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13th April 1956
13th April 1956
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Page 37

Shifting " Indirect " Responsibility

I T has often been pointed out how differently the law and the layman will interpret a situation. Probably in few cases is that...

Page 38

The Mighty Fallen

'THE law provides two methods of dealing with 1 hauliers who knowingly make false statements to procure the grant or variation...

Passing Comments

One Cause of Oil Engines Smoking J HE avoidance of smoke from oil engines is of considerable importance. Its presence...

Page 39

One Hears

That it is only fair and square to allow bus operators to square fares and exes. Of a new G.M.C. tractor with air-bellows...

Page 41

" 20 " Limit to Go on Report Stage.?

roNSERVATIVE Members of Parliament expect the speed limit on heavy .goods vehicles . to be raised. from 20 m.p.h. to 30. m.p.h....

B.T.C. Charges Tao' • High, Says Appellant

A N appeal, in which the rates charged by the British Transport Commission for carrying racehorses were the central point of...

More Revenue from Fewer Passengers

R EVENUE and costs of the Devon General Omnibus and Touring Co., Ltd., last year were the highest on record, Mr.-W. T. James,...

Page 42

Men in the News

Mrs. C. G. GREEN has succeeded MR. J. G. WIDDOWSON as a director of G. Beaton and Son, Ltd. MR. V. M. HELD has been appointed...

"Transport Not Now Political Issue

A N impression that transport was no lon g er a party political issue was expressed by Viscount Hinchin g brooke, M.P., when he...

Page 43

Bus Operators Had Locus to Appeal, Says Minister

TWO bus operators who appealed unsuccessfully against refusals to grant them road service licences for new stage services have...

Councils to Give £300,000 Increases ?

'TWO big municipal operators are 1. seeking to make local increases in the wages of transport operatives, costing £300,000 a...

Page 44

Abandon Brighton Agreement, Says Licensing Authority

G RANTING an application for 1 .- 1 higher fares to Brighton Corporation and Brighton, Hove and District Omnibus Co., Ltd., Mr....

96 People on Singledecker Alleged W HEN Messrs. D. T. Davies

and Son tcCream Line Services); Tonmawr, near Neath, applied to the South Wales Licensing Authority, last week, for permission...

Page 45

No Dtserimination Against Buses

"WE are definitely opposed to dis VY criminatory action of this type, unless it is fully justified, against the public service...

Mr. Jordan Deplores Safety Dispute

DDRESSING the West Midland I -1 Division of the Traders' Road Transport Association on Monday, Mr. C. E. Jordan chart - man,...

Page 46

20-year Bus Life Questioned "Garden-seaters" Again —for a Day

T "wisdom of the transport committee's policy of estimating the life . of buses at.20 years was questioned by Cllr. S. Ralphs...

Food Vehicles May be Stopped

LINDER the new Food and Drugs "-' (Scotland) Act, 1956, an authorized officer of a local authority is entitled to examine food...

Page 47

Isle of Wight to Hold Rally A RALLY for commercial vehicles

is to be held in the Isle of Wight, probably in the week preceding the Whitsun holiday. It is being organized by the Isle of...

Cleethorpes. Not Against Amalgamation

A LLEGATIONS made at a meeting of Grimsby Transport Committee that Cleethorpes was opposed to the principle of amalgamating the...

Conference on Metal Fatigue.

" CATIGUE in Automobiles," by R. I. Love, of the Motor Industry Research Association, is one of 70 papers to be presented at...

Page 48

Light-alloy Bodies Built from Kits

Birmetals Body Parts for Popular Chassis Can be Assembled in a Few Days by Bodybuilders or Operators A CCORDING to the design...

Page 49

Low Flat Floor in Mobile Shop

A MOT31LE shop of striking appear ance has been built by Locomotors, Ltd., on a semi-trailer chassis by Taskers of Andover...

Page 50

Pitfalls in Carrying Bulk Liquids

Technical Knowledge of Properties of Tank Materials and Liquids Vital to Prevent Serious Trouble B ECAUSE of the need for...

New Machines for Rapid Stapling M OTOR manufacturers have long known

of the advantages of stapling machines for assembling light components, but as the chief examples have been made in America or...

Page 51

New Light Dual Brake Valve

A LIGHTWEIGHT dual valve for air-pressure braking has been introduced by Clayton Dewandre Co., Ltd., Lincoln. It consists of...

Micrograms • • • Equipment Display: The Manchester branch of

Brown Brothers, Ltd., 10 Irwell Street, Salford, is to hold a display of garage equipment from May 7-12. New Ferodo Depot: A...

Page 52

A Cob from th :ommer Stables

'W HEN the Hillman Husky was introduced by the Rootes V Group in October, 1954, it was offered as a double-duty utility vehicle...

Page 56

Saving M wer and Time i 'ransport

A ST week I stressed the value of mechanical handling aids in reducing waiting time in the streets, thereby avoiding the...

Page 58

Textile Transpoi World of its 0)

A FAMILIAR sight in Yorkshire and East Lancashire is the neat olive-green vans of the Bradford Dyers' Association, Ltd., with a...

Page 64

Australian Bus has Underfloor Engine

A SINGLE-DECK bus possessing in , several interesting design features has been built in Australia. It is of integral...

Manual of Driving Control

P RICED at 3s. 6d., " Road Craft," published by the Stationery Office, is the instruction book for students of the Motor Car...

Page 67

Employers Need a Rise

C HOICE of a . suitable moment for announcing an increase in rates, as ,forecast in i:he Commercial Motor last week, apparently...

Page 72

BIG FLEETS Small Overheads

I N my previous article I dealt with the establishment costs of an operator with 100 vehicles, and 1 showed that his...

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Dynamo-cum-brake Exhauster

nIL-ENG1NED vehicles employing vacuum braking have to be provided with a special exhausting pump for the operation of the...