuesday down to two or three days' fuel supplies. It is estimated that...

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Men in the News

M. CLIFFORD H. INKSTF.R has been appointed sales manager of Percy Lane, Ltd. MR. A. W. NEWRERY has been elected a director of...

Mr. Nixon Relinquishes Leyland Chair

'WAVING attained the age of 80, I I Mr. C. B. Nixon, chairman of the Leyland Group, considers that he should retire from that...

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"Vehicle Bought for Special A Licence": No Substitution

A PPLICANTS who said that they had purchased an unroadworthy vehicle to obtain the special A licence attached to it, were...

Did Tribunal's Ruling Apply ?

ni ID the Transport Tribunal's decision that an application for extra vehicles to do work performed by another haulier should...

R.P.T.A. to Press Company on Fares

T HE Road Passenger . and Transport Association are to press a "certain company" to raise their fares on coach services between...

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HARDSHIP STAGE NOW REACHE N RATIONING OF FUEL

Torrent of Grim Reports from All Over Britain Mocks Government Optimism 'THE hardship stage of fuel rationing had been reached...

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£40,908 Grant to Thames Valley: Welsh Applications Resisted

F ARE increases expected to yield £40,908 a year have been granted to the Thames Valley Traction Co., Ltd., by the South...

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Fuel Plan Unsound, says Mr. Nabarro

IF the rationing scheme were going to plan, the soundness of the plan could be doubted. Hauliers were prepared to face the...

B.R.S. Use Rail for Trunk Journeys

rO-ORD1NATION of road and rail facilities to save fuel during the emergency is being worked out on a nation-wide scale by...

Trunk Hauliers Listed: Interworking Aid

INTERWORKING between hauliers I will receive a fillip from the publication by the Road Haulage Association, this week, of their...

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Tram Conversion Plan Attacked

A STRONG at tack on Sheffield Corporation's tram conversion policy was made before the Yorkshire Traffic Commissioners, at...

Fuel Prices to Rise Again ?

rA A FURTHER substantial increase in the prices of fuel is expected to be made soon by the oil companies. The rise is...

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Four for Maintenance in 18-vehicle Fleet

yiuumN Mr. H. Bell, Halifax, applied V , to the Yorkshire Deputy Licensing Authority last week to add three vehicles to his A...

Micrograms. . .

Pollard in London: Pollard Bearings, Ltd., have opened a new London office at 44 Hertford Street, London, W.1. Railway...

B.O.C. Profits Too High, Say Commission

" A FTER making full allowance for the seller's market which prevailed during most of the post-war period, the British Oxygen...

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NUCLEAR POWER FOR OAD TRANSPORT

By Lawrence Edgar, M.C. B RITAIN'S giant strides ahead of all other nations in the development of commercial nuclear power...

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Semi-trailer for 30-ft. Loads

A SPECIAL semi-trailer designed for transporting sheets of concretereinforcing wire mesh 30 ft. long and 12 ft. wide, has been...

British Dumpers on french Project

flood-control and power project is in progress on the 155-mile long Durance river at Serre Poncon Gorge, France. Part of the...

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Who Gets Fuel for Hired

Coaches ? t a res i tedt1 Small Operators May Be at Mercy of Big Companies Under Proposed Ration Plan IF rationing continues...

No New Service for Crosville

THE North Western Tra ffi c Commis' sioners upheld a submission of "no case" on behalf of the objectors when. at Manchester...

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From Trams to Buses in Four Years

Edinburgh is the subject of this week's article of the series describing public transport developments in Scotland's four...

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Cold-store Vans for West Africa

DEFRIGERATED vans to carry perishable 1N. foods imported into the Gold Coast have been shipped to that country by Albion...

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AN ABC OF TRANSP

Builders' Merchants Use Al! Types a Licence to Serve Customers Over a Wide and Pension Schemes for Stc By S. Buckley,...

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Are Glass-fibre Plastics Different?

I WAS sorry to see from your report on a paper read to The Institute of Road Transport Engineers, which appeared in your...

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Three in Harmony

Political Commentary By JANUS S YMPATHY with British Road Services in their time of affliction was largely wasted. They have...

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Fuel Supplies Better on the Continent

I NVESTIGATIONS by The Commercial Motor into the supply position of petrol and dery in several European and Scandinavian...

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Bouquet by Proxy

Bird's Eye View By The Hawk I T is a pity that Mr. W. P. James, West Midland Re g ional Transport Commissioner, could not...

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REQUIRED FACTS

If an Inquirer Gives Only Meagre Information When Seeking Advice About Charges, It Is Impossible to Reckon Exact Data A READER...

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Fuel Cooler to Prevent Vapour Locks

I N very hot weather it is by no means uncommon for a petrol-driven vehicle to be brought to a stop by vapour bubbles forming...