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13th July 1951
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A Leap in the Dark

p UBLIC confidence in the ability of the British Transport Commission to provide the quality of service which trade and...

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Police Flogging a Dead Horse

T HE proposed amendments to the regulations concerning pedestriae crossings are now before Parliament. Their main purport is to...

Passing Comments

Progress is Often NAOTORMIG along a quiet Made by Roundabout " I Sussex by-road during a Routes recznt fine week-end, a mem ber...

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One Hears

That 0.P.P.A. stands for opposition to oppression. That Taskers is a good name for trailers built for almost any task. That...

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• Another 7s. for Haulage Workers ?

1 — k A FURTHER increase in. pay for road haulage workers has been proposed. It is similar to that recently authorized in R.H....

KRA Accounts

Accounts show that the gross receipts of British Road Services amounted to £62.473,177. compared with expenditure of...

How film. Was Lost It is estimated that up to

£4m. was lost for the following reasons: The increase in haulage rates of 71 per cent., made in May, 1950, was only just...

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R.H.E. Profit Turns

WIN■1■ to Loss of Elm. abnormal. Not only had vehicles acquired called for excessive initial maintenance, but those taken over...

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Men in the News

Ma. R. I. PINDER has succeeded MR. H. C. TErr as general sales manager of the Esso Petroleum Co.. Ltd. Mr. Tett has become a...

South-west Councils Will Fight Area Scheme

O PPOSITION to the British Transport Commission's south-west area scheme for passenger transport is likely to come from many...

Services Expand : Revenues Fall

C HALRMEN of two major bus companies reported lower revenues at their annual general meetings last week. Mr. J. S. Wills,...

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A.B.C.C. Report Alarms B.T.C.

P UBLICATION of the memorandum of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce on the integration of road, rail and...

Wragg Refused Again

T HE Yorkshire Deputy Licensing Authority has again refused to grant Messrs. H. Wragg and Sons, New Whittington, near...

Mr. Robens Condemns N.B.W.U.

A SCATHING at It a c k on the National Bus Workers' Union was delivered in the House of Commons last week by Mr. Alfred Robens....

R.H.E. Orders 260 More Leylands

S UBSTANTIAL orders for Leyland goods vehicles have been placed by the Road Haulage Executive. They comprise 200 Octopus...

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Death of Sir T. Thomas

w E regret to announce the death of SIR THEODORE THOMAS, CB.E., M.Inst.T., MR. FREDERICK R. ALDHOUS, M.B.E., and Ma. J. D....

No Vehicles at Smithfield Show

T HIS year's Smithfield Show, to be held at Earls Court from December 3-7, will contain a larger display of tractors and...

Six-year Wai t for Garage

THE new Aintree garage of Ribble Motor Services, Ltd., was opened last week by Mr. F. Williamson, 0.B.E., North-western...

Two-thirds of Crossings to Go.

N Ew ' simplified regulations . governing the use and marking of pedestrian crossings will come into operation on October 31,...

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Eastbourne and East Kent Granted Higher Fares

AST' week, the South-Eastern -a Licensing Authority granted new ire scales to two operators—Eastourne Corporation and Fast Kent...

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Volvo Sets a Hot Pace in Research

A PART from the equipment usually to be found in the research department of a big oil company, some of the finest apparatus I...

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Elaborate Equipment Designed to Test Proprietary Units Used in a Leading Swedish Make of Commercial Vehicle

By L. J. COTTON, M.I.R.T.E. Because of reflection or absorption of sound by surrounding objects, noise measurement is one of...

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New G.M.C. Range with Two-stroke Engine

G REATER economy in heavy haulage is made possible by the introduction of two new series of tractive units by the G.M.C. truck...

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Rolls-Royce Oil Engines for Heavy Duty

L AST week the Oil Engine Division of Rolls-Royce, Ltd., came into the open by showing in London an example of its new range of...

New Seat Combats Spring Periodicity

The main feature of the Flexseat is a Spencer-Moulton Flexitor unit used to support the seat. This unit consists of a shaft,...

In a Line or Two

T HE Flexseat is the latest model to be added to the range of commercial vehicle seats manufactured by A. W. Chapman, Ltd.,...

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Tree Felling at Speed

E CONOMICAL operation of a fleet of heavy-duty oilengined tractors plus a revolutionary " highball " clearing method, enabled...

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A Light Cross-country Conversion

A LIGHT four-wheel-drive crosscountry chassis has been developed by Douglas Equipment, Ltd., Cheltenham, based on the Commer...

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Is Roac France ansport in Igressing ?

By 0 pe Alfred Woolf, Fren B.A. a Continual Threat of Political Intervention, port Faces the Future Determined to Remain :e...

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End to End La T ATEST development in luxurycoach styling is

the " reversible " design of Strachans (Successors), Ltd., Wales Farm Road, North Acton, London, W.3. The first example of the...

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Mermaids Singing

Pronouncements by Two Socialist Pamphleteers Indicate that they do not Regard Nationalization as the Panacea for Future Ills :...

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New Leasehold Law and Traders

T HE Leasehold Property (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1951, which came into force on June 24, confers protection on persons who...

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Loading Eight Vehicles in 30 Minutes

Ingenious Tractor. trailer Design Makes for Speedy Loading and Safe Transport A DOUBLE-DECK trailer unit, capable of carrying...

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Always Compare Like with Like

As there is no Standard Method of Cost Recording, Comparisons between Different Operators' Figures do not Present a True...

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Novel Pneumatic Suspension System

A SUSPENSION system which automatically adjusts itself to the applied load is the subject of patent No. 653,258; which comes...