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12th September 1952
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Who is the Highwayman?

S was only to be expected, the composite resolution condemning the proposals contained in the Government's White Paper ."...

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London Driver Visits Warsaw

I NFORMAT1ON regarding transport in other .1 countries, particularly those which, for one reason or other, most people find...

Passing Comments

Something Like a Test O PERATORS, bodybuilders and chassis manufacturers alike have learned to respect the motor Industry...

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One Hears

Steer in safety by having safe steering. "If they become much lighter, the weighbridges won't register." "What we want now is...

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R.H.A. and Removers Official Inquiry into Disagree on Bill ? Goods Transport

T HE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT has refused to accept the proposals of the National Association of Furniture Warehousemen and...

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State Monopoly Planned : Rail Witness Challenged

A N official of the Railway Executive admitted before the Scottish 1 Th Licensing Authority on Monday that the Executive anil...

T.U.C. Condemns Transport Bill

A COMPOSITE resolution against the Government's transport proposals was carried unanimously at the Trades Union Congress at...

Labour Party and Transport Bill

rl A RESOLUTION protesting against the Government's plan to denationalize road transport was issued by the Labour Party in...

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Breaches of Law Alleged

A LLEGAT1ONS of "the most I - % flagrant breaches of the law" were made before the Western Licensing Authority, last week, when...

Men in the News

MR. NORMAN P. BIGGS has been apointed a director of the E,sso Petroleum Co., Ltd. He has had great experience in banking. MR....

- Telling Them Where They Get Off A DOUBLE-DECKER of the East

Kent Road Car Co., Ltd., fitted with passenger-address equipment, by means of which the driver can inform the passengers of the...

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Transport Bill Will be Passed Next Year—Mr. Churchill

M R. CHURCHILL said at Woodford, last Saturday, that the Transport Bill would be introduced in the new session of Parliament in...

Queen as Patron of I.Mech.E.

T HE patronage of li.M. The Queen has been granted to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. The council of the Institution...

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Co-ordination Saves £30,000: Luton Needs £17,500 More

P ROPOSALS aimed at increasing pooled revenue by £35,040 a year, were put before the Metropolitan Licensing Authority this week...

Denationalization Aired

A N unscripted debate on the denationalization of road haulage will take place on the Midland Home Service of the B.B.C. at...

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Britain Leads with 55 Vehicles at Copenhagen Show

A WIDE range of British chassis is displayed at the Copenhagen Commercial Motor Show, which opened last Friday and closes on...

IN A LINE OR TWO A wage increase of /I

a week has been requested by 7,000 employees of Coras Tompair Eireann. Alar, Ltd., 3, Albemarle Street. London, W.1, has...

Report on Park Royal Dispute

T HE committee of investigation into the causes of a dispute between Park Royal Vehicles, Ltd., and the National Union of...

WOODHEAD REORGANIZES: NEW AGENTS

A REORGANIZATION of its wholePi sale and retail trade in WoodheadMonroe shock absorbers is being undertaken by Jonas Woodhead...

M.C.W. CHANGES NAME

T HE name of Metropolitan-CammellWeyrnann Motor Bodies, Ltd., Vickers House, Broadway, London, S.W.1, was changed on August 25...

GERMAN TURBINE VEHICLES

G ERMANY is experimenting with gas turbines in goods and passenger vehicles, Dr. Staniewicz, chief engineer of the Bussing...

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23 Standing in S.W.T. Bus

CEVERAL important bus companies ..../are experimenting with vehicles carrying large standing loads. Among them is the South...

CHLORIDE'S NEW BRISTOL DEPOT QERVING Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire,

Dorset and South Wales, a new depot covering 20,000 sq. ft. has been opened in Whitehouse Street, Bedminster, *Bristol, by...

NATIONALIZATION PROGRESS DY the end of next year, nationaliza tion

of passenger transport would be completed in the whole of Maharashtra and Karnatak and in several parts of Gujerat, said Mr. V....

NEW STATION AT WAKEFIELD

A NcW bus station at Wakefield, which cost £60.000 to build, is to be opened by the Yorkshire Licensing Authority, Maj. F. S....

More Power for Taskmaster

A NEW oil engine and a petrol unit of 31-in, bore and 4-in, stroke are now being produced for the David Brown Taskmaster...

WHO'S WHO OF THE INDUSTRY

A NEW book, "Who's Who in the Motor Industry, 1952," has been published by Messrs. Roland C. Bellamy Publications, St_ Mary's...

LIME SUBSIDY CONTINUED

subsidy on agricultural lime T H al its transport is to be continued for another two years as from August 1. The scheme which...

SCAMMELL BALL DATE

T HE annual Scammell ball and cabaret will be held at Watford .Town Hall on October 17. Tickets at £1 Is. each, inclusive of...

Torsion-bar Ramp in New

Semi-trailer A S the organization responsible for il building and maintaining the bodies of the large fleet operated by United...

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M.C.W. Presents the Hermes L IGH1' of weight and fleet of

foot was the description of the god Hermes, whose name has been appropriated by Metropolitan-CammellWeymann Motor Bodies, Ltd.,...

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TWO NEW DENNIS UNDER FLOOR-ENGINED CHASSIS

WO new underfloor engined chassis, the Stork 3-tonncr and Lancet U.F. passenger model, will be exhibited by Dennis Bros., Ltd.,...

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Austin Introduces

Three 4 x Models A I-ton General-purpose Military Vehicle and a 5-cwt. Jeep-type Machine Filling Two Distinct Roles T HREE...

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NOW rl

CENTR ENGI1 0 NE of the novelties of the Commercial Motor Show will be the latest Seddon 32-seater bus with a vertical engine...

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New Crossley Metal Body,

A N integrally constructed single-deck bus body, for use with underflooror rear-engined chassis, will be one of the principal...

Independent Tests for New Drivers

I MPARTIAL testing of new applicants 1 for positions as commercial-vehicle drivers has always presented a problem to operators,...

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Three New Morris Commercial Models

An All-purpose 4 x 4, a 30-cwt. Van and a 5-tonner Added to Range of Vehicles for Export . A MONG the new vehicles to be shown...

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Developments in Perkins Engines

FLAT four-cylindered engine and a three-cylindered unit have been introduced into the Perkins range of oil engines for...

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Atomic detectives

Metal wear is no new problem to engineers or research workers, but the work at Thornton has been transformed almost overnight...

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Pill-coated Sugar

S EEN in retrospect, there is a wistful naiveté gilding the confidence with which, in the early stages of its campaign to free...

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A New Light 6 x 6

A 6-TON six-wheel-drive chassis, built for cross-country operation and weighing under four tons, has been developed by...

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Dodge Enters the 7-ton Class

Dodge 7-tonner is a Largescale Version of the Present Range, to be Available with Petrol or Oil Engine A 7 TON semi forward...

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PRECISION IN 'RAN SPORT

By P. A. C. Brockington, A.M.t.Mech.E. Accurate Statistical Records Affecting Every Phase of Operation are Kept by Milan...

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Preparing for the New Licensing Procedure

When the Provisions of the Transport Bill Regarding the Duties of Applicants for and Objectors to Carriers' Licences Come into...

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Rubber Torsion Springs P ATENT No. 676,098, comes from A. Moulton

and George Spencer Moulton and Co., Ltd., 13-14, Ashley Place, London, S.W.1, and shows the latest ideas on using rubber as a...