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14th March 1947
14th March 1947
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Facing Stark Realities

O NE of the most forceful

O NE of the most forceful talks on the dangers and

The Government Must Not disadvantages of much Ask -For Sacrifices Unless It of the policy of the present Is Prepared To...

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Passing Comments

1-1 Alluded to as Prince " gentlemen of the road" was told recently in the 1-1 A Lorry Driver A LITTLE story of the...

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One Hears

That we even have the guillotine now! That nationalization will lead road transport a dance. That it might well be that of...

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News of the Week

" B.T.C. WILL LOSE MONEY" A LOSS on the operations of the British Transport Commission was forecast by Major H. E. Crawford,...

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Standing Committee Continues CI In Shorthand" T HE committee stage of

the Transport Bill proceeded at high pressure last week, in accordance with the accelerated time-table. A fair part of the time...

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In a Line or Two

It is reported that Norway needs 3,500 vehicles this year, and hopes to buy most of them from Britain. The new Goodyear...

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PERSONAL PARS MR. A. Picr,crrr has been appointed sales manager of Simms Motor Units, Ltd.

MR. K. A. P. DALBY, F.C.A., has been appointed a director of Douglas (Kingswood), Ltd. MR. JOHN B. PERRETT, A.M.I.A.E.,...

Trend of Tractor Dawn Revtewed

INCREASING use of tractor-mounted 1 implements in agriculture was noted by Mr. C. Culpin, agricultural manager of Morris...

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MR. R. W. SMILE WRITES TO THE "DAILY MIRROR"

I 24 its issue for March 4, the "Daily Mirror" made a strange statement to the effect that the transport industry, which was in...

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A Clutch-operated

Steering Gear A HIGHLY ingenious system of tractor steering, originally designed for track-laying vehicles, but which can be...

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Heat While • Charge While

Y ou Charge You Heat O PERATORS will appreciate the benefits which result when, in cold weather, engines ran be easily...

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How Will N-Day Affect Vehicle Production?

By Sir. Graham Cunningham, K.B.E. T HE time for arguing the pros and cons of the nationalization of transport, for other than...

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Two New Lightweight Oil Engines

V JEHICLES which come below the 5-6-ton payload V category are invariably fitted by their makers with petrol engines, but there...

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" V " MARKS the spot where a certain city is

aiming to build a huge new housing estate or satellite town. That cross is marked on maps in the offices of many industrial...

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Pneumatic Doors in a New Double-decker

11 OCHDALE CORPORAL'S'. TION has recently put into service a Leyland double-decker with sliding doors operated by compressed...

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Tappets that Adjust Themselves

R EGARDED frorn the point of view of the commercial-vehicle user, developments in car design fall into two main classes—those...

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Three-way

Iding in the NEW AUSTIN , 25-cwt. VAN P RELIMINARY details of a prototype Austin 25-cwt. van, together with an exclusive...

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12-year Life in Bus Bodies

COR some years the Northern Ireland Road Transport Board has built its own bodies for goods and passenger vehicles. The...

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Adjusting Ballast Rates to the 44-hour Week

I INTEND to go farther with the discussion of sand and 1 ballast rates than I did in the article of mine which appeared in the...

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The Technique of

SAFE DRIVING often asserted that immediately a man gets hold of a steering wheel he ceases to be a gentleman. I am inclined...

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Back to the "Tram Age"?

A CCORDING to information received from a correspondent in Australia, the tram versus bus controversy still rages in that...

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The Reign of Terror .

• ( 1 947) 1 By Our Legal Adviser A S a preliminary, this week, let us look into the guillotine question.. This procedure was...

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Fork Trucks Speed Up Aircraft Loading

A _DEMONSTRATION of the Stacar true fork lift truck was recently given at - London Airport, Heathrow, as the result of the...

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How to Prolong Tyre Life

1U4ORE mileage can be obtained from AVItyres by fitting new covers in the autumn or, winter, instead of in the spring or...

No Money—No Mergers

R EFUSAL of the Assembly to vote the necessary funds in the railway budget for the current fiscal year has required the...

Worm Qear Versus

the Hypoid A PAPER entitled "Review of Developments in Driving Axles," a precis of which was given in our issue dated February...

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WAS THERE A NATIONALIZATION MANDATE?

S OME time ago Mr. Maurice Webb, M.P , said, in a broadcast discussion with Mr. R. W. Sewill, that it would be dgficult to...

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Converting from Four

to Six Wheels A Raumi of Recently Published Patent Specifications T 0 convert a two-wheeled axle to one having four driving...

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• GUY MOTORS LIMITED

With your permission, as both the 1945 and 1946 accounts are published together, I will deal with the earlier year first and...